What is generic content?
Generic music refers to tracks that might be considered as not coming from a genuine artist or sounding too similar to many songs already circulating in the music industry. In some cases, this type of release can resemble background music or have a generic sounding style that a listener finds boring, almost like white noise, because it lacks a specific or certain sound that identifies the artist.
At Unchained Music, we have guidelines to help artists avoid being flagged for bad music or content that could be considered generic. Here's what you should know:
Avoid Excessive Repetition: Ensure that your music doesn't have excessive repetition, noise, sound effects, or other non-musical content. Our platform does not support this type of content.
Use Original Cover Art: Your cover art should represent you as an artist and provide information about the release. Picture-only tracks without release information may be flagged as generic.
Content Checks: Our quality control team may check your releases for the following:
- Avoiding explicit references to genres in artist names, albums, or track titles (e.g., "Rock," "Pop," "Trap"), which are often used to describegeneric bands or styles.
- Not using generic artist names like “Chorus,” “Orchestra,” or “Singer.”
- Avoiding basic musical terms or expressions that reference instruments, concepts, or structures.
- Not using expressions that explicitly describe the use of music (e.g., "Music for Sleeping," "Music for Yoga") as these often imply background music rather than the work of a genuine artist.
- Providing original cover art, not generic templates.
- Titles that do not include generic descriptive language (e.g., "Ringtone," "Game Music").