You can remove a **Live** release from all stores yourself.

## Taking a release down

1. Open the release in your dashboard.
2. Choose **Take down** and confirm.

The status changes to **Takedown** and you receive a "Release Takedown Initiated" email. Stores then remove the release on their own schedules, so it can stay visible on some platforms for a while after you request the takedown.

## Before you take a release down

- **Streams and playlists are lost.** If you plan to re-release the music, keep the same ISRCs so stores can reconnect it.
- **Audio files are deleted** from DistroVibe as part of the takedown, so keep your own copies.
- **Earnings already generated are still paid.** Stores report with a 1–3 month delay, so royalties can keep arriving after the takedown.

## Releases that cannot be taken down yet

While a release is being sent to stores (**Sending to stores**, **Store delivery check** or **Delivered to stores**), it cannot be pulled back. Wait until it is **Live**, or open a support ticket under **Distribution** if it is urgent.

## Releases that are not live yet

Releases in **Draft**, **DistroVibe review**, **Approved**, **Needs Docs** or **Rejected** status are simply **deleted** instead of taken down.

## Cancelling your subscription does not take releases down

Your releases stay live if you cancel. Take them down here if you want them removed.