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Everything you need to start selling your music.
Submission Process- General
- Do you want to switch distribution to CD Baby?
- VIDEO: What is CD Baby??
- How do I sign up?
- Submitting a single?
- The Title Overview Page
- What partners/sites will my submission go to? How do I select specific partners/sites?
UPC Barcodes/ISRCS
- How can I get my ISRCs and where can I find them?
- What is a UPC bar code and why do I need one?
- Where do I find my UPC Barcode
- Your system won't take my bar code! What's up with that?
- My CD doesn't have a bar code printed on the back of the artwork. Is that a problem for CD Baby’s partners?
- Why is it NOT OK for me to customize or edit an existing UPC barcode?
Artist Name Requirements
- Why can't I get my name spelled right on the site?
- What does it mean to have an artist on the Blacklist?
- How do I list additional artists that are featured on particular tracks?
- How do I list my artist names if there are multiple performing artists?
- 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
- How do I make edits to my track list?
- Who do you consider the "songwriter/composer" and where do I enter that information in my account?
- VIDEO: How many tracks can I put on a single?
- What do you mean by "Publisher"?
- Why do you say ASCAP, BMI, or Harry Fox are not the Publisher?
- What about bonus or hidden tracks?
Submitting Art
- VIDEO: How to make your artwork eye-catching
- I keep getting an error message when trying to upload my album art?
- How do I upload my album art?
- How can I re-size my art to the required minimum of 1400 x 1400 pixel dimensions?
- What kind of ART IMAGE file should I upload?
- What kinds of things are not allowed in my artwork, according to your digital retail partners' guidelines?
Submitting Audio
- How do I upload AUDIO and what files should I upload?
- How long should it take to upload my audio files?
- 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
Cover Songs, Samples, and Public Domain
- What IS a cover song?
- What is NOT a cover song?
- Derivative works
- Holiday songs that are and are not in the Public Domain
- 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?