Some artists have taken to using "...and Friends" in their artist name when supporting artists are featured on their album.
However, the use of "...and Friends" (or any type of derivative) in a Primary Artist Name is not allowed by the music stores (It would prevent your content from mapping correctly to your actual Primary Artist name in the music stores).
If this is your situation, when you submit an album, you must use the actual Primary Artist's name and then any artists that "...and Friends" would be implying should be submitted individually as Featured Artists or Additional Contributors.
Never use "...and friends" in your Primary Artist name.