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Discussion: Should LAST.FM add a Featured artist Tag?
Member Since: 3/2/2014
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Originally posted by Daydream
Idk cos featured aren't always tagged the same. Sometimes it's '(feat.)', sometimes it's '(Featuring)', '(ft.)', '(Duet With)' etc.
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oh god... dont remind me ugh!!!
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Member Since: 11/26/2010
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Member Since: 11/11/2010
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They also need to autocorrect all features to (feat.). I'm so annoyed when I see (ft.), (featuring), (with), etc.
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Member Since: 3/2/2014
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Originally posted by ManDown
They also need to autocorrect all features to (feat.). I'm so annoyed when I see (ft.), (featuring), (with), etc.
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Ft. is just tacky...
feat. is perhaps the best.
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Originally posted by PrinceMichaelFan
I know what you mean. I just think if a featured artist helps then they should be able to get credit as well. It's all about exposure for both artist.
So i can easily click on iggy and see her material and vise versa.
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I don't know what you mean with that last sentence, but last.fm isn't a good place for an artist to get exposure. Barely anyone visits your profile, and those who do are probably your friends and already know who Iggy is. Adding plays won't help her crawl up last.fm's overall charts because the site is swarmed with indie rock fans; popular acts like Madonna and Beyonce barely make it on the year-end charts, your 50+ plays of Iggy won't help the cause. Last.fm has been on the decline a lot lately and only last year was faced with the possibility of closing due to inactivity- so, yeah, not the ideal place for an artist to grab exposure.
Like I said, you can see how many times you've played Problem, and that's all that should matter to you. The site is there for you to keep track of your own plays, not give exposure to artists.
but, for your sake, I hope they add this feature in the future with the option to enable/disable. 
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Member Since: 4/25/2011
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No.
It's unfair to Britney, her 3 features.
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Member Since: 4/25/2011
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Originally posted by ManDown
They also need to autocorrect all features to (feat.). I'm so annoyed when I see (ft.), (featuring), (with), etc.
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Me too. Kinda OCD. I remember when I was starting my library back in 2005. I changed all the songs with (ft.) (FT.) (Feat.) (and) (with) to (feat.).
So annoyed with Spotify tags as well. They're a big ass mess.
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Member Since: 12/3/2010
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Yes. I always wished for that.
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Member Since: 3/16/2012
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Originally posted by lousaysthings
My last.fm tags are perpetually ****ed up by Spotify so this is, frankly, the least of my worries  |
This is so annoying. Their tags are messy in general because, unless there's an automatic correction, those
"- Remastered 2009" and "- feat. Featured Artist" stay there.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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No, they shouldn't. They're just an artist that is featured on another artist's song. The scrobble shouldn't go to them.
If that's the case, why not create another tag for the producer of the song.
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Member Since: 3/12/2011
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I think they definitely should add it.
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Member Since: 3/2/2014
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Originally posted by Gotham Aurora
No, they shouldn't. They're just an artist that is featured on another artist's song. The scrobble shouldn't go to them.
If that's the case, why not create another tag for the producer of the song. |
If the producer is tagged... like Calvin harris was for rihanna...why not?
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Member Since: 3/12/2011
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Originally posted by Gotham Aurora
No, they shouldn't. They're just an artist that is featured on another artist's song. The scrobble shouldn't go to them.
If that's the case, why not create another tag for the producer of the song. |
This is exactly why there are lots of irrelevant tags, such as Christina Aguilera ft. A Great Big World - Say Something, A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera - Say Something. etc... they should definitely be added and corrected automatically so they both get numbers, because that's what's happening anyway out of confusion.
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Member Since: 3/2/2014
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Originally posted by Solarie
This is exactly why there are lots of irrelevant tags, such as Christina Aguilera ft. A Great Big World - Say Something, A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera - Say Something. etc... they should definitely be added and corrected automatically so they both get numbers, because that's what's happening anyway out of confusion.
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Say Something is a mess tag cause like u said... there are different versions of tags. Too much chaos.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by PrinceMichaelFan
If the producer is tagged... like Calvin harris was for rihanna...why not?
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It's unecessary, and the producer isn't technically a featuring being that they were the one who actually produced and, in some cases, wrote the song. It's the producer's track that they just give to another artist.
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Originally posted by Solarie
This is exactly why there are lots of irrelevant tags, such as Christina Aguilera ft. A Great Big World - Say Something, A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera - Say Something. etc... they should definitely be added and corrected automatically so they both get numbers, because that's what's happening anyway out of confusion.
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A Great Big World - Say Something
That's the only correct tag for that song. "Say Something" is a song by A Great Big World that features Christina Aguilera. "Say Something (feat. Christina Aguilera)" is not the name of a song. The only reason why it's written like that on album booklets, music videos, etc is for marketing and promotional purposes.
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Member Since: 3/12/2011
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Originally posted by Gotham Aurora
A Great Big World - Say Something
That's the only correct tag for that song. "Say Something" is a song by A Great Big World that features Christina Aguilera. "Say Something (feat. Christina Aguilera)" is not the name of a song. The only reason why it's written like that on album booklets, music videos, etc is for marketing and promotional purposes.
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Bull*hit, Christina sings half of the song and to me it's also her track, I'm tagging her.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by Solarie
Bull*hit, Christina sings half of the song and to me it's also her track, I'm tagging her.
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You can tag it however you want, but it's still incorrect. 
It's like someone tagging certain Destiny's Child songs with, simply, Beyoncé.
It just doesn't work that way.
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Member Since: 3/2/2014
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Originally posted by Gotham Aurora
It's unecessary, and the producer isn't technically a featuring being that they were the one who actually produced and, in some cases, wrote the song. It's the producer's track that they just give to another artist.
A Great Big World - Say Something
That's the only correct tag for that song. "Say Something" is a song by A Great Big World that features Christina Aguilera. "Say Something (feat. Christina Aguilera)" is not the name of a song. The only reason why it's written like that on album booklets, music videos, etc is for marketing and promotional purposes.
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Say Something has two versions and neither are 'FEAT. Christina Aguilera;
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Member Since: 3/2/2014
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Originally posted by Gotham Aurora
You can tag it however you want, but it's still incorrect.
It's like someone tagging certain Destiny's Child songs with, simply, Beyoncé.
It just doesn't work that way. |
It's a mess...
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