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The composer is listed within the Publishing Details. Please head to Writers and write the first and last name of your composer in the FirstName and LastName fields. You can see what this section looks like below:
With public domain covers it can be sometimes be difficult to know the exact composer – so the choice is yours. You can either put the original composer if you know the name, or your own name, or you can put ‘Unknown‘ in the first name field and ‘Writer‘ in the last name fields, for ‘Unknown Writer’.
How do I resolve the Publishing Information error message?
If you’re uploading a single track release, everything in Album Details and Track Details need to be exactly the same; so this includes your Publishing Details. This error message is telling you that not everything is matching as it needs to be, specifically in your Publishing Details section. Please ensure that the Publishing Details at track level match your Publishing Details at album level.
If you’re uploading a multi-track release, you’ll need to ensure that the Publishing information listed within all tracks are also included at album level. All tracks can have their own Publishing Details, but all publishing information listed at track level will also need to be included at album level. For help on how to list numerous artists in your Publishing Details, click here. If the Publishing Details set for your album information doesn’t match the Publishing Details set for one of your tracks, or vice versa, then you’ll see this error message. Please ensure that the Publishing Details at track level for all your tracks are also included within your Publishing Details at album level.
For further guidance on how to resolve the Publishing Information error message, click here.
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See also:
How do I add an arranger?
Should I credit the composer as an artist for a classical release?
When should I use classical formatting when creating a release?