You may be wondering what criteria we use to find exclusive songs. Here are factors that make songs exclusive or not.

Exclusives

Exclusives are the content that has been specifically created for their respective content (defined as “originals”) or under exclusive license contracts. As such, artists may not have full rights to them.

Exclusive songs are identified when:

1. Released under company channels or record labels.
   • Record labels include Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Records, U/M/A/A, Avex Music Publishing Inc, Pony Canyon, Monstercat, NoCopyrightSounds, etc.
     • NoCopyrightSounds asks any game to obtain their commercial license, regardless paid or not.
2. It has not appeared in any rhythm game other than its origin or other games have collaborated with it.
   • Lanota
     • ARForest - Journey
     • t+pazolite - You are the Miserable
     • かめりあ - Wolves Standing Towards Enemies
   • CHUNITHM
     • t+pazolite - Garakuta Doll Play
   • Muse Dash
     • Ayatsugu_Otowa - Lights of Muse
   • Phigros
     • A39 - 雪降り、メリクリ
     • Halv - Concvssion
     • Se-U-Ra - Igallta
   • Beat Saber
     • かめりあ - Spin Eternally
   • オンゲキ (ONGEKI)
     • かめりあ - Final Flash Flight
3. Regardless of its origin which suggests that it is non-exclusive, the artist explicitly states that a particular song is under the exclusive license contract.
   • Muse Dash
     • Chicala Lpis - Blackest Luxury Car
   • Cytus
     • Neutral Moon - Dead V-Code
4. It is part of an OST album.
5. The company or game name is written in the artist’s post.

Non-exclusives

Non-exclusives are the content released by the artist themselves and not associated with any company. Some songs may get non-exclusive contracts after self-release.

These are relatively easy to get permission as the artist has full rights to them.

Non-exclusive songs are identified when:

1. It has appeared on a few or more rhythm games, and is not marked as an original or an exclusive.
2. The artist has released their songs by themselves or under their self-established label.
3. Artists published their songs first on their SNS or portfolio without company names (Bandcamp, SoundCloud, YouTube, etc.)