How to release singles as an ALBUM or EP | DistroKid

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@Chaos-rx4nq]

Hey Pete, do I need that Musician Plus membership to put the ISRC code in or can I do this with the standard version of distrokid.

[@FrankowwYT]

Man God Bless you for taking the time to do this videos. As an independent artist, this is gold. Good Vibes to your channel and on your career.

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[@LUXXLUXXFVR]

Oooh

[@neonhoneymusic]

Thanks, i plan on releasing 3 of 5 songs as singles and then dropping the last two on the EP. I hope I have no issues doing it this way! thank you

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

That would be fine. Singles and EPs are treated completely independently.

[@semmiek5241]

thank you so much, hope you’re having a good day 🫶

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@milocero]

Thanks man, i needed this now, the way you explain is very clear. Keep it up

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@imagicaband]

Man, you’re my saving grace!!! Finally i got this vague subject all put in one place loud and clear! ✨🙏🙏🙏

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Awesome! So glad to hear.

[@BlondinCar]

So HELPFUL! exactly what I needed as we start the process of releasing an album of our previously released songs. thanks so much PETE!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Nice one! Glad to hear my friend. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@charlestoner]

Thanks man. Respect all the way from the philippines

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@sergei4148]

Thanks for the video! I was trying to understand how to upload one single from the future album and after that release the full album with this 1 single (previously released) included. The video gave the answer! Many thanks!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@a.jonghee]

I subbed your channel right after I saw this great video. Thank you so much for giving us this detail. I literally solved my concern before preparing an EP. Thank you so much Pete! 👍

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Very welcome my friend. More info here if you need it. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@a.jonghee]

@@PeteJohnsMusic Thank you Pete 🙏

[@thegracemaren]

This was SO helpful! Thank you so much Pete!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@Eljefe.EhlaArmeria]

You are awesome @petejohnsmusic thanks for all you do to teach us new artist coming up how to get this done 🙏🫶🫶🫶💪🏼 God bless you and keep them coming

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@fxdaly]

Great video Pete - I always learn something new from your videos.

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Cheers my friend.

[@EliKRistberg]

Thank you for this

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@joshuachapman7509]

This is exactly the information I've been looking for, but no one else was talking about 😂 thank you

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@nicomarofficial]

Sorry Pete, I’m going to miss this one, I’ll be asleep from the other side of the world. I hope to see it later on. Keep up the great work. Nico Mar

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Cheers my friend. And no problem at all. I know not everyone can make the live and premiere shows because of timing. Hope you can catch up on the replay.

[@amun3theemcee728]

Your the G.O.A.T for this one !! 😤

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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Thank you so much man. Never end up with any disappointment in your videos. Thank you

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Nice one! Very glad to hear my friend.

[@TomCaraherMusic]

This is a great resource for uploading to DistroKid - Thanks Pete!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Very welcome Tom.

[@AquashiiMusic]

Great video thank you so much! Awesome tip with the ISRC codes too 🙏

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Cheers my friend.

[@rostjm5321]

thank you!!! so nice to hear you

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@Mannyindahouse]

I’m totally watching this! I plan to release my first song this year.

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Very cool! Go for it my friend.

[@jakobriess9971]

This was really helpful. Thank you!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@jakobriess9971]

@@PeteJohnsMusic I already did

[@DicastroSanguedaCidade]

Thanks Pete, you really help me!

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[@ChrisSunfield]

Kudos for this video. Such time and care taken. Thank you!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Thanks my friend. Appreciate the kind words.

[@ChrisSunfield]

@@PeteJohnsMusic Uploading my first EP tonight via DistroKid. Thank you thank you.

[@liesbetleroy]

Thank you so much! This was very helpful!🙏❤️

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@liesbetleroy]

@@PeteJohnsMusic thank you Pete, I was already subscribed, your videos are awesome!

[@svar7a]

Thank you very much for your time and this very good explained video! ❤️

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@impacLopez]

Thank you for this insight 🙌

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[@reesetea]

This was so great - thank you for your help, Pete!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@Donelomusic]

May Jah Bless you. I was looking for that Kinna info, finally! Thank you. I have CD Baby I wonder would I be able to download the master song from them? my Main Question is what if i have 5 songs but one of them I don’t want it to be available for streaming or for KZbin monetization would they give me an option for each song?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Hey there. Unfortunately I’m not very proficient with CD Baby I recommend DistroKid. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@kjstudios112]

Ive been trying to release an ep containing a previously released single, but apple isn't accepting my file, I put in the IRSC code but it sill didn't work

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Bummer. Should work fine as long as it hasn’t been released as a single and you’re trying to release as a single again. Reach out to DistroKid if you’re getting errors - studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@kjstudios112]

@@PeteJohnsMusic I Figured it out, the new track on the ep has to be completely identical, that includes, title, credits, sound file, and IRSC code :)

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Ah gotcha.

