Refreshing Your Back Catalogue: Rights and Version Planning
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An older track can support a new campaign, remix or rework, but each option has different metadata and rights implications. Nostalgia alone does not guarantee renewed demand.
Put it into practice
Identify recordings you control and choose whether the audio is unchanged or materially revised. Confirm identifiers, permissions and release dates before replacing any live version.
Put the decision into a release plan
Keep one catalogue record with artist names, versions, identifiers, rights and the intended release dates. Check the options available in your account before announcing destinations. Allow time to correct a rejected asset, and verify store links after delivery. For WBBT White-Label or Distributor API early access, ask sales for a tailored scope and quote rather than assuming fixed limits.
Your next step
Identify recordings you control and choose whether the audio is unchanged or materially revised. Keep a short record of the decision and revisit it after your next completed project.
Explore WBBT distribution for the relevant WBBT Records workflow.
Further reading
Check current requirements at Spotify: getting music on Spotify. Platform policies, features and commercial terms can change; confirm the details for your own account and release.
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