12/04/2018
CONTENTS THAT WILL NOT BE DELIVERED TO ITUNES AND THE SPOTIFY AND OTHER PLATFORMS
All content that does not follow the rules described in the iTunes Style Guide and the Spotify Style Guide
Any content that has artists that are on our list Hidden Artist
Tribute albums, Karaoke or covers similar to the original song
Releases with fake artist names / artist names containing keywords
Generic artists (eg Orchestra, Top Hits, Singer, etc.)
Generic festive content
Generic genres including:
Sounds of nature
Exercise / training music
Fake Chill
Fake New Age
Relaxation, Meditation, Yoga Music
Brain power
Duplicate albums, except for Deluxe versions (albums containing at least 50% of tracks from another album)
Banners delivered more than five times
Low-quality (pixelated, off-center, blurry, scanned)
Public Domain Artists and recordings prior to 1963
All low budget content with little editorial value
Podcasts and radio broadcasts
Live performances will be subject to approval by the support team.
CONTENT THAT WILL NOT BE DELIVERED TO THE YOUTUBE AUDIO FINGERPRINT
In addition to the restrictions detailed above for iTunes and Spotify, any content that falls into any of the following categories will not be delivered to the YouTube Audio Fingerprint.
Mash-ups, remastered versions and remixes of other titles
Compilations (outsourced licenses), "Big Success": this type of content can only be delivered when it is exclusive or never sent before
Film and video soundtracks
Licensed songs, but without exclusivity - Ex: Rap / Hip-hop beats & instrumentals
Non-exclusive content, for example: public domain catalogs, classic and traditional content recordings
CONTENTS THAT WILL NOT BE DELIVERED TO ANY SHOP
Misleading content, including unauthorized and unauthorized use of audios / images.
Any content that has N**i symbols
RULES AND DELIVERY DEADLINES FOR NEW RELEASES
All content must be submitted at least two weeks in advance of the release date
Any product that needs special configurations must be shipped three weeks before the release date
The distributor can not guarantee that configurations outside the usual store procedure are correctly reflected in the releases
Please note that these guidelines are subject to updates. If you have any questions, please contact your respective distributors.