It is possible to upload collaborations at both the album level and the track level with DistroKid. 

Album level collaborations are releases in which all tracks are credited to the same collaborating artists. Track level collaborations are individual tracks within a greater release that are credited to multiple artists.

For album-level collaborations, make sure to enter the collaboration name within the "Artist/band name" section of the upload form. For track-level collaborations, use the "Add featured artist to song title?" section within the track information on the upload form or after upload by adding additional primary artists.

Uploading an Album-Level Collaboration

If you have an album or single with multiple main artists, you can list them in the "Artist/band name" section of the upload form using an ampersand (&), an "X," or the word "and" to indicate a collaboration. You can also use commas for collaborations of three people.

For example, for a collaboration between Moore Kismet, Pauline Herr, and Rezz, you could input any of the following to indicate them all as main artists for the whole album:

Moore Kismet, Pauline Herr & Rezz

Moore Kismet x Pauline Herr x Rezz

Moore Kismet, Pauline Herr, and Rezz
 

If you are uploading a single, you must add your collaborators at the album level, and not at the track level. Additionally, note that collaborations at the album level take up an artist slot, even if one of the artists is already being used on your account. If you need more artist slots, you can upgrade your account. 

Uploading a Track-Level Collaboration

If your release has more than one track, then it is possible for one or more of the tracks to have additional primary artists. Please note that track-level collaborations are not possible for singles – a single that is a collaboration must be set at the "album" level. Additionally, if every track on a release is a collaboration between the same primary artists, then the collaboration must also be credited at the album level.

Adding an Additional Primary Artist During Upload

If you have individual songs on your release that have multiple primary artists, you can list those collaborators in the individual song by utilizing the "Add featured artist to song title?" section within the track information on the upload form. This should be done after entering the main artist name of the entire album in the "Artist/band name" section of the upload form.

You will see a section under "Song Title" for the track that says "Add featured artist to song title?". To add a collaborator to the track, select "Yes, add featured artists to track title (please specify...)," and it will provide a dropdown menu where you can select the artist role: Featured Artist, Additional Primary Artist, or Remixer. For more information on artist roles, check out this article.

Once you select the role, you can enter the artist name for your collaborator in the input field on the right. You can also add additional collaborators by clicking "+ Add another featured artist."

Adding an Additional Primary Artist After Upload

To add or edit a primary artist on a track that has already been uploaded, head to the album page from your DistroKid dashboard and click "Edit release."

⁠First, select "Yes, add featured artists to track title (please specify...)." Then, click "Add another featured artist" and choose "Additional primary artist" from the dropdown. Finally, enter the artist’s name for the additional primary artist.

Once the additional primary artist is entered, click on "Submit edit request" on the bottom of the edits page. Streaming services usually handle these edits within a few days, but metadata updates like this can take 1-2 weeks to reflect across all services.