Once your release has been delivered*, the release metadata is locked and can't be changed from within your CD Baby account. To check the status of your release, follow the instructions here.
There are some restrictions to what types of updates can be made after your release has been delivered. If you want to make a change, review the table below to see what's possible.
- If you have FastForward, use the 'Priority Support' button on the 'Title Overview' page for your release to request the change.
- *Releases are considered 'delivered' if the status is 'delivery requested' or 'delivered'.
| Type of Update | With FastForward | Without FastForward |
| Change Release Date | ✅ (If the current and requested release dates are more than 2 weeks away) | ✅ (If the current and requested release dates are more than 2 weeks away) |
| Audio Corrections (e.g. audible errors, such as skipping, static, or extended silence) |
✅ (Within one year of delivery) Learn how to file an audio correction request here. |
❌ |
| Audio Changes (e.g. new mix, re-masters, additional elements, changes in dB) |
❌ | ❌ |
| Artwork Changes | ❌ | ❌ |
| Correct Album or Track Title typos (*not casing) | ✅ (Within one year of delivery) | ❌ |
| Correct Artist name typos (*not casing) | ✅ (Within one year of delivery) | ❌ |
| Change Featured Artists |
✅ (Within one month of delivery) *Maximum of 3 artists can be added or removed. |
❌ |
| Change Songwriter Names | ❌ |
❌ |
| Add/remove an 'Explicit' tag | ✅ (Within one year of delivery) | ✅ (Within one year of delivery) |
| Correct Typos in Label or Copyright Holder names | ✅ (Within one year of delivery) | ❌ |
| Add CDB Boost | ✅ Anytime, if eligible | ✅ Anytime, if eligible |
| Cancel distribution | ✅ Anytime | ✅ Anytime |
| Change distribution options | ✅ Anytime, if eligible |
✅ Anytime, if eligible
|
| Change territories | ✅ Anytime |
✅ Anytime |
| Change Apple iTunes Pricing | ❌ | ❌ |
Genre change |
✅ (Apple Music/iTunes ONLY) |
✅ (Apple Music/iTunes ONLY) |
Add/remove “Live” Tag on Albums/Tracks |
✅ Add (Only if sound recording includes audible cheering or audience) ✅Remove (Only if sound recording does not include audible cheering or audience) |
✅ Add (Only if sound recording includes audible cheering or audience) ✅Remove (Only if sound recording does not include audible cheering or audience) |
Changes to Composition Type |
✅ (Within one year of delivery) *At our discretion; Composition types cannot be amended to force eligibility for social video monetization |
✅ (Within one year of delivery) *At our discretion; Composition types cannot be amended to force eligibility for social video monetization |
Pre-Sale/Pre-add/Pre-order Date Changes |
❌ |
❌ |
Corrections/Changes to UPC/ISRC |
❌ |
❌ |
Add/Remove/Edit Producer/Remixer |
❌ |
❌ |
Add/Remove/Edit Songwriter/Publisher |
❌ |
❌ |
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