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Advice for releasing your music, growing a real audience, and developing your artistic project.

Cover song: how do you cover a song and release it?

How do you cover a song and release your version? Distinguish between a cover, adaptation, and sample, then prepare the rights, audio, and distribution.

Deezer for Artist: the guide to Deezer for Creators

If you are searching for Deezer for Artist, Deezer for Artists or Deezer Artist, the official tool to use is **Deezer for Creators**; this space allows artists and their teams to manage their presence on Deezer and track their music's performance once it has been distributed.

Apple Music for Artists: manage your profile and releases

Discover Apple Music for Artists: claim your profile, analyze your audience, add your lyrics, and prepare promotion for your releases.

Amazon Music for Artists: profile, statistics and promotion

Discover Amazon Music for Artists: claim your profile, track your statistics, pitch a track and prepare your promotion on Amazon Music.

Spotify Canvas: how to create and add a visual to your tracks

Learn how to create a Spotify Canvas: format, length, dimensions, adding it in Spotify for Artists, and settings to display animations.

Spotify editorial pitch for submitting a song to a playlist

How to Get on Spotify Playlists: Editorial Playlist Pitching Guide

Learn how to submit a song to Spotify editorial playlists through Spotify for Artists, when to pitch, and how to write a stronger playlist pitch.

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YouTube Official Artist Channel: How to Get One

Find out the requirements for getting a YouTube Official Artist Channel, the steps to follow and how Dibsteur helps you.

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DistroKid: Artists Report Music Removed Without Warning: Why and What to Do

Did your music disappear from DistroKid or Spotify without warning? Learn the possible reasons, what to do next, and how to switch music distributors.

A Spotify presave campaign before a song is released

Spotify presave: how to create a link before a song is released

Learn how to create a Spotify presave link before a song is released and prepare your launch.

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Album cover: size, format, and how to create cover art for your music

Discover the size, format, and rules to follow when creating album cover art ready for the platforms.

Flow of Spotify revenue from streams to the artist

Spotify royalties: how much does an artist make from streams?

Find out how much Spotify pays, how pay per stream works, and how much revenue an artist can actually generate from their streams.

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Music promotion: how to promote your music and grow your audience

Learn how to promote your music: release strategy, social media, press kit, SmartLink, pre-save, playlists, advertising, and performance tracking.

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Music copyright: SACEM, neighboring rights, and how to protect your music

Understand music copyright, SACEM's role, neighboring rights, the duration of protection, and the precautions to take before distributing your tracks.

Three presentations of a single, an EP, and an album

EP, single, or album: definition, differences, and which format to choose?

EP, single, or album: discover the differences between these formats, how to choose for your project, and how to distribute your music on the platforms.

Music royalty flow between platforms, distributor, and artist

Music royalties: how are artists paid?

Understand music royalties: streaming, rights, distributors, revenue calculation, and artist payments on Spotify, Deezer, and Apple Music.

ISRC Code: What Is It, Where to Find It, and How to Get One?

Find out what an ISRC code is, what it is used for, how to get one, where to find it, and why you should keep it when changing distributors.

Illustration of creation evidence, contracts and metadata used to protect rights on a music release

How to protect your music on YouTube?

Learn how to protect your music on YouTube, clarify your rights, avoid problems with beats and samples and manage unauthorized uses.

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How to Promote Music on Spotify?

Learn how to promote your music on Spotify before and after release: artist profile, playlists, social media, stats, and best practices.

Artist planning a sustainable strategy to grow music streams

Grow Your Music Streams Sustainably

A realistic method to prepare releases, build an audience, and assess music promotion.

Artist gathering references to build a coherent artistic direction

Build Your Artistic Direction

A practical method to connect music, visual identity, voice, and communication formats.

Artist reviewing a Spotify Discovery Mode campaign

Understanding Spotify Discovery Mode

Eligibility, recommendations, commission, and a method for assessing a Discovery Mode campaign.