How Do I Add a Release to My Account?

Once you have logged in to your EmuBands account, just click on ‘Add A New Release’ and follow the on-screen...

What Are ISRCs and UPCs?

These are unique identifiers – an ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) identifies a specific recording, and a UPC (Universal Product...

How Long Does It Take?

How Long Does Music Distribution Take? If you’re wondering how long it takes to release music, the timeline depends on...

Can I Select a Release Date?

Yes, this is one of the fields you are asked to complete when adding a release to your account. If...

Can I Make My Release Available for Pre-Order?

Yes! If you have an EmuBands Plus or Pro subscription, just enter the pre-order start date you’d prefer when adding...

How Much Will Stores Charge for My Release?

Retail pricing is generally at the discretion of the store, however there is some degree of flexibility on certain retailers. ...

What Countries Will My Release Be Available in?

By default, your release will be available Worldwide. However, you can select individual countries to include or exclude as part...

How Do I Add an iTunes Digital Booklet to My Release?

1. What Is An iTunes Digital Booklet? Apple makes iTunes digital booklets available in PDF format. An iTunes digital booklet...

What Format Should My Artwork Be In?

We require a single piece of front cover artwork, per release. Ensure your artwork is: 3000 x 3000 pixels JPG...

Can I Edit a Release After It Has Been Distributed?

Basic or Plus Accounts To update any aspects of your release after distribution, you simply need to add and pay...

Can I Remove My Release?

If you wish your release to be removed from sale, please log in to your EmuBands account, and head to...

How Do I Opt-in to More Stores and What Does It Cost?

There’s no extra charges involved in adding extra stores to your releases through EmuBands. To add more stores to your...

Can I Add Producer & Remixer Credits?

Following Spotify’s update to display Composer, Producer & Remixer credits publicly on their service, we’ve added the ability to add...

iTunes Single & EP definitions

iTunes have strict criteria on what they class as a single, and what they class as an EP. This criteria...

How Do I Add a Featuring Artist to My Tracks?

Featuring Artists can be credited on your tracks, for example, you might have a guest vocalist, who isn’t a permanent...

Instant Gratification Tracks

How do instant gratification tracks work? When your release is available for pre-order on iTunes, customers can immediately download instant...

How Do I Get Url Links for My Release?

You’ll receive an automated email from us when iTunes/Apple Music start processing your release. This email will contain both the...

How Do I Make Sure My Streams Transfer Over?

We’re often asked by our artists & labels how to make sure their streams on Spotify link up across two...

Original Release Date

When adding your release to the EmuBands dashboard area we’ll ask for two pieces of information with regards to your...

A Guide to Artist Information

When adding a release to your EmuBands account, you’ll notice that we ask for two pieces of information under the...

How Do I Get on Spotify Playlists?

Interested in How to Get on Spotify Playlists? Read on. Spotify has added a new feature to Spotify for Artists,...

Can EmuBands Distribute Compilations, or ‘Various Artists’ Releases?

Yes, absolutely. EmuBands can distribute compilations and ‘Various Artists’ releases. However, the number of artists you can credit, including remixers,...

How Do I Add a Medley track?

If you would like to include a medley track on your release, simply add this on the ‘Tracks’ page as...

Where Can I Find the UPC/EAN for my Release?

After we’ve processed your release, you’ll be able to find the EAN (UPC) for any release on the release by:...

Why Do I Need to Submit Full Composer Names?

As part of the copyright and royalties ecosystem, responsible distributors and DSPs want to make it as easy as possible...

How Do I Upload Apple Digital Masters?

If you’re an EmuBands Pro or Premium subscriber, you can upload hi-res audio files to supported DSPs at no extra...

Waterfall Releases

A waterfall release strategy is a music release method where an EP or album is presented as being released gradually....

How Do I Release a Cover Song?

Playing cover versions is a rite of passage for most musicians. Nearly everyone has paid tribute to a favourite artist...

Can I Purchase a US Cover Song License?

If you’re releasing a cover song, or a song that you don’t own the publishing rights for, you might need...

What are C and P Years?

When adding your release to our system for distribution, you’ll be asked to enter the C Year and P Year....

Auto Opt-in: A Smarter Way To Maximise Reach

What is Auto Opt-In? Auto Opt-In is an automatic DSP delivery add-on that ensures your release is automatically delivered to...

EmuBands Pricing Update (Effective 27 May 2025)

To help us continue building better tools and offering the expert support you rely on, we are making some small...

How Do I Add a Digital Booklet to a Release After It Has Gone Live?

You can now add a digital booklet to an existing release – it no longer has to be included at...