Activity Over Time 

Linked Recordings 

Scroll to the bottom of a Works Dashboard to see all linked recordings. These can include alternate recordings by the original artist, covers, remixes, re-arrangements and more. 

Work Dashboard FAQs 

Where do you get Works data?

We track Works in CONNECT using ISWC codes. We receive ISWCs from CISAC and the Luminate France (formerly Quansic) database of music identifiers.

How are ISWCs assigned to Works?

ISWCs are issued by CISAC. Works must first be registered with performing rights organizations (PROs), such as ASCAP or BMI, which track publishing rights and facilitate royalty payments. PROs send registered musical works and Creator information to CISAC, which then assigns ISWCs and uses them to track global publishing activity. Read more here. 

Can I register Works with Luminate? / Can I request an ISWC?

No. See above. ISWCs are assigned by CISAC once a composition has been registered with a performing rights organization. Luminate merely tracks ISWCs and links them with ISRCs. 

Why are there multiple Works linked to a Recording? 

A Work might be expected to have multiple associated Recordings. But some Recordings are also linked to more than one Work. That’s okay: Works may be registered as derivatives of an earlier composition, which means they get their own ISWC. 

These include musical re-arrangements, lyric changes, remixes and other versions that alter a composition’s lyrics, melody or both. Derivatives often share the same title and some of the same Creators, but with additional Creators and roles. For instance, translations of a song into new languages need to be registered with new ISWCs in order for the translator(s) to be credited and paid. 

There may also be duplicate ISWCs for a single Work or duplicate Creators with different IPIs in the CISAC database. 

What does “Preferred” mean? / Why are there multiple “Preferred” ISWCs? 

Short version: “Preferred” and “Archived” are CISAC terms for “active” and “inactive.” 

Longer version: CISAC uses ‘Preferred” to indicate that an ISWC is currently active and approved for reference in their database. There can be multiple “preferred” ISWCs for a title with derivative works (see above). There may also be duplicate valid ISWCs (see above, again). 

Preferred ISWCs in CONNECT have been registered, validated and approved by CISAC as the authoritative version of a musical composition. “Archived” indicates that an ISWC has been deprecated and/or merged with a preferred ISWC. 

Where do you get Creator data? / How are IPIs assigned to Works?

Creator information comes to us from CISAC in the form of IPI codes attached to ISWCs in their database. CISAC gets IPIs from PROs and collective management organizations (CMOs). Read more here.

CONNECT simply displays Creator/IPI metadata as provided by CISAC for each ISWC entry. 

Why is there more than one IPI for the same person?

IPIs are maintained by PROs and CMOs. It’s possible for several IPI records to exist for the same person based on alternate names, different roles or parallel registration from different organizations. 

Are Creators mapped to Artists in CONNECT? 

Not at this time. Creators are identified with IPIs; artists with ISNIs and other types of metadata. While some Creators are also musical artists in the CONNECT database, we don’t currently link IPIs to ISNIs. 

Can I register or edit Creators with Luminate? / Can I request an IPI for an artist?

No. See above. IPIs are provided to CISAC by PROs and CMOs. We cannot create or overwrite them in our database. 

What’s a “Score?” / How do you calculate confidence scores?

Works are displayed with linkage confidence scores of 70-100. (We hide Works with scores under 70 to maintain data quality). Scores are calculated based on proprietary logic that assesses CISAC and Luminate data. 

A score of 90-100 represents a “perfect” or nearly-perfect match between an ISWC and ISRC based on all available metadata, with no partial or “fuzzy” matching for names and titles. Scores of 70-90 represent partial matching for titles, Creator names and Creator role assignments. 

The Works tab says “No Works available.” Why?

See above. We hide Works with low (sub-70) confidence scores in order to maintain data integrity and ensure that only validated ISWC-ISRC links appear in CONNECT. 

It can also mean that there simply aren’t any Works linked to a Recording in our dataset. 

Why can’t I navigate to Work Dashboards with more than 1,000 recordings? 

During the initial beta access period, a small group of Works with over 1,000 ISRC links will remain unavailable via the UI. This only applies to around 800 total Works. We will provide updated access information in the future. 

Can I correct Works metadata in CONNECT? 

No. We receive ISWCs and all associated Works metadata from external sources (i.e. CISAC). Any errors come from CISAC’s database or the PRO registration process. CISAC audits, corrects and refreshes the ISWC database regularly; when they do, we ingest the new data and update CONNECT accordingly. 

How often do you update Works data and ISWC-ISRC linking?

Every 1-2 weeks. We receive new data from CISAC weekly. Once we ingest the weekly file, it takes a few days to process changes and update our database. 

Why don’t Work Dashboards show Airplay data? 

Airplay is tracked at the Song level, not the Recording level. But Works are linked to Recordings/ISRCs. We can't show aggregated Airplay activity for a Work because Airplay data isn't attached to ISRCs.

Will you add the Works tab to more Dashboards? 

Yes. 

Do you track publishing rights on Work Dashboards? 

Not at this time. But our musical rights claims process will eventually cover publishing rights. For now, we only accept ownership and distribution claims.