Non-classical compliant release?

Hi there, very long time no see!

I stumbled upon the release Twenty by Voces8. It features classical music, no doubt. The track artists are all attributed to Voces8, yet Style / Classical / Track Artist is still active, right?
Upon confirmation, I’ll update the release so that track artist is the composer.
(btw, this release this release seems even uglier :sweat_smile:)

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It seems reasonable to call it a classical album, but I see at least 9 or 10 tracks that I would call “classical crossover” (“Vincent,” “Straighten Up and Fly Right,” “Caledonia,” etc.)

I’m not sure how I would go with this one. Does the publisher/label mention a genre anywhere?

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On a similar track, how does the artist describe themselves? E.g., https://www.bondquartet.com/biography (probably not classical) seems to mostly talk about the group and its members and says things like “genuinely genre-defying act” but Biography | Yo-Yo Ma (often classical) says “new or familiar works” in the second sentence. I feel like classical artists often talk about experience with an instrument and the works/composers a lot more than non-classical artists.

True. I may at least set the composer as the track artist for the obvious cases like Rachmaninov

Dordán's Irish Traditional and Baroque: classical or not? - #2 by Jim_DeLaHunt might also be helpful.

They describe themselves as classical:

The 2023 Grammy-nominated British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is the world’s top-streaming classical vocal group and proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertory both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading musicians, orchestras, conductors and soloists. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble’s performance and education ethos which is shared both online and in person.

I have edited a few of their more classical releases in the past and treated them as classical. They definitely straddle the line, though.

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Voces8’s website doesn’t seem to call out any genres. Their Wikipedia entry lists “genre” as “a capella music.” With such a varied repertoire, it’s probably best to go case-by-case for each album. But that doesn’t help much. :slight_smile:

Oh, I didn’t see that page.

Thanks a lot for your valuable input guys.
I applied CSG, but only on tracks that don’t mention they are arranged.