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Guidelines iTunes & Spotify

CONTENT THAT WILL NOT BE DELIVERED TO ITUNES AND SPOTIFY 

  • Any content breaking the rules in the iTunes Style Guide and the Spotify Style Guide
  • Any content containing artists found in our “Hidden Artist” list  
  • Tribute, Karaoke and Sound-a-like releases   
  • Releases with fake / key worded artist names  
  • Generic artists, orchestras and performers (e.g. Chorus, Orchestra, Top Hits, Singer…) 
  • Generic holiday content  
  • Duplicated albums, besides Deluxe versions (albums containing at least 50% of the track listing of another album) 
  • Tracks delivered more than three times  
  • Low quality cover art (pixelated, off-centered, blurry, scanned…) 
  • Public Domain artists as well as recordings dated pre-1964
  • Any low budget content with little editorial value   
  • Podcasts and radio broadcasts 
  • Live performances will be subject to the approval of the support team   

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