Apple Music for Artists
This article details all the features that Apple Music for Artists offers and how to request access to the profiles. Introduction How to claim a profile? Introduction This tool by Apple Music offers the artist access to analytics and statistics of their songs and albums distributed to this channel. Find out how many plays and sales has their catalogue, […]
How to get Apple Artist ID (iTunes)
This article explains how to get the Apple Artist ID providing an example. I need an example! Can we use this code in the platform? The Apple Artist ID is automatically assigned to each artist created in the iTunes Store. Once the works of an artist are available, the artist ID can be obtained via Apple’s artist […]
Apple Music: Editorial Hides
The following article details the possible reasons that may cause an Editorial Hide in Apple Music and iTunes. Introduction Types of Editorial Hides Curated Artist Repeated Submissions Misleading Refusal Introduction Unlike other content-related issues, what Apple Music calls “Editorial hides”, cannot be fixed by redelivery or metadata update. Editorial Hides is the most serious type […]
Delivering Content to Apple Music: checklist of what matters the most
Thie following article lists the most important guidelines to consider when creating and distributing your content to Apple Music. Introduction Most important considerations Asset quality Artist accuracy and formatting Localizations and phonetics Explicit or Clean version Lyrics Artist ID Rejections Introduction Apple Music is one of the main channels and one of the first ones […]
iTunes/Apple Music: Description
In this article you will find a description of the Apple Music/iTunes service: About iTunes About Apple Music Service Type Territories Go Live Time About iTunes iTunes is a media player, media library, online radio broadcaster, and mobile device management application developed by Apple Inc. It is used to play, download, and organise digital audio and […]
Spotify: DJ Mixes
The following article explains the new Spotify launch, DJ Mixes, and how to get involved. Introduction How to get involved? Introduction Spotify launched its DJ Mixes, where some DJs are sharing their own mixed-music content, in addition to high-quality compilations directly on Spotify through its new DJ Mixes. Available for all users in the U.K., Ireland, the Netherlands, […]
Validator tracks delivered to Spotify with genre Spoken Word/Speeches
A new validation has been implemented to ensure that all audio tracks with genre Spoken Word/Speeches (primary or secondary genre) delivered to Spotify have a duration of at least 3 minutes. This new behavior caters for the new Spoken Word policy of the channel, which introduces this new content delivery requirement for all Spoken Word deliveries. […]
Spotify Lyrics
Here you have all the information regarding Spotify Lyrics, how to add them and how to find them on different devices. Introduction How do I add my lyrics on Spotify? How to find Lyrics Spotify Mobile app Spotify Desktop app Spotify TV app Introduction Spotify created an experience that’s simple and interactive —and even shareable. […]
Spotify: How to submit your music for playlists
Spotify features the option to submit songs that have not been published yet to their official curated playlists. To do so, the artist, label or manager has to go to their Spotify for Artists account and select the track they wish to submit for playlists. The editorial team will consider the proposal and decide if the track […]
Spotify Monetization
As you know, Spotify has several levels of access for the users, one of them is Freemium, for users with free accounts. In these cases, Spotify does not collect money from users’ subscriptions but from advertisers who pay to serve ads to these accounts. It is based on this money collected that it distributes the […]