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  • Genre requirements

    2018-12-30 02:43:03
    1. General requirements. Genre must always match with the content of the tracks. Current genre list is available on the platform, both at the album level, and at the track level....
  • Titles of albums and tracks

    2018-12-30 02:56:25
    1. Accuracy. Albums and tracks titles, should always match the cover image titles as accurately as possible without any class of abbreviation. ...
  • Artist or band names

    2018-12-30 03:46:49
    1. Artist name choice. Before distributing your album, make sure that no other artists are currently using the same artist or band name (similar or identical), since this can cause conflic...
  • Labels

    2018-12-30 21:26:13
    1. Editorial or recording label. You must specify the name of the Label of your record or album respectively for each album. 2. Own ...
  • Using uppercase, lowercase, abbreviations, accents and special characters

    2018-12-30 21:57:23
    To ensure that the accents and capitalization appear correctly on all channels, you must specify an appropriate spelling in the metadata fields. Our Quality Control team reserves the right to correct errors in ...
  • Languages requirements

    2018-12-30 22:31:21
    1. Assigning languages. The language at the album level must be the same as the titles. If there are various languages in the titles, the main one has to be chosen....
  • Current requirements of iTunes on lyrics

    2018-12-31 01:01:49
    1. Current supported languages. Currently, the languages our QC Team supports are: English, Español, Français, Català, Português, Itali...
  • Albums and tracks descriptions and promotion

    2018-12-31 01:16:54
    1. Albums and tracks descriptions and tags. The text of the description of an album or track, as well as their linked tags, must follow the same specifications as the text of ...
  • Formats

    2018-12-31 01:51:02
    1. Singles. A release must be identified as a Single when: It contains from 1 to 3 tracks&nb...
  • Versions, karaokes, tributes, parodies, orgels and covers

    2018-12-31 01:55:46
    1. Versions. To indicate that a Version track is different from the original, please use the corresponding field for this purpose.   ...
  • Prices, release date and licenses

    2018-12-31 02:03:36
    1. Category prices. You must choose a price category from one of four price categories. This does not ensure an identical price in all channels, since they have the right to determine the ...
  • Cover Art Requirements

    2018-12-31 02:04:50
    Quality and format 1. Quality of images. The cover art must no be any of th...
  • Audio Requirements

    2018-12-31 02:07:37
    Audio files requirements 1. Mastering. In order to ensure a good audio qual...
  • What information can I update in the channels? And how to do it?

    2019-01-01 18:17:30
    INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN UPDATE: Release & tracks titles Cover art "Remix" or "cover" (in release and tracks) Contributor Artists...
  • Are changes in albums automatically reflected in the stores?

    2019-01-08 23:10:21
    No. In order to reflect any changes in audio, metadata or pricing, the album needs to be redistributed. As it is being sent for the second time, it will be marked as an update....
  • Can I deliver explicit content? Why is it important to flag it correctly when creating my Release?

    2019-01-06 01:06:26
    Yes. But you have to carefully flag it as explicit when creating your Release. Many of the digital partners have parental control processes available that w...
  • What are the possible values for the primary and secondary genre fields?

    2019-01-06 01:07:21
    When creating a Release, you can choose between a large number of genres to assign it to.Please see the list of possible values below: Alt...
  • Can I upload any musical genre?

    2019-01-06 01:08:28
    Yes, sure. However we advise you to only upload professionally mastered music....
  • Will I be notified when my music is delivered to the stores?

    2019-01-06 01:24:08
    Yes. Our email notification process allows us to notify you as soon as your Release is delivered....
  • How long does it take for my music to go live?

    2019-01-06 01:24:50
    Usually it is a matter of days for your music to go live in the stores after you complete the order and delivery process. However some digital stores have t...
  • What is the required format for uploading audio?

    2019-01-06 01:25:32
    Your audio files must meet the format specifications below to go live in the digital stores. The audio files format required is: ...
  • What are the cover art formatting requirements for creating my Release?

    2019-01-06 01:26:49
    Stores only accept good quality cover arts with the following requirements: JPG or PNG file Perfect sq...
  • How long does it take to publish a content?

    2019-01-06 04:27:23
    From the moment a content is distributed by the user, the Quality Control (QC) will be carried out. If the content meets all the stipulated requirements, then it will be approved, and then delivered to the correspond...
  • What kind of information can be Updated in stores? And how to do it?

    2019-01-06 04:41:31
    The types of information that can updated are: Album's and track's titles Artwork (Cover art) Information regarding "Remix" o "Version" on albu...
  • Frequent errors in content

    2019-01-06 04:42:17
    The following mistakes are very common when it comes to Electronic Music, such as House, Techno, Minimal content. So ...
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