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Artwork: Check it
You haven't added artwork: every distributor asks for it.
How to fix it: Add it above to check it: a square 3000 × 3000 px JPG in RGB.

Title: Will be rejected
Type the song's title.
Main artist: Will be rejected
Type the artist's name.
Year: Good to know
They'll ask for the release date and the recording year (℗).
Songwriters: Check it
DistroKid asks for the real name of whoever wrote the song (that's how songwriting royalties are paid), and Apple Music for the composer.
How to fix it: Type real first and last names.
ISRC: Good to know
No ISRC: your distributor will give you one for free. If the song came out before, reuse the same one.
Explicit lyrics: Good to know
No
If it has swearing, violence or sexual content, mark it as explicit: stores can take down a mislabelled song.
Made with AI: Good
No
No AI declared. If an AI generated the lyrics, the vocals or the music, declare it: DistroKid asks when you upload.

If the artwork has text, it must match exactly the artist and title you type when uploading (TuneCore, CD Baby and Ditto check it).
No websites, QR codes, @handles, or social media or store logos (Spotify, Apple Music…).
No prices or words like «new», «exclusive», «CD» or «vinyl» on the artwork.
Sharp: nothing blurry, pixelated, rotated or forcibly upscaled.
No nudity or graphic violence, and nothing offensive about race, religion, gender or orientation.
You own the rights to the image: no unlicensed stock photos or famous artists.
Different artwork for each release (DistroKid may reject duplicate artwork).
Don't add the «Parental Advisory» logo if the lyrics aren't explicit (Ditto rejects it).
Don't imitate the voice, name or image of real artists: Spotify, DistroKid and Amuse forbid it.
You own the rights to everything: samples, lyrics and, if you used AI, a plan that lets you release what it generates.

Sources (checked on 4 October 2026)

Rules change: when in doubt, your distributor's help pages win.