While lyrics and annotations are the heart of Genius, song bios, album bios, and artist bios all provide overviews that allow readers to dive deeper.Guidelines for all types of bios• Be original — don't just use another write-up
• It's okay for some information to live in both the bio and the Q&A section
• Don't make it too long
• Steer away from embedding images and videos
• Removing bios
• All the same formatting and linking tips from the Annotating Guide of course apply.Song BiosTips for song bios, the most common kind of bio on Genius:
• Do not restate metadata
• Don't explain individual lines
• Note about pre-release songs
• Good topicsAlbum Bios• Note about pre-release albums
• Avoid fluff details
• Good topicsArtist BiosArtist bios are perhaps the trickiest to write and you will see different styles across the site. Tips:
• Consider trying to be more creative than Wikipedia
• It can be okay for artist bios to be kind of sparse, especially when there are not a ton of great resources about the artist
• Verified artists may write or edit their own bios and often it's okay to let them control the content
• Good topics