Everything Apple/iTunes
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Delays in Deliveries to Apple (Apple Music & iTunes)
We are currently experiencing delays in delivering new releases and updates to Apple (iTunes and Apple Music). New releases: Expect an additional delay of a few days beyond th...
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Uploading Your Music to Apple Music
Uploading your music and getting paid from Apple Music through DistroKid is super easy. In addition to making it easy to get your music on Apple Music and iTunes, DistroKid also...
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Setting Up Pre-Add in Apple Music
Pre-adds in Apple Music allow your fans to listen to one or more songs on Apple Music from an Album or EP before it is available for sale on iTunes. Pre-adds also automatically ...
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Finding Your Apple Artist URL or Apple Artist ID
If you have uploaded a release via DistroKid and need to grab your Artist, Album, or Track Apple IDs (even pre-release), you can use DistroKid's Apple ID Looker-Upper. You can a...
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Does DistroKid Support Apple Digital Masters?
Yes! Apple Digital Masters (formerly 'Mastered for iTunes') allows you to deliver high-resolution masters with the highest quality audio to Apple. Make sure your audio is a 24-...
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What are the Audio Badges on Apple Music? How do I get those?
Apple offers a variety of audio formats and quality standards that they indicate to listeners using various badges. Let's take a look at what each badge means and how you can qu...
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Why Can't I Change or Rebrand My Artist Name on iTunes and Apple Music?
Due to Apple policy changes, Apple is no longer accepting name change requests under any circumstance. The first artist name that is submitted to Apple on a release will be the ...
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My Album in iTunes Says "The Item You've Requested Is Not Currently Available in the U.S. Store."
Congrats! This means that your album has been successfully delivered to iTunes, and they're in the process of making it live in all iTunes stores across the world. Albums someti...
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What is iTunes Match?
iTunes Match is a service where music fans pay Apple to be able to upload their entire music collection to the Apple cloud and stream it from Apple's cloud to any device. They c...
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