Release Editor

Here you define how your release will appear across streaming platforms, social channels, and music recognition services.

Most fields are optional. To keep things efficient, we automatically prefill sensible defaults wherever possible. You can always review or override these if you want full control.

This guide explains every section of the Release Editor so you know exactly what to enter — and what to leave empty.

This field contains the official title of your single, EP, or album as it will appear in stores.

Example

Please note

Use this field only if the release is a specific version of the original recording.

Example

This keeps store listings clean and correctly structured.

Genres help stores categorize your music and improve discoverability.

Example

Choose the genres that best represent the sound of your release.

Upload the cover artwork that represents your release visually across all platforms.

Technical requirements

Best practices

Restrictions

Here you define how the artist credit will appear on your release.

You can assign:

Example

Important

This section contains optional metadata. You don’t need to fill this in unless you want to customize or override default values.

Each release requires a unique barcode (UPC or EAN).

This code ensures your release is correctly identified and royalties are properly tracked.

Use this field if the release is published under a label name.

An optional internal reference used by labels and artists.

Example

Enter the city and country where the music was recorded.

Example

This information can help with correct royalty reporting via performance rights organisations (PROs).

Use this only if the music has been released before.

This ensures your release appears correctly in artist discographies and timelines.

Enter the copyright holder or representative for the composition.

This helps with accurate rights matching and reporting.

Defines who owns the master recording.

This credit is shown on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.

In this section you add your tracks, set their order, and manage track-specific metadata.

Enter the official title of each individual track.

Example

Use consistent spelling and capitalization.

Use this field only if the track has a specific version.

Example

Do not include brackets or parentheses.

Upload the audio file for each track.

Audio requirements

We’ll deliver the optimal format to each platform automatically.

Set the starting point for preview clips used by platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

Add lyrics if the track contains vocals.

For Spotify and Instagram lyric syncing, we recommend using Musixmatch.

Tracks containing explicit content must be labeled accordingly.

Indicate whether the track is:

Provide the original artist and track title where applicable.

Credit everyone involved in creating the track.

Examples include:

At least one full legal name is required per track.

Examples

For EPs or albums, you can copy contributor data across tracks.

Each track requires a unique ISRC (International Standard Recording Code).

ISRCs must be unique and never reused for different recordings.

Optional fields if a track differs from the release-level settings:

Only use these if needed.

Choose when your release goes live.

Options:

If the release was previously distributed elsewhere, enable this option and enter the original live date.

This ensures correct chronological placement on artist profiles.

Choose where your release should be available.

By default, your release is delivered to all supported platforms, including:

We continuously expand platform support.