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Journal, page 4.

42 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.

Guides, page 4 of 4

AI-generated illustration: analog audio processors and headphones in a mastering studioCatalogue moves and re-releases

Re-release Old Music: Remasters and Reissues

Re-releasing older music: when a remaster keeps its ISRC, when a remix needs a new one, and how dates, version names and old licences work on WBBT.

· 14 min read
AI-generated illustration: vinyl record and legal paperwork with a fountain pen, as the cover for “Music Rights Checklist Before You Release”Rights, Content ID and PPL

Music Rights Checklist Before You Release

Check who owns the recording and the song, what samples, covers and beats need, and where Content ID, PPL and sync fit, before you release your music.

· 11 min read
AI-generated illustration: glass globe beside a vinyl record and headphones, as the cover for “How Spotify Recommends Music: Your Part”Release promotion and Spotify tools

How Spotify Recommends Music: Your Part

What Spotify says about Release Radar, Discover Weekly and its other playlists, which popular rules it has never published, and how to read Source of Streams.

· 10 min read
AI-generated illustration: vinyl shelves, album sleeves and packages in a label office, as the cover for “How to Submit a Demo to a Record Label”Labels, white-label and API

How to Submit a Demo to a Record Label

Submit a demo to a record label with a short message, a private link and clear rights, then follow up and read an offer. Includes what WBBT's submit page is.

· 10 min read
AI-generated illustration: smartphone with an audio waveform beside headphones, as the cover for “How to Get Your Music on TikTok and Instagram”Release promotion and Spotify tools

How to Get Your Music on TikTok and Instagram

How a release reaches TikTok and Instagram: the two boxes in the Release Wizard, artist mapping requests, preview start times and rights checks to make first.

· 10 min read
AI-generated illustration: headphones beside a phone displaying abstract music tiles, as the cover for “Spotify for Artists: Set Up Before Release”Release promotion and Spotify tools

Spotify for Artists: Set Up Before Release

Claim the right Spotify for Artists profile, keep your artist link on file, check your release in Upcoming and learn what the pitch form and Canvas need.

· 13 min read