[@TwentyXVisiion]

very informative - thank you! just what i needed

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Great to hear my friend. 👍

[@Biometrixuk]

Does it automatically remove the singles when it realises you have duped it as an EP, or do you then do that manually? Big thing here is to keep hold of the play counts

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Nope. It generally treats as a separate release. Play counts might be separate for the single and album version it that doesn’t affect much. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@CaaziMusic]

Would you reccomend then deleting the singles off your profile once you turn it to an album? If it keeps all the streams and saves

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

I don’t think it makes much difference. Makes more sense to me having both the single and album versions available.

[@fnscomedycrew]

@@PeteJohnsMusic so... when you reupload with the same isrc too does it delete/change your old single's art if you leave it? And what would you do to upload an "album version" or "remastered" or something? Not use the old isrc?

[@limon.79]

does it keep the streams and saves?

[@SlimNasty]

@@limon.79 yes

[@adamlasher]

@@PeteJohnsMusic If both versions have the same ISRC code it should all go the same counter yes? Also I wonder if deleting the original single could knock it off peoples personal playlist.

[@forevrcarter]

Great video Pete thank u

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@SheryleeHeadington]

Hey I'm working on an album at the moment but will release the tracks individually then release them together in an album. This video is so helpful and I want to thank you for showing us!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Awesome! Yes, it’s a bit of information overload when you start out with this stuff isn’t it? Glad it helped. Check out my DistroKid FAQ if you have further questions. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@heartmoor9184]

this comment is old so this may be a shot in the dark but i am planninig on doing the same but i would like for every song after the first one i drop to automatically be with the other song but i want to make sure that if i do that it wont mess anything up given that i will have to do the reupload proccess many times i dont really want any of the songs as singles but its not fully done yet so i have to do it this way if you could please help lol

[@nickhoweuk]

Will this go towards album re;ease strea,s would it be counted towards album sales

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Depends on whether it’s streamed or purchased? studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@Zinkifyed]

I don't have the option to add the old isrc code, what do I do?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Yeah I should have mentioned that this is on the Musician Plus plan only.

[@SakuretsuMusic]

but what if i do not want to RE release them? I want to group them there and have them no more as singles. That is so clustered

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Just set up a new EP or album with all the singles you want. Can even download them if you need to form DistroKid directly. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@MBBDopeman]

Did your plays stay the same with every single after you re released them as an album ?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Hey there. Don’t really pay attention to that sorry. But I don’t think your album version and single version actually align generally. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@caiquevidal]

Question: what happens to the previous single released? Does it remain out there as a single and inside of the full length album? What about the art work does it disappear once you release the full album?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Yup. They are treated as completely separate releases. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@pbnjband]

UPDATE: Did this work for you Pete? are all of your streams combining on all platforms? Anybody else have success with this?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

I didn’t really try to sync up listens as I didn’t use the ISRC codes. DistroKid say that it “should” sync but no guarantees. More info here. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@karlemen-theo5398]

Thank you you helped me for the exact thing i was struggling with :)

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@hentaellis]

Thank you so much for this video and for being so willing to answer all our questions! Your video helps answer part of my question and I have also been trying to find out if I can name my new album and use the same artwork, as a single I have already released which will also be on the album? I just really like the existing artwork and song title! Thank you!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

It can’t be an exact duplicate. You can either remove the previous release, or edit the artwork to be sightly different.

[@hentaellis]

@@PeteJohnsMusic ok got it, thank you so much for your quick response, being able to speak to a human these days is a rare commodity!

[@marysummermusic]

Thank you for your fast reply ☺️

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Very welcome.

[@gogebu]

i had the other plan so i now have to updgrade to release my album and add the singles

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Okay? studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@BryceDoesLife]

gold thank you so much

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@SridevRamesh]

Good stuff man. Thanks :)

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@asylumstofficial]

I know you created this video a while ago but I was wondering if we even need to put in the "credits" information for the tracks that we already released as singles. Will the ISRC code automatically use the same songwriter info as previously placed?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Hey there. I think you'd need to still update the songwriter and other info directly in DistroKid. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@Thepaolo98]

I was looking for this!! Thank youuu

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@YungTuck]

How do you make it pop up as a ep on all platforms tho instead of the album section like on spotify there is a album section the a ep and single section I want to ensure my ep pops up in the ep and single section rather than the album...

