Genius prides itself in hosting accurate lyrics—this means lyrics should look clean and concise and the text itself should be as correct as possible

Genius: How to Add Songs

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Genius prides itself in hosting accurate lyrics—this means lyrics should look clean and concise and the text itself should be as correct as possible. Grammar (Spelling, Capitalization, etc.)

Additional song resources such as translations and romanizations should be added to Genius on a page separate from the primary lyric page:

Direct Edits: Most users can directly edit lyrics by clicking the "Edit Lyrics" button above the lyrics and below the page's header -> More on editing lyrics Proposing Lyric Edits: We're currently in the process of rolling out our Proposed Lyric Edits feature. This feature allows users and non-users to propose edits to lyrics that they normally wouldn't have access to edit on their own. Once a proposal has been submitted, it must be reviewed before being integrated into the lyrics. You can follow THIS THREAD to stay up-to-date on our rollout of this feature.

While our Proposed Lyric Edits feature should catch most lyric corrections, sometimes users leave their suggestions in other areas of song pages. For editors, here are the best practices for handling those corrections in their respective setting:

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