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Managing Artist Profile Mapping & Release Separation

How to spot a store profile mix-up on Spotify or Apple Music and ask DistroVibe Support to move your release to the right artist page.

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DistroVibe Priority Pitch & Playlist Consideration

How to pitch an upcoming track for editorial playlist consideration with DistroVibe Priority Pitch, and what makes a strong pitch.

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DistroVibe Audience CRM & Fan Data Management

How the Audience tab in Fan Broadcast collects fan emails from SmartLinks and manual entry, plus subscriber limits by plan.

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"DistroVibe Fan Broadcast: Direct Email Marketing for Artists & Labels"

How to send release, pre-save, tour and VIP emails to your fans with DistroVibe Fan Broadcast, including monthly send limits by plan.

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"DistroVibe Promotional Assets: Ready-Made Release Graphics"

How to create static promotional images for Spotify Canvas, Instagram and Facebook from your live release's cover art in DistroVibe.

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Claiming Your Spotify for Artists Profile

How to claim your Spotify for Artists profile, including before your first release goes live, using your Spotify artist URI.

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Connecting Your Existing Spotify Artist Profile

How to link your existing Spotify (and Apple Music) artist profile to an artist in DistroVibe so new releases land on the right page.

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Spotify Discovery Mode Guidelines

What Spotify Discovery Mode is, how its commission works, and where to check eligibility; DistroVibe cannot enroll tracks for you.

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"Spotify Countdown Pages: Direct Pre-Release Hub Setup"

What Spotify Countdown Pages are and how to set one up yourself in Spotify for Artists for a release scheduled through DistroVibe.

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Claiming and Managing Your Apple Music for Artists Profile

How to request access to your Apple Music for Artists profile once your DistroVibe release is live on Apple Music.

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"Apple Music Sing: Syllable-by-Syllable Synced Lyrics Integration"

How Apple Music Sing works, what Apple looks for, and how to order time-synced lyrics for your tracks through the DistroVibe Musixmatch add-on.

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"Apple Music Editorial Hides: Policy Guidelines & Avoidance"

What Apple Music editorial hides are, the content that commonly triggers them, and how to keep your releases visible on Apple Music and iTunes.

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YouTube Music Distribution & Art Track Delivery

How DistroVibe delivers your music to YouTube Music as Art Tracks, how it differs from Content ID, and how to request an OAC or a channel remapping.

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YouTube Official Artist Channel (OAC) Guidelines & Request Process

What a YouTube Official Artist Channel is, the criteria YouTube looks for, and how to request one through a DistroVibe support ticket.

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"YouTube Content ID: Audio Fingerprinting & Monetization Guidelines"

How YouTube Content ID works through DistroVibe, the 100% exclusive rights rule, which content is ineligible, and the fees for ineligible submissions.

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YouTube Music & Content ID Pairing Requirements

Why YouTube Content ID is tied to your YouTube Music delivery, and why you should keep YouTube Music selected when you enable Content ID.

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Delivering Music to the YouTube Shorts Audio Library

How your music can become available in the YouTube Shorts sound picker, and the Content ID eligibility rules your tracks need to meet.

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Understanding YouTube "Release - Topic" & "Various Artists" Channels

Why new YouTube Art Tracks can first appear on "Release - Topic" or "Various Artists - Topic" channels, and when they move to your own Topic channel.

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YouTube Topic Channel Remapping & Artist Separation

How to ask DistroVibe to move a YouTube Art Track to the correct Topic channel when it lands on the wrong artist or stays on a temporary channel.

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YouTube Channel Monetization with DistroVibe

DistroVibe does not offer YouTube channel monetization or network (MCN) linking. Learn what YouTube services we do offer for your music.

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Adding Artist Profiles and Linking Spotify and Apple Music

Create artist profiles and connect them to existing Spotify and Apple Music pages so releases land on the right profile.

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