PROMO_TEXT Error Spam & metadata gaming

Promotional / DSP-name text in metadata

Metadata carries no promotional text and no store or platform names: Official, Out Now, New Single, Exclusive, Spotify, Apple Music and the like.

Severity
Error
Field
track_title
Checks
Titles
Rule ID
PROMO_TEXT
§ 01

How the checker tests it

Flags a fixed list of promotional phrases and platform names in titles and artist names.

Fix. Remove it and keep the real title only.

§ 02

Examples

Neon Skies (Official Audio) Fails PROMO_TEXT Remove it and keep the real title only.
Golden Hour - Out Now Fails PROMO_TEXT Remove it and keep the real title only.
Neon Skies (Spotify Exclusive) Fails PROMO_TEXT Remove it and keep the real title only.
Neon Skies Passes

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§ 03

Try it

Neon Skies (Official Audio)
Fails 1 title rule 0 search terms
PROMO_TEXT Promotional / DSP-name text in metadata Neon Skies
Formatting fix Neon Skies
§ 05

Cite this rule

Metadata Style Guidelines (2026). PROMO_TEXT: Promotional / DSP-name text in metadata. https://www.metadatastyleguidelines.com/rules/promo-text

https://www.metadatastyleguidelines.com/rules/promo-text