Releases
Building a release: metadata, audio, artwork, credits, splits, AI disclosure and stores.
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11 articles- Creating a release, step by step Every section of the Run release wizard, what each one needs, what blocks submit, and what happens once you send it.
- Importing your catalog from Spotify How the importer turns a Spotify discography into pre-filled Run drafts, what it never brings across, and what to check before you submit one.
- Metadata rules that stop rejections The title, credit, genre, language, date and code rules Run's checks enforce, including the wording that fails outright and the wording a reviewer looks at.
- Audio file requirements The exact audio specs Run accepts, the warnings that do not stop a release, and how to export a master that clears the checks first time.
- Mastering (Upcoming) Mastering is Upcoming. Check its availability and learn how to prepare a release with your own finished master.
- Artwork requirements The cover art specs Run enforces at submit, the store content rules a reviewer applies, and what to do when your artwork is too small.
- Credits, contributors and publishing splits How display artists, song credits and publishing splits differ, the rules Run enforces on each, and what stops a release submitting.
- AI disclosure, explained The three AI disclosures Run collects, what the four levels mean, the separate question on each credited person, and why disclosure is never a penalty.
- Choosing stores and Content ID Stores are all on by default and Content ID is not. What each category does, the ownership confirmation, and which tracks are never eligible.
- The sound recording and copyright lines What the two rights lines on a release mean, what Run fills in when you leave them blank, and how one track can override them.
- Editing, reopening and resubmitting A release can only be edited while it is a draft. How to reopen one that failed checks or was refused, and what is fixed once it has been delivered.