Rule Changelog

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This page lists all the relevant updates and clarifications to VocaDB rules/guidelines starting from February 2024.

These changes have been planned, discussed and decided by trusted users and moderators on the VocaDB discord server: #mods-and-trusted

For smaller clarifications, see the commit history.

Please see the relevant wiki pages for more detailed instructions (use the wiki search if necessary).

  • [27. Jun 2024] - Songs entries with “AI generative music synthesis with uncontrolled vocals” are not allowed.
  • [20. Jun 2024] - Other voice synth engines need to tagged and included in the name.
  • [20. Jun 2024] - Removed limitations on UTAU append entries.
  • [17. Jun 2024] - 2 or more individual lines is enough to qualify as an additional lyrics language.
  • [17. Jun 2024] - Added guidelines for artist entry splitting
  • [17. Jun 2024] - More detailed content removal guidelines
  • [9. Jun 2024] - Added Out-of-scope arrangement tag.
  • [2. Jun 2024] - Circle/Group entry can be added if all members are participating.
  • [1. Jun 2024] - Added Visual/Audio transcription guidelines.
  • [1. May 2024] - Skip off-vocal harmony vocalist credits.
  • [1. May 2024] - Use the instrumental tag for songs with faint vocals instead of marking them as support.
  • [1. May 2024] - For crediting original artists of out-of-scope songs, use the description. (example).
  • [2. March 2024] - Lyrics can be modified without creating new lyrics, always mention the modification in the source.
  • [2. March 2024] - Changes to the “Do not reupload” tag, most notably that it now requires a verified artist account.
  • [2. March 2024] - Real-life names should not be added as aliases if they’re not used as an alias by the artist or by other artists/sources.
  • [6. Feb 2024] - New non-English translations should not be added without a good reason (example), detailed here.
  • [6. Feb 2024] - Remixer names should not be removed from the song title: “Love is War (Mwk Remix)“.
  • [6. Feb 2024] - Simultaneous uploads tag changes.
  • [6. Feb 2024] - Single albums are no longer discouraged.
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