Everything you need to do before your song goes live, in order. Work through this checklist and you'll release like a pro — and every step here can be done for free.
Make sure it's loud and clean enough for streaming. Use the free browser mastering tool, then confirm it passes store specs with the audio checker.
Cover art must be a square 3000×3000 image with no URLs or logos of other brands. Make one free with the cover art maker.
Lock your artist name, track title, featured artists, genre and songwriter credits — consistency here keeps your profile clean across every store.
Choose a Friday release with enough lead time to pitch playlists and set up a pre-save.
Pitch your song to Spotify editorial playlists, line up a pre-save, and prepare your social clips before release day.
Not sure you're ready? Run your release through the free release readiness checker — it scores your song across audio, artwork, metadata and promo, and points you to the tool to fix any gap. Then Pricing follows the current plan.
A mastered audio file, square 3000×3000 cover art, finalized metadata (title, artist, credits, genre), a release date with lead time, and a distributor to deliver it. ISRC and UPC codes are assigned for you.
Give yourself 3–4 weeks before release day so you can pitch playlists and set up a pre-save. Deliver your finished song to your distributor within that window.
A square image, 3000×3000 pixels, high quality, with no web addresses, pricing or logos of other brands. You can make a compliant cover free with an online cover art maker.
No — your distributor assigns both for free when you release, so every track is tracked and every release is listed correctly.
Yes. Mastering, artwork, the readiness check and Pricing follows the current plan with Mazufa's tools and commission according to current plan terms distribution.
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Distribute to supported digital services in available territories with Mazufa. commission according to current plan terms, retain ownership of your work subject to your agreement.