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Hadn’t noticed that and not really sure sorry. I think it comes down to number of tracks?

[@andreanon]

This really helped me, thanks a bunch!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@shreyan.mp4]

But Routenote doesn't have the option to provide isrc code for each track in an album...does it?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Not sure? Don’t use Routenote sorry. I recommend DistroKid. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@shreyan.mp4]

@@PeteJohnsMusic I'm just using routenote as a starter. I will shift to distrokid afterwards :)

[@shreyan.mp4]

@@PeteJohnsMusic and I have checked, we're allowed to put an isrc code of our wish in each track but we can't put an already routenote-registered isrc

[@astro23wayy]

when i do this to a single do my stats and etc carry over to the re-uploaded version thats in my album? it doesn’t start over right? i think thats what that code u used was for but im not sure.

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Hru there. I believe it should carry over but there’s no guarantees. It’s not usually a big deal anyway. You get paid for future streams, not past ones.

[@yerfaceful]

@@PeteJohnsMusic what if the single gains momentum with the algorithm on Spotify due to promo and good release strategy. Does the momentum just go away?

[@StorytellinJordan]

How can I re release a single originally released as a collaboration single with another artist and upload to my album as a solo artist?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Same approach. Remove the original single. Wait at least a few days. Re-release.

[@StorytellinJordan]

@@PeteJohnsMusic that’s a bummer. Thanks for the reply

[@wanakaband]

This was great man, Helped a lot, Thank you!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@StevenWesleyGuiles]

Pete - so, I have an album that I've already uploaded and scheduled for release. (It comes out in October). I have several singles that have been releasing each week. Those singles have their ISRC codes. The album that I uploaded also already has DIFFERENT ISRC codes for those songs. SO. My question: can I alter/edit the ISRC code on songs ALREADY UPLOADED for a future release? Thanks so much!! These are some tricky things to figure out for sure. I appreciate your tutorial and all of the responses you've made to everyone so far.

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Good question? I must admit I’ve only ever done it the other way. You might need to reach out to DistroKid d ask them directly. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@tvk8721]

You're a legend. Thank you so much!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@tliveful]

What if I released a single but it was a collaboration single, not a feature. How do I release on my album as a collaboration track?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Add in the collaborator to the meta data in DistroKid. And set up Teams if you want to share revenue. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iISwdmCLoaqtnMk

[@drvnlp6269]

Awesome just the info I was looking for

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@jonamartin6918]

Thanks ever so much for this thorough video, you helped me tremendously!!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@v4nt4music]

I watched this for a second time just to hear him say " we're going to make it......a 5 dolla EP"

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Mate! Great to have you onboard. Enjoy the accent. 🇦🇺

[@lavireband]

This was really useful for combining some earlier releases into an EP, thanks buddy! :)

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@lavireband]

@@PeteJohnsMusic Thanks! Subscribed :D

[@ishaankulkarni]

Hey, When I click on your offer link for distrokid, so there is no offer on musician plan? only on Musician Plus and Label plan?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

It should allow you to sign up for all plans and get 7% off, including the Musician plan.

[@musikaner345]

Sooooo good. Thank you so much for this video. Very helpful.

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@treyhealymusic]

Hey man, thanks so much for all the info, I have a question. On tunecore it ask if each song has been loaded before. Some of them have, as singles.However even though Single has now been remastered for the album. My question is, if I click “yes they haven been loaded before” will it replace the single versions with my new mastered and edited ones? I’m afraid my album will have the versions thats already loaded as singles.

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

It gets a little complex with this stuff. In short of its a new version of the song (remastered, remixed) then it counts as a new song and therefore not released before.

[@treyhealymusic]

@@PeteJohnsMusic does the streams stay with the old version or when you click on my profile will it have the new version with the old streams? Thank you so much for that quick response.

[@piosantino]

how do you put an album in the single/ep folder in spotify? my ep is counted as an album in spotify and its really bothering me.

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Yeah I think Spotify just lump anything that isn’t one song as an “album” and I don’t think you can change it.

[@LymanStudios]

Thank you so much

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@lastdaysguitar]

Thanks for this excellent video, Pete - it took a the mystery out of it - you are a great teacher! :)

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@lastdaysguitar]

@@PeteJohnsMusic Subbed! :)

[@tamra__]

hey Pete, how can I edit my release from "album" to be identified as EP? it contains 7tracks with the total duration is less than 30 mins.

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

I think anything over 6 tracks is automatically an album?

