Prepare the master
Export the final mix as an uncompressed WAV file — the standard is 24-bit / 48kHz. Listen to the file all the way through, from beginning to end, on headphones and on a phone speaker. Check the start and the end for clicks, and don't leave extra silence at either end.
Cover art that passes review
Your cover art travels with the release to every store. The spec is 3000×3000 pixels, RGB. Keep text minimal and readable at thumbnail size, and avoid platform logos, account handles, prices and links — stores reject cover art that carries them.
Metadata and codes
Metadata is how the world finds you: an artist name spelled the same way on every release, the real title with no decoration, and the correct language and genre tags. The codes — ISRC for the recording and UPC for the release — are assigned during preparation; you don't need to buy them anywhere.
Choose the release date
Give yourself room. A date several weeks out leaves space for review, delivery and pitching before day one. Line the date up with anything you control — a video, a show, a run of posts — so the release lands with support behind it rather than alone.
Request your invite
Mazufa works by invitation only. Completed applications enter a human review queue as capacity allows. Submitting does not create an account; those accepted may receive a dedicated preparation invite.
After acceptance
After preparation, your release is packaged to spec and delivered to every platform, and its data is pitched to the appropriate editorial and algorithmic surfaces. From there, watch your dashboard: streams, saves and playlist adds, per platform and per country.
The fingerprint code every recording carries — it tracks streams and earnings worldwide.
Your release barcode — one per single, EP or album.
Digital service provider — Spotify, Apple Music, Anghami and every store on earth.
The problem nobody tells you about in advance
Many artists begin their journey in digital distribution through platforms such as other distributors, taking advantage of a trial period or a low-cost annual subscription. But when that period ends and the payment is not renewed, a chain of events begins that can cost the artist real earnings and an audience they had built hopes on. This article explains exactly what happens, and how to protect yourself.
What happens to your music on Spotify specifically?
When the subscription period ends and you do not renew it, the process of removing your songs from the platforms, Spotify included, begins. The timeline differs between the two platforms:
- Another distributor: Under their published policy, if you do not renew your annual subscription, distribution of your music stops and the songs may be deleted from the platforms. The other distributor offers an option called "Keep My Music" for an extra fee per song, if you want to continue without renewing the full plan.
- Another distributor: Their model is different; the artist pays an annual fee for each album or single. If you do not renew the payment for a given release, that song or album is pulled from the platforms under the policy published on their official site.
What happens to the accumulated earnings that have not yet been withdrawn?
The earnings you collected from streaming before the subscription ended do not disappear immediately in most cases, but access to them can become restricted:
- In most cases, platforms keep the accumulated earnings in your account for a set period after the subscription ends, and let you withdraw them.
- Some platforms require the account to be active in order to complete withdrawals, which means you would need to renew the subscription to reach your earnings.
- If you leave the earnings unwithdrawn for a long period with no activity, they may fall under inactive-account policies, which differ from one platform to another.
- The practical recommendation: Always withdraw your balance before you decide not to renew your subscription.
What happens to your audience and your statistics?
Deleting the music does not only affect your earnings; its impact extends to things that are harder to recover:
- The songs disappear from the playlists of the listeners who added them, which cuts their connection to your music.
- The historical stream statistics tied to those songs are lost from your Spotify for Artists profile.
- The share links you posted on social media stop working, which damages your credibility in front of a new audience discovering you later.
- If you re-upload the same song through another distributor, you will get a new ISRC in most cases, which means starting from zero on the stream count.
Practical steps to protect yourself before it is too late
- Set a reminder 30 days before your subscription ends, to assess your financial position and decide on renewing.
- Withdraw all your earnings to your bank account right before the subscription ends, whatever the amount.
- Keep copies of the original audio files and the complete song metadata (ISRC, UPC, writer details) somewhere safe outside the platform.
- If you are thinking of changing distributor, move the songs to the new distributor first, keeping the same ISRC as far as possible, then stop the old distributor, to avoid a gap of absence from the platforms.
- Read the inactive-account policy in the terms and conditions of every platform you use; they are published on their official sites.
Why is Mazufa's model different on this point?
Mazufa works on a distribution model with no annual subscriptions that threaten the continuity of your music. That means worrying about a trial period ending or forgetting to renew an annual payment is not part of your equation at all, and your songs stay on the platforms for as long as you want them there.
Summary
A subscription ending without renewal is not simply a service stopping; it is a potential loss of unwithdrawn earnings, of the audience you built up, and of the historical data. The fix is simple: keep track of your subscription end dates, withdraw your earnings regularly, and always keep your original files.