Submitting tracks for “Apple Digital Masters” (MFiT)
In case an artist wants to submit tracks mastered for iTunes, these must be mastered by an iTunes approved studio. If you don’t know one, we can put you into contact with approved studios. Once the mastered tracks are ready, please make sure the full album has been uploaded to Sonosuite and proceed with the […]
iTunes Digital Booklet
An iTunes Booklet is a digital booklet that you can include in the release in iTunes. Similar to booklets that can be found in physical albums, you can use them to add information about the content (lyrics, technical sheet, special thanks, etc). The release buyer can download the booklet along with the tracks. To request […]
iTunes Pre-order / Instant Gratification
Instant-gratification tracks can be requested for any desired album. Instant-gratification tracks are available for individual purchases during the pre-order period. If a customer pre-orders the album, the track will be downloaded immediately. If any artist is asking for their album in iTunes’ Pre-order you must follow up the next steps: Distribute the release to iTunes […]
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. […]