If there are four or more Primary Artists listed on the album, the album-level primary artist must be "Various Artists" or their language specific equivalent (ie: "Varios Artistas" for Spanish, etc).
"Various Artists" must never be used at the track level.
Each artist field must only contain on artist name. Providing two or more artist names in the same artist name field is not allowed. If there is more than one Primary Artist, each artist must be listed individually (The only exception to this is artists who are generally listed together as a band (ie: "Simon & Garfunkel", "Hootie & The Blowfish").
Variations or abbreviations of “Various Artists” (for example, “V/A,” “V.A.,” “Various,” “Various Artist,” or “Varios”) must not be used as an artist name. Translated versions of “Various Artists” are acceptable as long as they are consistent with the content's language.
Translations of "Various Artists" for common languages:
| English | Various Artists |
| Chinese Simplified | 群星 |
| Chinese Traditional | 群星 |
| Dutch | Verschillende artiesten |
| Finnish | Eri esittäjiä |
| French | Multi-interprètes |
| German | Verschiedene Interpreten |
| Greek | Διάφοροι καλλιτέχνες |
| Hebrew | אמנים שונים |
| Italian | Artisti Vari |
| Portuguese | Vários intérpretes |
| Russian | Разные исполнители |
| Swedish | Blandade Artister |
| Turkish | Çeşitli Sanatçılar |
Remember: "Various Artists" (and its non-english language variants), can NEVER be used
as the name of a Primary Artist at the track level.