When you'd request a takedown
Common reasons include: permanently retiring a release, needing to fix a significant error before re-delivering corrected data, a rights or licensing issue that requires removal, or a legal request.
How to request one
Open the release in your dashboard and use the takedown option directly on the release page if it's available for that release's current status. If you don't see the option, or you're unsure whether takedown is the right move for your situation, open a support ticket instead — our team can confirm the right approach before anything is removed.
What happens after you request it
A takedown request is sent to every store the release was delivered to. Removal is not instant or simultaneous across all platforms — most stores process a takedown within a few days, though some (particularly smaller regional stores) can take noticeably longer. You'll see per-store status update as each platform confirms removal.
What you lose when you take a release down
This is the part artists most often underestimate: once a release is taken down, its accumulated streaming history and any store-specific benefits — playlist placements (editorial and algorithmic), saved-track counts, Shazam tag history, and similar signals — are typically lost for good if you later redeliver the same release. Stores generally treat a redelivered release as brand new, not as a restoration of the old one. For that reason, takedown should be treated as a meaningful, largely irreversible decision, not a quick way to make a small fix — for minor corrections, check whether an edit-in-place is possible first (see "Can I edit a release after submitting it?" in the Releasing Music category).