Move Release (to another Artist)

This EditType moves a release to another artist.

How to do it

• The Move link below the release's name on a release page (or other pages where release details are displayed) takes you to a page where you search for another artist. Select the target artist from the search results, or enter details for a new artist and click on the Add Artist button.

Guidelines

Editing

• CheckForDuplicateReleases:

  • Before moving a release to another artist, consider the possibility that there are duplicate entries for the release already listed under the target artist. You may wish to merge the releases instead, using a MergeReleasesEdit.

• MoveAllReleasesByMergeArtists:

  • If all the releases by an artist need to be moved, it is simpler to just merge the artists using a MergeArtistsEdit. If the side-effect creation of an artist alias is not desirable, mention that in the MergeArtistsEdit EditNote.

• UseMAConversion:

  • Instead of moving a release to the special artist Various Artists, use the Convert to multiple artists link to perform the conversion. Using ConvertReleaseToMultipleArtistsEdit describes the change more accurately, and if you check the "Move tracks to new artists" box, you will be taken through a series of pages where you can change the track artist (ChangeTrackArtistEdit) and title (EditTrackNameEdit).

Voting

• Classical releases follow the ClassicalStyleGuide; these guidelines put performer information in the release title, and use the composer as the Artist for the release. If a release is moved from performer to composer, check the Release mods link for a corresponding EditReleaseNameEdit and vote for that as well.

• Links to discographies and/or the MusicBrainz links to Amazon info or cover art can be useful for verifying the correct artist for the release.

Notes

If a new artist was specified as the target for the move, it will be created when the MoveReleaseEdit is applied.

If a release is moved to the special artist Various Artists it will be implicitly converted to a VariousArtistsRelease.

Prerequisites

A MoveReleaseEdit will fail due to a FailedPrerequisite if another MoveReleaseEdit moves the release to a different artist, or if the release is deleted by a RemoveReleaseEdit or a RemoveReleasesEdit.

It is unknown if a MoveReleaseEdit will fail due to a FailedPrerequisite if the release is merged into another release by a MergeReleasesEdit.

Dependencies

None known. It is unknown if a MoveReleaseEdit will fail due to a FailedDependency if the target artist is removed by a RemoveArtistEdit (or a failed AddArtistEdit).

Symbolic name and id

MOD_MOVE_ALBUM (8)

CategoryEditTypes Authors: @alex