Spotify has launched a new feature which allows users to view songwriter and producer credits.
Users on the desktop app can now right-click on a track and select 'show credits' to view performer, songwriter and producer information.
Commenting on the new feature, Annika Goldman, Director of Music Publishing Operations at Spotify said: 'The more we share information, the more opportunities we can help create for songwriters.
'This is just the beginning of making songwriter and producer credits more easily available to Spotify listeners, and we look forward to continually improving that information, in close collaboration with our music industry partners.'
Tiffany Kumar, Global Head of Songwriter Relations, added: 'With the newly launched credits feature, we aim to increase songwriter and producer visibility and, in turn, foster discovery among new collaborators, industry partners, and fans.'
Keith Hill, Head of Operations Strategy Development at PRS for Music, welcomed the new feature, saying: 'It’s great that Spotify believe, as we do, that crediting writers is good for the industry and the consumer.
'PRS has been actively working in this space so that all data platforms can offer a consistent data experience by providing accurate and authoritative information about the writers of works.
‘We’ve been working collaboratively on a specific project which is designed to help solve the data problem by linking works to recordings to provide the industry with access to a rich set of data provided by ASCAP, PRS and SACEM.
‘Solving the data problem cannot be achieved by any one of us alone but will require new forms of collaboration amongst participants in the music value chain.’
Spotify said the new feature will display the source of the credits – which is taken from record label-provided metadata – and acknowledged the data may sometimes be 'incomplete or may contain inaccuracies.'
However, it added: 'The feature will continually evolve to become more efficient, provide better functionality, and incorporate more information from industry partners over time.'
