Understanding what changes you can and cannot make once your release has been sent to the DSPs (Digital Service Providers) is crucial for managing your music effectively. Certain changes require taking down your release, while others can be made while keeping your release published.
You can make these adjustments without the need to take down your release:
Release details:
Modify the release cover image and title, ensuring alignment with associated metadata.
Localize language for artist names, submissions, and original/public domain tracks.
Add or adjust additional artist names & roles.
Update the original release date (only for a historical release date but not for the date specified for your release to go live during distribution)
Label information:
Change the record label name.
Track details:
Edit track title and additional artist names & roles.
Adjust genre classification.
Update P and C lines.
Modify publishing information.
Set preview clip start time.
Indicate explicit lyrics.
Distribution settings:
Define distribution territories.
Determine the sale start date.
Audio quality:
Make corrections for audio errors such as blank space, static, or other corruption.
In other words, it means you keep the same track/song (same ISRC) but replace the audio file.
The following changes can’t be made without taking down your release. They require you to create a new release with a new UPC:
Track order
Track count
UPCs / ISRCs
Audio changes that do not correct an audio error and/or significantly change the track length
For Apple/iTunes releases only:
The release catalog ID
The track catalog ID
In such instances, DSPs require you to create a new release with a new UPC.