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Everything from preparing your audio to fixing things after a release goes live.
Three scenarios for what you can change once your release has been delivered to the DSPs. This applies whether your release is live or not — if it's been delivered, these rules apply. You can make the…
This is the end-to-end flow for getting a new release from your catalog into stores via Hitskope. It's deliberately the canonical starting point — every specialized release article (compilations, mult…
Distribution and delivery of videos to DSPs is coming in Q1 2026. In the meantime, Hitskope supports the creation of videos on VEVO and YouTube, as well as royalty reporting for videos. - To submit vi…
Archiving lets you remove inactive catalog items from your account without losing their history. Active items (such as releases still live on DSPs or artists linked to active releases) cannot be archi…
This article covers changing an artist's name (for example, renaming an artist from The Quarrymen to The Beatles) — the name by which they are known to the public. This is not about changing the artis…
Compilations and multi-artist projects can be tricky. DSPs (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, etc.) all have different rules for how credits should display. Hitskope handles this complexity automatically.…
Multi-Disc Album support lets you create releases with multiple discs (volumes) — each with its own disc number and track ordering. You can group up to 10 discs into one release. This ensures your mul…
You can edit a release while it's processing in the distribution queue. 1. Go to your release's Distribution page (Assets Music your release Distribution) 2. Switch to the Processing tab 3. Select all…
Understand the difference between two types of release dates: - Enter this when creating your release if it was previously distributed. - Found on the release metadata page — not the distribution page…
Once a release is delivered to a DSP, the DSP will NOT allow you to change the audio file unless BOTH of the following are true: 1. You are replacing the file because of a technical issue (crackle, si…
Hitskope supports the music genres listed below. Keep in mind: - These are the genres most DSPs accept. A few specialty platforms (like Beatport) have their own lists. If you pick a different genre, t…
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