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The WBBT Journal.

45 guides from the WBBT Records team on releasing music, royalties, rights, labels and AI tools, written for independent artists and labels. How we write them.

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One guide per topic to read first. Each topic page lists the rest of that topic.

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Checklists for electronic music and for the specialist formats that need extra approval or extra files.

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AI-generated illustration: microphone on a concert stage with colourful lights, as the cover for “Spotify Fresh Finds Forward for Indie Artists”Release promotion and Spotify tools

Spotify Fresh Finds Forward for Indie Artists

Spotify Fresh Finds Forward explained: who is invited, what the 12 months of benefits include, where Spotify’s pages differ and how to pitch a release.

· 7 min read
AI-generated illustration: abstract audio waveform with translucent connections, as the cover for “Spotify AI Credits and the Verified Badge”AI music and AI release tools

Spotify AI Credits and the Verified Badge

Spotify’s October 2026 AI update for artists: how AI credits work, what the Verified badge needs, Artist Profile Protection and the 1,000-stream threshold.

· 7 min read
AI-generated illustration: video camera and microphone in a performance shoot setup, as the cover for “Spotify Video and Wrapped: What Artists Can Do”Release promotion and Spotify tools

Spotify Video and Wrapped: What Artists Can Do

Spotify video upload beta, video pitching and Wrapped 2026 video messages for artists: who can use them, the file rules, and the deadline Spotify lists twice.

· 7 min read
AI-generated illustration: headphones beside a phone showing abstract music tiles, as the cover for “Fix Music on the Wrong Spotify Artist Profile”Getting your release live

Fix Music on the Wrong Spotify Artist Profile

Release on the wrong Spotify or Apple Music artist profile? Why it happens, how an artist link prevents it, and a step-by-step checklist to get it fixed.

· 13 min read
AI-generated illustration: piano keyboard, notebook and headphones on a learning desk, as the cover for “How to Add Lyrics to Spotify and Apple Music”Getting your release live

How to Add Lyrics to Spotify and Apple Music

How lyrics get onto Spotify and Apple Music: Musixmatch verification, Apple Music for Artists, time-synced lyrics, formatting rules and realistic timing.

· 14 min read
AI-generated illustration: vinyl record, headphones and a mixer on a recording-studio desk, as the cover for “A Week-by-Week Release Timeline for One Single”Getting your release live

A Week-by-Week Release Timeline for One Single

Plan one single week by week: WBBT lead times, Spotify's 7-day pitch and 5-business-day rules worked into dates, release-day checks and the month after.

· 14 min read
AI-generated illustration: vinyl record and legal paperwork with a fountain pen, as the cover for “How to Copyright a Song in the UK”Rights, Content ID and PPL

How to Copyright a Song in the UK

How copyright protects a song in the UK: it is automatic, there is no register, how to keep dated evidence, song vs recording, PRS and PPL, if you are copied.

· 11 min read
AI-generated illustration: hardware sampler with coloured pads in a recording studio, as the cover for “Using Samples in a Song You Release”Rights, Content ID and PPL

Using Samples in a Song You Release

Using samples in a released song: master and publishing clearance, what royalty-free pack licences allow, interpolations, Content ID flags and proof to keep.

· 11 min read
AI-generated illustration: laptop with abstract audio waveforms between studio speakers, as the cover for “LANDR Studio Review: What You Get”Release-ready audio, metadata and artwork

LANDR Studio Review: What You Get

LANDR Studio reviewed for independent artists: what each tier includes, published prices, who it suits, buying tools separately, and distributing elsewhere.

· 10 min read
AI-generated illustration: analog audio processors and headphones in a mastering studio, as the cover for “AI Mastering vs a Mastering Engineer”Release-ready audio, metadata and artwork

AI Mastering vs a Mastering Engineer

Compare DIY, AI mastering and a mastering engineer: published prices, mix preparation, how to judge a master at equal loudness, and a checklist to decide.

· 11 min read
AI-generated illustration: master tape reels and a hard drive arranged in a music archive, as the cover for “Switch Distributors Without Losing Streams”Catalogue moves and re-releases

Switch Distributors Without Losing Streams

Switch distributors without losing streams: keep ISRC, UPC and release dates identical, check the new delivery first, then take down the old one.

· 10 min read
AI-generated illustration: vinyl record, fountain pen and royalty statement papers, as the cover for “PPL and Neighbouring Rights for UK Releases”Rights, Content ID and PPL

PPL and Neighbouring Rights for UK Releases

PPL and neighbouring rights explained: what they pay for, how they differ from streaming and publishing, and how WBBT’s PPL UK option works per release.

· 8 min read