Ready to distribute and release new music? Make sure you do it professionally.
1. Upload High Quality Music: Before releasing your tracks, upload the highest quality files possible through your distributor, following their specific guidelines. When sending your music, use FLAC or WAV formats, with FLAC being preferred for its efficiency. For example, Spotify verifies the integrity and format of your audio files, converting them into various delivery formats for different levels of audio quality, including Ogg/Vorbis, AAC, and HE-AACv2. Spotify also measures the loudness of each track and the entire release according to ITU 1770 standards and encrypts the files before streaming them.
2. Provides Essential Metadata: Includes all the necessary details such as album title, credits and release date. Your music metadata determines how your songs and releases will appear on digital platforms. This must be correctly established by your record label or distributor before the presentation.
Key points include:
▪ Artist Names: Include all collaborating artists separately, maintaining consistency in spelling and format, avoiding SEO terms.
▪ Artist Roles: Specify roles such as lead artists, guest artists, and producers at the song and release level.
▪ Release Date: Set a release date at least 21 days in advance to allow for Spotify editorial review.
▪ Availability: Choose the countries where your music will be available.
▪ Explicit Content: Clearly mark explicit songs.
3. Cover: Don't forget to upload an eye-catching cover for your release. For your album art on Spotify, use TIFF, PNG or JPG formats without loss of quality. Make sure the image is at least 640 pixels wide and tall, with a 1:1 aspect ratio. The color space must be 24 bits per pixel sRGB, encoded with directly applied color profiles. Avoid resizing and do not embed color profiles or targeting metadata.
Perfect your release process and maximize the impact of your music!