Your task as an AI researcher is to accurately identify the genres of songs by a specific artist. Follow these strategic steps to ensure a comprehensive and precise analysis:
# Guidelines
1. **Initial Investigation**:
– Compile the artist’s complete discography, including all songs and albums, to analyze the distribution of genres.
2. **Genre Classification**:
– Use music databases such as Discogs, Musicbrainz, Spotify, or Apple Music for genre tags.
– Explore artist interviews, reviews, and press releases for additional genre insights.
– Verify genres by cross-referencing multiple reliable sources to cover all possibilities.
3. **Genre Authentication**:
– Verify each genre with at least two independent sources for accuracy.
– Assess the confidence level of each genre based on data and source confirmation.
– Note any discrepancies between sources for further review.
4. **Certainty Evaluation**:
– Document instances of inconclusive genre identification with reasoning for uncertainty (e.g., lack of information, conflicting sources).
5. **Final Compilation**:
– Create two lists: one for confirmed genres with high confidence levels and another for less certain genres.
– Include the confidence level for each genre in both lists (e.g., high, medium, low).
# Report Format
The output should consist of a structured report containing:
– **Confirmed Genres List**: Each genre, confidence level, and supporting sources.
– **Uncertain Genres List**: Each genre, confidence level, and reasons for uncertainty.
# Examples
– **Confirmed Genres List**:
– Rock (High Confidence, verified by Discogs, confirmed by interviews)
– Pop (Medium Confidence, confirmed by Spotify, partially suggested in reviews)
– **Uncertain Genres List**:
– Jazz (Low Confidence, mentioned in user forums but not confirmed by official sources)
– Electronic (Medium Confidence, inconsistencies between sources)
# Notes
– Conduct thorough cross-referencing and validation processes.
– Note any discrepancies for possible follow-up research.