[@tamra__]

@@PeteJohnsMusic thanks for the reply. is there anything that I could try to get changed to EP? do I have to reupload it again?

[@ososo]

@@tamra__ I know I'm 2 years late but... did you find an answer?

[@heartmoor9184]

this was incredibly helpful but i have a question would it work to drop one single and then for every other song i drop to instead of being another single could i just add each song on as i go i dont really want to drop 15 singles i more so want the album to build up over time like add a new song every week until its complete thank you!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Hey there. So yes, you can just release each as a single and then release all the singles as a single album once they’re all out. You can’t slowly “build” an album track by track though as you’d need to remove and re-release the album every time. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@vexxodus]

yur the best man thank yu

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@TalBarr]

Hi Pete, I tried uploading my 6 singles as an album but apparently I have to upgrade in order to specify my ISRC code. Is that true?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Yes, I believe you'd need the Musician Plus to align with the ISRC. You can however still release singles from an album, or albums of single just without the ISRC.

[@bignose3639]

Thank you. How can I master a complete album on Distrokid?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Check out al my videos on mastering your music. kzbin.info/aero/PLc8Xg_23Wa57zhEo6aatWubUOzzd8DlvS Or DistroKid’s option here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXu1d4OvbKypebs

[@bignose3639]

Thank u

[@amaracea]

I’m “cheating” a little bit at Songtember by starting my Songtember song a week early. My challenge for myself this year is to create record and release the song BY September 2nd or even 1st - which, despite me calling it “cheating,” is actually harder because there’s only five days to do that 🤯 But I really want the song to release through Amuse within September, which is only (hopefully) possible if I submit it on September 1st or 2nd (it would then presumably release on September 29th or 30th). I don’t want to upload anything to KZbin directly and don’t currently have the money for anything like DistroKid. This song is catchy af though lol I’m calling it Songtember 2: “Electric MooMoo”

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Very cool! The rules of Songtember are... there are no rules!

[@muna3474]

COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME INSTANT GRATIFICATION!? Like would i be able to upload a first cover then a second one???n please reply

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Not sure I follow your question sorry? Maybe check out my DistroKid FAQ here - studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@marysummermusic]

And will this strategy keep my streams and playlists for the singles also in the album? Thanks in advance for replying to this. 💝☺️🎶

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Usually but no guarantees. You’ll still get paid for any streams. If the number is important to you then I’d leave it alone.

[@iamzakg]

now here's a deep question for you! I uploaded some songs accidentally as mp3 files to distro! If I upload them in WAV format and link them to the right ISRC #, will Distro get confused since they are different file types when trying to link them?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

You’ll need to remove the original songs first. It won’t let you re-release using the same ISRC. Http://studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@iamzakg]

@@PeteJohnsMusic so maybe I should keep the files the same and have some mp3 and some Wav for consistency sake and just not make the same mistake next time

[@tuomie08]

Fantastic, super helpful. I'm looking in Distrokid after walking through this and notice that the old singles are still there. Do I need to do anything with those "singles" in Distrokid now that they're packaged together as an EP?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

You can remove them or leave them. There’s really no major issues with having multiple versions of the same song released.

[@TaylorTuomie]

@@PeteJohnsMusic and will the “stream count” be tied together? Like if someone listens to the ep version, will that reflect on the single? Thank you very much

[@darynandersonproductions]

Good advice mate.

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

🙏

[@Navesespaciales]

Awesome.😎

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@JetGemezz]

Pete!!!..awesome video!! Thanks a million!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍

[@adrianrieder4553]

Thanks Pete. Will the new songs lose their Steam counts on eg. Spotify? or does the platform know that it's the same song and will take them over?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Generally they will be treated separately. You can use the ISRC code if you want to try to sync them, but a lot depends on the platform.

[@Damilosky]

This was as clear as it could be. Thank you. I have one question: Do you have to delete the original single, which was previously released as described by DistroKid on their Support page?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Hey there. Not in my experience. You can have singles and then create an album or an EP using the same songs. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@thisistim]

Hi Pete, Thanks for the helpful video! I have one question though. I tried to see if someone already asked the same question in the comments, but I don't think someone has. At 11:16 you are at the 'Extra's' part. I was wondering if you know that if you already chose 'KZbin Money' and 'Shazam' when you released the songs as singles, if you have to select this again when you release the songs as an EP? Hopefully you or someone else can help me with this!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Hey there. So, the two versions are treated completely separately so you can choose to add extras to the EP or album version. However, for KZbin Content ID, if the song is exactly the same as the single version then it won’t need it added again.

[@thisistim]

@@PeteJohnsMusic Thanks a lot!

