Making Edits
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Editing a Release After It's Uploaded
You can edit your release after it's live. Go to your album page in DistroKid, click "Edit Release," make your changes, and hit "Submit Edit Request" at the bottom.Most services...
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My Artist Name or Album/Track Title Isn't Capitalized Correctly, What Can I Do?
When you upload to DistroKid, you can enter your artist name and album/track titles exactly the way you'd like them stylistically capitalized in services. For example, you may l...
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How to Change Your Artwork After Upload
If you have uploaded a release and would like to change the artwork for it, you can submit an edit request to do so. To submit an edit request, go to the album page via your Dis...
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I Uploaded the Wrong Song, What Can I Do?
If you've uploaded the wrong file for a song, you can use our Audio Swap feature to replace that file and make sure the correct one is used for your song.Please note that Audio ...
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Can I Change the Song or Track Titles of My Release?
You can submit a request to change the song or track titles for a release after you've uploaded it by submitting an edit request for the release. To submit an edit request, visi...
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I Want to Submit an Edit or Delete My Release, But It Says "There is Already an Edit Request Pending Review"
If you've requested an edit for your release, keep in mind that it can take up to a week or so for us to review and submit your edit request to services. This is to make sure yo...
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Can I Undo a Deletion for My Release?
Apologies, but there is no way to undo a deletion of a release once it is submitted.If you accidentally deleted a release, we do have some features that can make the process go ...
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Audio Swap: Replace Your Audio Without Losing Anything
Audio Swap lets you replace the audio file for a song you've already released. Your stats, playlist placements, splits, and metadata all stay exactly the same. Super handy if yo...
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Can I Change My Artist Name?
Yes! You can change (rebrand) your artist name across all services. Go to your release page in DistroKid, click "Edit Release", and update your name there. You can even update a...
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Deleting a Release from Streaming Services
Here's how you can delete an album or single from services: Sign in to DistroKid. From your dashboard, click the release you want to delete. Click "Edit Release." Scroll to the...
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Removing Your Release From a Specific Streaming Service
To remove your release from a specific service, click the chat icon on this page to get in touch with us and we'll help you from there.After submitting your service-specific del...
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Uploading the Same Audio Recording to Multiple DistroKid Accounts
It is not possible to upload the same audio recording to multiple DistroKid accounts.We do not allow the same audio recording to be uploaded by multiple DistroKid users due to s...
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Adding Album Extras After You've Uploaded Your Release
You can add album extras like Social Media Pack, Discovery Pack, and Store Maximizer to your release after upload by heading to the album page from your DistroKid dash, and scr...
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Adding Previously Uploaded Music to New Streaming Services
To add previously uploaded music to new services, head to your release's album page from your DistroKid dashboard, and then scroll down to the "Stores" section. From there, clic...
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Setting Up "Instant Gratification" on iTunes
Instant Gratification in iTunes allows your fans to download a track from your pre-order release (instantly!) before its release date.Here's how you can set up Instant Gratifica...
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I Deleted a Release from Streaming Services and Re-Uploaded a New Version. Will the Original Links in Services Still Work?
If you deleted a release from services and then re-uploaded a new version, the new version of your release will have different links than the original. Services generate new lin...
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How Long Does It Take for My Release to Be Removed from Streaming Services?
It takes the same amount of time for releases to be removed from streaming services as it does for releases to go live in streaming services. Generally, you can expect to wait u...
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Can I Transfer a Release Between DistroKid Accounts?
At this time, it is not possible to move releases between DistroKid accounts.However, we are happy help to redirect earnings from one DistroKid account to another. To do this, y...
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Can I Choose to Release My Music Only in Certain Countries?
It's possible to exclude your music from specific countries. After completing your upload, please contact our support team to let us know which countries to remove your music fr...
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