Creating a successful music release involves more than just uploading your track; it requires a strategic plan to capture attention and engage listeners. This guide covers essential steps for a smooth release, from timeline planning and marketing to post-release promotions, helping you maximize your music’s reach on all major platforms.
2024 Holiday Submission Deadlines
As we approach the 2024 holiday season, we want to inform Label Engine users of the submission deadlines for upcoming releases. During this period, stores will typically have reduced staff and limited support, so releases submitted after the deadlines below may risk delays or not going live on time as planned. To help you plan ahead, our service partners have …
Essential Tips for Designing Cover Artwork
Discover essential tips for creating release cover art that captures attention and meets digital streaming platform requirements. Learn about image specifications, content restrictions, and design best practices to ensure your artwork resonates with your audience and is optimized for distribution.
Twitch Launches New DJ Program
Learn more about the Twitch DJ Program, a new initiative providing DJs with fresh opportunities to stream and promote their music. Explore the program’s features, including an official DJ category and expanded discovery opportunities, and see how you can get started today.
Getting Started with Spotify Countdown Pages
Learn how to build momentum for your release, engage fans with exclusive content, and drive anticipation with Spotify Countdown Pages. Start using this prerelease tool to elevate your music launch.
Safeguard your Label Engine Account: The Importance of Multifactor Authentication
Don’t put your music at risk.
2023 Holiday Submission Deadlines
As the 2023 holiday season approaches, we’d like to share with Label Engine users the submission deadlines for upcoming releases. Because stores will have reduced staff and less operational support than usual, any releases submitted outside of the time frames we’ve listed below will be at risk of not going live on time. We urge you to keep this in …
Label Engine is Now a Spotify Preferred Provider
Becoming a Spotify Preferred Provider means that Spotify recognizes Label Engine’s reliability and commitment to ensuring that music is delivered seamlessly to the platform and meets Spotify’s standards for metadata quality and anti-infringement measures.
Spotify for Artists: Showcase
In a bid to help artists and their teams reach their audiences like never before, Spotify has rolled out its game-changing campaign tool, Showcase. This new tool is designed to give musicians an incredible array of options for getting their music in front of the right listeners exactly when it matters most. In this blog post, we’ll dive into what …
Label Engine & Create Music Group ADE Mixer
We are excited to announce our Industry Mixer at ADE! Join us at Cafe Weber on October 18th for some drinks and good conversations with industry professionals! If you are an ADE pass holder, entry is free. Otherwise, click HERE to RSVP. Big thank you to our sponsors LimeBlue and SOCAN! Free drinks are first come first serve. Early arrival …