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Using Make Waves — 3 guides
Step-by-step guidance on how to use Make Waves features — from uploading and scheduling releases to promoting your music and tracking results.
Setting up a release in Make Waves
A quick video walkthrough on releasing your music with Make Waves
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Moving your music from a different distributor to Make Waves
Moving your music to Make Waves is easier than you think. Find out how easy in this guide!
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Track your streams - A quick guide to platform analytics
Your Analytics page is your window into how your music is resonating with fans around the world.
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— 3 min
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Preparing your music for release — 8 guides
Make sure your tracks are ready for the spotlight. Learn how to finalize your recordings, choose the right release strategy, and get all the details sorted before you hit "publish."
Claiming your artist profile(s)
Confused on how to claim your artist profiles? Read this guide!
— 5 min
Requesting a YouTube Official Artist Channel
Get verified and get access to tools such as Analytics for Artists.
— 2 min
How to reuse tracks on multiple releases
Sometimes you want to reuse certain tracks on multiple releases. Here is how you set this up correctly in Make Waves.
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Promoting your music — 9 guides
Get your music heard. From building a marketing plan to growing your fanbase, these guides cover everything you need to share your sound with the world and get it in front of the right ears.
Submitting your music for playlist consideration
Getting featured in the right playlist can really give your release a head start
— 3 min
Our best tips to promote your own music
In this article, we’ll share the best tips to promote your own music. Including pitching directly to stores such as Spotify and Amazon, updating your artist profiles and social media pages and what to post when.
— 9 min
When and where to find your pre-save links
Pre-save links are great tools to promote your upcoming music with your followers, create some hype and help generate more saves. Find out more about when and where to find your pre-save links in this guide.
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Managing your releases — 5 guides
Stay on top of your music once it's out. These articles help you track performance, make updates, and keep your releases organized across platforms.
Updating an existing release (post delivery)
Updating an existing release (post delivery): yes, it's possible!
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What are YouTube Topic channels?
Are you confused about the YouTube Topic channel that was created for your music? We got you covered. After reading this guide, you'll know everything about YouTube Topic channels and what you can do with them.
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How to takedown your release
How to takedown and delete your release from stores and from your Make Waves catalogue.
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Copyright and royalties — 5 guides
Navigate the complex world of music rights, copyrights and royalty management.
Samples, covers and copyright: what is allowed?
Find out more about samples, licenses, uploading covers, remixes and avoiding copyright infringement.
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Learn more about artificial streams
An artificial stream is a stream that doesn't reflect genuine user listening intent, including any instance of attempting to manipulate DSPs by using automated processes (via bots or scripts). The consequences of opting into (paid) services that promise more streams, followers or playlist placements can be quite severe. Learn more about the risks in this guide.
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How to set up royalty splits in Make Waves
Add royalty splits directly to the platform and invite collaborators to receive their share.
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