Pitch early. Do not buy a yes.
Editors decide playlists. This page is the calendar, the checklist, and a place to ask our desk to read your story. It does not log into a store and it cannot see a yes or a no.
Timeline
- 4 weeks before
Lock the master, cover, explicit flag, and writer or composer splits that add to 100%.
Money: No store money yet. The $10 credit is still unspent until delivery is submitted.
- 3 weeks before
Choose one focus track. Write a short true story: who it is for, and why this week.
Money: Still no royalty.
- 2 weeks before
File the pitch request if you want a person to review the story. Open Promo only if you also want a campaign quote.
Money: This form does not charge you. A promo card is a quote until someone confirms payment.
- 7 days before
Treat this as the last comfortable day for stores that want about a week. Spotify asks artists to use its own pitch tool at least 7 days ahead. We do not log into that tool for you.
Money: Submitting delivery spends one $10 release credit when the handoff is accepted.
- Release day
Check delivery status. A store can still be reviewing.
Money: Live audio is not the same day as a deposit.
- After release
Read the workstation. Do not panic if the first streams have no dollar amount yet.
Money: When a statement is saved, the published deal is 98% you and 2% MYDistribution.
Checklist
- One focus track, not the whole album
- Release date far enough out for the windows above
- Cover art and a clean master already in the release builder
- A true story a stranger can repeat in two sentences
- Genre and two artists a listener would also play
- Lyrics if the song has words
- No bought streams, bots, or paid 'editorial guaranteed' promises
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Store planning windows we publish: Spotify (Plan at least 7 days); Apple Music (Plan about 2 weeks); YouTube Music (Plan 7–14 days); Amazon Music (Plan 7–14 days). Full list on the distribution lab.