[@kaisani500]

I am currently dropping an ep and I previously released the lead single for it as a single is there a way where I can add the already released single to my ep?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

You can but it will generally be treated as a separate song.

[@kaisani500]

@@PeteJohnsMusic so do I just make it as a normal release in the album ? And will the streams be together? Or the same

[@deddyn978]

thankyou sooo much for giving this tutorial.. 👍🏻

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@bigrich9526]

So i uploaded an album and 1nof the songs has a feat from an artist who passed away so what do i do...upload the song without their name?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Hey there. The featuring titling won’t impact anything so you can include anything in there. It’s only if you wanted to set up a Team to share revenue that this may be an issue - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iISwdmCLoaqtnMk

[@The_Svara]

It says an album title but I want to release it as an Ep how will distrokid get to know that its an ep

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

I think it just names it based on the number of tracks. It’s pretty interchangeable between EP and album. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@ihesocmusic]

hey pete! but do I need to delete the existing singles after an ep/album is available? will singles and ep/album release co-exist and they will ideally have/keep the same streaming numbers? love from germany

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Hey there. So, yes you can keep them both up at the same time. And sometimes the okay counts will combine but sometimes not. It’s a bit hot and miss on individual platforms.

[@yungkeo]

Hey Pete! I have the Musician plan, and I can't change the ISRC code to what it was when I relased it. Do you think it could work if I don't put the code there?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Yeah it should be fine. It just perhaps won’t align with the original release. It as long as the first one is R.E.M. led you’ll be fine. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@RIENAFOOT]

Hello ! To begin, sorry, I'm french and I don't speak very well english but thanks a lot for this video, I understood (with the subtitles a little I admit) BUT I have few questions if it's possible to answer please : - do singles put into an album retain streams they had as a single? (the number of visible listens) And if yes, will it keep these streams even by deleting the basic singles (because the goal for our Spotify channel is to delete these singles once they are posted in an album) - If fans have favorited certain singles, do we agree that they will lose this sound in their favorites if I delete it even if I put it in the album? (since they put the basic single as a favorite and not the single that was moved to an album) Sorry for my questions, I really hope they are understandable. I just want to do well and not regret

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Hey there. Songs on singles and albums are usually treated separately. All the other info I have on DistroKid is here. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid.

[@MalakBaddah.]

Hey Pete. Can I after uploaded my album, delete the singles?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

You can, but there’s really not much reason to do this.

[@repomanband]

Thanks, this is helpful. I'm really looking to find out if it's a good idea to release singles as an album or EP. We're releasing singles one per month and I'm wondering if we should release an album for each year or what. Does it hurt? Does it help? Does it matter? Thanks.

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Hey there. So, I don’t think it hurts? Just gives people another way to discover your music in my view?

[@mikelavish]

Very helpful video Pete! I saw an artist promoting a single off their album and I noticed the whole album was uploaded but every song was greyed out except the single. The album essentially unlocked on the release date, I was wondering if you know how this is done. Thank you in advance! 🙏

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Hmmm…. Not sure that option is available through DistroKid? Unless the specific platform can identify that a single has already been released and make it available on the album page? Maybe check in with DistroKid directly. studiolivetoday.com/distrokid

[@mikelavish]

@@PeteJohnsMusic That's what I'm thinking. I'm really curious, I emailed Distrokid to ask. I'll let you know what they say! There's a lot of examples of this on apple music on the homepage under "Coming Soon" Thank you for your response 🙏

[@NuceMusic]

@@mikelavish did they get back to you about that? Id love to know how to do that aswell

[@danielmadeson311]

After you re-release your singles as an EP, do you have to register them in your PRO of choice and copyright them again or is that unnecessary?

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

I’m far from an expert, but I’m pretty sure that is done at the song level? Maybe ask over at the Create Record Release Facebook group at createrecordreleaae.com, or the Discord group here - studiolivetoday.com/discord.

[@KingFarEye]

Thanks!!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍

[@theviolinoob]

Thank you ! exactly what i needed!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

You’re very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos here on the channel and consider subscribing. 👍

[@thebeginningandtheend006]

God bless you, Love you for this!!! Courtesy 6ick Music !

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

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[@NurseMasterCharlieRN]

Thanks for the great info!!! Made my decisions a lot easier!

[@PeteJohnsMusic]

Very welcome my friend. I hope you get value from the other videos on the channel and consider subscribing if you haven’t already. 👍

[@NurseMasterCharlieRN]

Pete Johns thanks I’m sure I’ll learn some stuff... Im already a subscriber!