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Public Domain

• Holiday songs that are and are not in the Public Domain
• What do I enter in the Songwriter and Publisher field for a Public Domain song?
• What is "Public Domain" and how do I know if a particular composition falls within it?

Submission Process- General

• The Most Popular Questions and Answers
• How do I make changes to my project BEFORE it's delivered to the partners?
• How do I add a track I already distributed as a single to a new album?
• How many tracks can I have on an album?
• Do you want to switch distribution to CD Baby?
• How do I sign up?

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UPC Barcodes/ISRCS

• Everything you need to know about ISRCs
• Everything you need to know about UPC barcodes

Artist Name Requirements

• What does it mean to have an artist on the Watchlist?
• Why can't I use my record label or a description of my music as my artist name?
• How do I properly format the information if my album contains "Meets, Presents, or Versus" as it relates to the performing artists?

Submitting Track Information

• Adding or making edits to your tracklist
• Who do you consider the "songwriter/composer" and where do I enter that information in my account?
• What do you mean by "Publisher"?
• How do I differentiate two different versions of the same song on an album?
• Why should I avoid generic track titles?
• How should I format my track title for a medley?

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Submitting Art

• Artwork Requirements
• How do I upload my album art?
• VIDEO: How to make your artwork eye-catching
• I keep getting an error message when trying to upload my album art?
• How can I resize my art to the required pixel dimensions?
• What kinds of things are not allowed in my artwork, according to your digital retail partners' guidelines?

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Submitting Audio

• Uploading Audio
• Will the metadata embedded in my audio files remain once you process my audio?
• Can you pull my audio/artwork files from my physical CDs?
• I have a CD that blends each track together (i.e., DJ mix). Will it stay like that on your digital partner sites?

Inspection

• Casing Rules. What Words Should I Capitalize?
• Why was my audio flagged during inspection?
• What do you mean by "sound-alike"?
• How do I list additional artists that are featured on particular tracks?

Cover Songs and Samples

• What IS a cover song?
• What is NOT a cover song?
• Derivative works
• Do I need to get a license to offer streaming on my cover song?
• I have already secured a digital license for my cover song single. How do I enter that information?
• What information do I provide if I’m covering a song from an artist I know personally?

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Classical and Opera Submissions

• Why was my genre changed from Classical?
• Who should I list in the artist field on a Classical album?
• How do I correctly enter composers for a Classical album?
• How should I format the album title of a Classical album?
• How do I format song titles for Classical albums?
• Why can't I just list what is on my sheet music?