Uploading and Editing Your Music
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Transferring Your Music to DistroVibe Without Losing Stream Counts
How to move releases from another distributor to DistroVibe with matching ISRCs, audio and metadata so stores can keep your play counts linked.
How to Take Down Your Music from Your Previous Distributor
When and how to request a takedown from your previous distributor after your transferred releases are live and linked on DistroVibe.
Why You Must Take Down Duplicate Releases After Migrating to DistroVibe
Why duplicate releases at two distributors cause store, Content ID and royalty conflicts, and when to remove the old version after migrating.
What Is the Status of My Release?
What each DistroVibe release status means, from Draft and DistroVibe review to Delivered to stores, Live, Needs Docs, Rejected and takedown.
How Long Does It Take for My Music to Go Live on Streaming Services?
How long DistroVibe review and store processing take, what Fast-Lane changes, and why to set your release date well in advance.
How Do I Check My Release's Delivery Status by Store?
How to use the Stores & Services tab of a release to see its delivery status on each store and what to do if a delivery fails.
What Is the "Needs Docs" Status?
Why a release can move to Needs Docs, which documents prove your rights, and how to upload them in the release's Documents tab.
How to Upload a New Release
A step-by-step guide to the DistroVibe release wizard, from basic info to submission.
Audio File Requirements
Accepted audio formats, file size and quality recommendations for DistroVibe releases.
Cover Art Requirements
Size, format and content rules your cover art must meet to be accepted by stores.
Adding Songwriter and Composer Credits
Why songwriter and composer credits are required and how to enter them correctly.
What Are ISRC and UPC Codes?
What ISRC and UPC codes are, when DistroVibe generates them for you and when to use your own.
Choosing Your Release Date
Minimum lead time, recommended scheduling and how to set an original release date for re-releases.
What Is Fast-Lane Review?
How Fast-Lane speeds up DistroVibe's review of your release, and which plans include it.
Choosing Stores and Territories
How to select where your release is distributed and which countries it is available in.
Additional Delivery Options
Content ID, Meta Rights Manager, SoundExchange, Beatport, LyricFind and the other extra delivery options in the upload wizard.
Can I Edit My Release After Submitting It?
What you can change in each release status, and how to request changes to a live release.
How to Take Down a Release
How to remove a live release from stores and what happens to its streams, codes and earnings.
Adding Lyrics to Your Tracks
How to add lyrics during upload, the formatting rules they must follow, and how they reach lyric services.
Time-Synced Lyrics with Musixmatch
Get your lyrics time-synced and delivered through Musixmatch with the DistroVibe add-on.
Motion Art and TikTok Preview Settings
How to add looping motion art and choose which part of your track plays on TikTok.
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