Journal
Journal, page 4.
42 guides from the WBBT Records team on releasing music, royalties, rights, labels and AI tools, written for independent artists and labels. How we write them.
42 guides from the WBBT Records team on releasing music, royalties, rights, labels and AI tools, written for independent artists and labels. How we write them.
Catalogue moves and re-releasesRe-releasing older music: when a remaster keeps its ISRC, when a remix needs a new one, and how dates, version names and old licences work on WBBT.
Rights, Content ID and PPLCheck who owns the recording and the song, what samples, covers and beats need, and where Content ID, PPL and sync fit, before you release your music.
Release promotion and Spotify toolsWhat Spotify says about Release Radar, Discover Weekly and its other playlists, which popular rules it has never published, and how to read Source of Streams.
Labels, white-label and APISubmit a demo to a record label with a short message, a private link and clear rights, then follow up and read an offer. Includes what WBBT's submit page is.
Release promotion and Spotify toolsHow a release reaches TikTok and Instagram: the two boxes in the Release Wizard, artist mapping requests, preview start times and rights checks to make first.
Release promotion and Spotify toolsClaim the right Spotify for Artists profile, keep your artist link on file, check your release in Upcoming and learn what the pitch form and Canvas need.