A structured metadata layer for accurate attribution
With 250M+ tracks on streaming and 100,000+ new ISRCs every day, data gaps lead to missed royalties. We help CMOs, PROs, and publishers close that gap with a trusted ISRC source, clusters, work-recording links and detailed credits.
Datasets Involved
Key datasets powering attribution, matching, and discovery use cases.
Basic
Artist, Album, Recording
Core normalized metadata forming the authoritative foundation of Music Story's catalog.
ISRCs / Clusters
Recording
Multiple ISRCs consolidated into unified recording entities — categorized by Phonogram, Artist-Title, and Work.
Credits
Album, Recording
Credits for all contributors and roles at album and recording levels.
Works
Recording
Publishing-level metadata linking recordings to music works, including rights holders and ownership splits.
ISRC Source
A qualified, third-party ISRC reference to enrich and validate the recording metadata you receive from DSPs and partner CMOs — improving confidence in rights attribution and providing reliable references for claims.
Trusted Reference
An independent ISRC source built from label feed & DSPs worldwide.
ISRC clustering
What matters is that every ISRC connects across all grouping clusters for full traceability.
Linked to works
Every ISRC is connected to its credit data and matched works for full attribution.
ID Consistency
Link each ISRC to the right market identifiers — from ISNI to Spotify ID — for reliable cross-platform matching.
Enrichment & Correction
Resolve missing or malformed ISRCs and align them with canonical recording identities.
API & Bulk Delivery
Available via API, Feeds or the Metadata Monitor.
Credits & Contributors
Beyond composers and authors — recognize the performers, musicians, engineer, and producers who were in the studio making the music.
Performers
Singers, instrumentalists, session musicians, and sound engineers who brought the recording to life.
Songwriters
Songwriters, composers, arrangers, producers, and mixers behind the music.
Connected Contributors
Every contributor connected to our recordings, albums, and ISRCs and their roles across the chain.
Artists Linking
Every artist connected to their recordings, and creative contributions across the chain.
ISRC Clusters
Leverage ISRC clustering to improve work-level visibility — find every ISRC tied to a composition, regardless of label, territory, or release.
Use case
Find every recorded version of your works
Work clusters surface covers, live takes, and adaptations across DSPs and territories — even when ISWCs are missing or fragmented.
Use case
Reconcile fragmented royalty reporting
Artist-title clusters reunite release variants, live versions, and radio edits so the same composition is no longer reported as separate tracks.
Use case
Audit master-level usage
Phonogram clusters group remasters and reissues under one canonical recording — essential for catalog audits and claims.
Metadata Access & Monitoring
Two ways to interact with your publishing metadata: direct programmatic access for technical teams and a visual web-based workspace for business users.
Metadata API
Programmatic access to works, credits, and recording relationships — built for publishing back-office integration.
Metadata Monitor
Visual dashboards to track coverage, quality and freshness at a glance — no code needed.
Use Cases
How publishers use Music Story to strengthen work-level visibility and operations.
Third-Party ISRC Source
Qualified ISRC source connection enriches inconsistent recording metadata delivered by DSPs and partner CMOs — improving confidence in rights attribution and providing reliable references for claims.
Streamlining Royalty Distribution
Solid ISRC repository and high-quality credits integration better identify performers and contributors across new releases and legacy recordings — enabling faster, more reliable payments.
International Performer ID
Combining automated matching with local editorial expertise to align databases, enrich missing artist data, and match recordings — improving identification of foreign performers in western usage reports.
Investigate Fragmented Reporting
Use ISRC clusters and work clusters to identify why royalties for the same composition arrive split or incomplete.
Cross-Society Work Matching
Bridge ISRCs to ISWCs and HFA codes via our work-recording matching engine, covering all recorded versions of a work.
Claims & Dispute Resolution
Accelerate dispute resolution with auditable credits, cluster lineage, and verified source provenance.
Our Hybrid Approach
Engineering, AI automation, and editorial expertise — combined to deliver a precision-matched ISRC source with broad coverage and a modular framework designed for catalog experts.
Engineering
Structures & normalizes
Data normalization, catalog ingestion, semantic matching at scale
AI
Automates & accelerates
Built on our records of manual matching to boost productivity
Editorial
Validates & contextualizes
Skilled editors for recording & publishing, scalable local experts
FAQ
We bridge ISRCs to ISWCs through metadata signals, editorial validation and clustering. Where ISWCs are missing, our work clusters provide a stable canonical identifier.
From direct label partnerships, global DSP ingestion (including Asian markets), and UGC platforms. Each ISRC is qualified, disambiguated, and mapped to ISNI, MusicBrainz and DSP IDs.
Publisher feeds, CMO data, label-provided metadata, and our editorial team. Every credit is traceable to its source.
Yes, when available from authoritative sources. Rights splits are flagged with their provenance so you can validate them before use.
Yes. Cluster IDs, credits, and matching results are delivered via REST API, bulk exports or scheduled feeds compatible with most publisher and CMO back-office systems.
Yes. Our editorial expertise in Japanese repertoire is well estbalished, and our coverage is global —across Europe, North America and Northeast Asia.
Talk to our team
Share your reporting and catalogue challenges — we'll prepare a tailored proposal covering matching pilots, integration scope, and pricing.
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