Enter your track details (title, genre, etc.).
Enter all clients involved in the track in the Client Listing section by clicking “Add Client”. A client can be an individual, group, or company. A new window will open - all editing happens here.
You have the option to click “Copy clients from another track” as a starting point. Client information from the selected track will be populated, and you can edit as needed.
As you add clients, the track title to preview will update accordingly.
Use the search bar to find an existing client (company or artist) or create a new one.
Select the client’s involvement in the track and their alias, the name that will be displayed in stores. More details on crediting artists and contributors can be found here.
Search and link artist profiles for the alias selected on Spotify (required), Apple Music (required), and Soundcloud (required if delivering via the feed). Artist Profiles will only apply to the selected alias.
Add roles for each member (more information on Performer roles, Production roles, and Composition roles). If the same members and roles apply across multiple releases, check “Save group members as default for this client” - this will automatically apply the defaults to all aliases under the client. Group Members will apply to all aliases under the selected client. Across all clients, you must choose at least one role under each category to proceed.
If the client is receiving a share of royalties, select ‘Yes’ and enter the contract account and allocation percentage. Use the Label Allocation to ensure that your royalty splits are accurate.
Repeat steps 2-7 for all clients involved in the track. Each client will appear in the Client Listing. The Track Title Preview will update as you add more clients.
In the Client Listing section, you can also:
Edit Royalties directly on the page.
Choose a royalty template to apply standard allocations
Edit contributor info by clicking 'Edit'
Delete clients with the ‘x’ icon.
Reorder clients using the up/down arrows. This will impact the order shown in stores and the track title preview.
FAQs
Do I have to edit all my past releases and supply these requirements?
No, you are not required to update your past releases with this information; however, if you choose to make changes to an older release, you'll be prompted to provide the required details during the editing process.I don’t know all the contributor info. Can I skip it?
No. All artists, contributors, and payees involved in a track must be listed with appropriate roles. If you’re unsure about a role or platform link, please reach out to your collaborators to confirm before submitting.What’s the benefit of adding this additional information?
Ensures your releases are accepted and prioritized by Apple Music
Makes it easier for fans to discover your artists and collaborators
Supports accurate royalty splits
AI Artist information:
You can now make a selection that the artist you are listing on your release is a fully generated AI artist, which will create an AI Artist persona on Spotify.
If you select AI artist under the artist profile:
Applies to the selected alias everywhere, not just this track: the group members of every track credited to this alias are replaced by the single “Generative AI” credit the next time that track is saved.
The artist profile will have an AI persona badge on Spotify.
The AI credit provides additional context about the role of AI in an artist’s creative process. It doesn’t affect how their music is surfaced to listeners on Spotify.
Example of when to use this tag:
You wrote the lyrics, but the rest is AI-generated.
Main Artist - AI Artist
Producer, Musician - AI credit
You - Lyrics
You have the ability to list out certain credits and group members as made by AI in Label Engine.
You will now see an "AI" checkbox next to group members. When you select this, every role next to that group member is tagged as AI-generated. You will see the selections you made.
An example of when you would use this is:
A human generates lyrics using AI, but creates everything else themselves and releases it under their own name -
Primary Artist: Human Artist Name
Group Member 1: Human Artist Name
Roles for Group Member 1: Vocals, Producer
Group Member 2: GenerativeAI
Roles for Group Member 2: Lyrics AI
You also have the ability to add AI credits to a human group member.
An example of when you would use this:
A human writes a song and uses AI to translate his voice into a different language. The song is released under the human's name -
Primary Artist: Human Artist Name
Group Member 1: Human Artist Name
Roles for Group Member 1: Vocals AI, Producer, Lyrics