Review guidelines for submitting lyrics
General formatting
The structure of a song must dictate a lyric’s format and structure. When transcribing lyrics, it is important to separate the lyrical sections and changes within a song with line and section breaks. All lyric lines must be single-spaced and a double space must separate each stanza.If unsure when to input a line or section break, some common identifiers are:
Capitalization
Capitalization in your lyrics must follow traditional grammar rules. Proper nouns must be capitalized. Additionally, all lyric lines must begin with a capital letter.Here are examples of words that must be capitalized:
Punctuation
There must be no periods or commas at the end of any lyric line. Exclamation points, question marks, and quotation marks must be the only end-line punctuation and must be included as needed. Within the line, it is most important to follow traditional grammar rules.
Repeated lines
The lyrics must match the audio. If a line is repeated, it must be written out.Correct:Until you respect me and my dogsI’ll keep barking up the wrong treeI’ll keep barking up the wrong treeI’ll keep barking up the wrong treeI’ll keep barking up the wrong treeIncorrect:Until you respect me and my dogsI’ll keep barking up the wrong tree(Repeat x3)
Spoken word
Currently, spoken word/conversational content within a song must not be transcribed.
Non-word vocal sounds
Non-word vocals must be transcribed sparingly and only if they add to the content of the song, either narratively or stylistically.Improvised scatting is considered instrumental content and must not be transcribed.Non-lyrical, or harmonious non-word vocal sounds, must be transcribed.For example: “ooh,” “ah,” “whoa,” as well as onomatopoeia such as “burr” or “skrrt.”Do not include computer-generated sound effects in lyrics (door slamming, car horn, phone ringing, etc.)
Clean and explicit lyrics
The term “clean” must only be used if there is an available corresponding explicit version of the track. In clean lyrics, dropped and edited content must be represented with asterisks.If the track is explicit, all explicit language must be transcribed as it is heard in the audio:Audio: ”I’m the motherfucking man”Lyrics: I’m the motherfucking manPartially or fully censored words must be completely starred out with asterisks:Audio: ”I’m the mother(bleeped out) man”Lyrics: I’m the **** manAudio: ”I’m the (bleeped out) man”Lyrics: I’m the **** man
Time-sync
At this time, the time-synced lyrics is a feature that is implemented at Apple’s editorial discretion.
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