Spotify has acquired the sample-sourcing website WhoSampled. The streaming service announced that it’s rolling out a new feature called SongDNA, which will aggregate and centralize samples and covers of songs based on the WhoSampled database. According to a statement from WhoSampled, the site will continue to operate “as a standalone platform and brand.”

As of today (November 19), Spotify is also expanding its song credits feature to include all personnel who worked on a given song. The platform first introduced song credits in 2018—a year after Tidal began publicly displaying song and album credits—but previously only listed topline performers, songwriters, and producers.

“Every song is a collaboration, and every contributor should be seen,” said Jacqueline Ankner, Head of Songwrite

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