Artists
Managing artists and their roles in Songkeeper
Artists in Songkeeper represent performers — the people or groups credited on recordings. They're linked to recording versions, not songs, because the same can have different performers on different versions.
Primary vs Featured
Each recording version has one primary artist (the main act) and can have multiple featured artists. This distinction matters for how credits appear on streaming platforms and how royalties are typically split.
Royalty percentages
When you add an artist to a recording version, you can specify their royalty percentage. The primary artist is added with 100% by default, which you can adjust when adding featured artists.
Creating Artists
You can create artists on the fly when creating a song or editing a recording version. Just type a name in the artist search and select "Create new artist" if they don't exist yet.