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With how much time of anticipation should I distribute my releases?

Learn about approval times and distribution of releases to digital platforms.

Updated over 10 months ago

Digital platforms (DSPs) have set the minimum distribution time for releases to be 5 business days, to ensure that music releases go from delivery to live without any errors or delays.


Review Time

Upon completion of a distribution on Random Sounds, the release is moved to In Review status, so our team can verify that everything is correct.

The approval time for a release varies depending on the team's plan:

Plan Type

Review Time

Premium Plan

1 to 48 business hours

Basic Plan

24 to 72 business hours

We recommend that releases be distributed as far in advance as possible to ensure a smooth review and distribution.


Distribution Time

When approved, the release is distributed to all selected platforms, and automatically switches to the Sent to Partners status.

Platforms take between 1 and 48 hours to receive releases.


Recommended Time

Spotify recommends that all distributors they work with release at least 5 business days in advance.

Spotify recommends this in its Service Level Guidelines.

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