How to Plan a Music Release: A Six-Week Timeline
- 01 11月 2026
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A great song can still go unheard if it is released without a plan. Six weeks is enough time to deliver your music, line up promotion and give fans a reason to listen on day one. Use this timeline as a starting point and adjust it to your project.
Six weeks before release: finish and submit
- Finalise the master, artwork, credits and lyrics.
- Collect licences for any samples, beats or cover songs.
- Create the release in SpaceMedia, choose your release date and submit it for review. Submitting early leaves time for review, store processing and any corrections.
Five weeks before: prepare your content
- Shoot photos and short videos you can post during the campaign.
- Cut 15- to 30-second clips of the strongest parts of the song.
- Write a short story about the song: where it came from and what it means.
Four weeks before: pitch and set up links
- Once your release appears in Spotify for Artists, pitch it to Spotify's editorial team. Our pitching guide explains how.
- Create a pre-save link so fans can save the song before it comes out.
- Create a smartlink that will point to every platform after release.
Three weeks before: announce
- Reveal the title, artwork and date on your social channels.
- Share the pre-save link everywhere: bio, stories, newsletter and messages to close fans.
- Contact blogs, independent curators and local radio with a short, personal email.
Two weeks and one week before: build momentum
- Post teasers several times a week using your prepared clips.
- Go live or share behind-the-scenes content from the studio.
- Remind fans to pre-save, and tell them exactly when the song comes out.
Release day
- Swap your pre-save link for the smartlink.
- Post the song across every channel and use the sound in a short video yourself.
- Thank people who share it, and reply to comments.
After release: keep going
The first weeks matter, but songs can grow for months. Keep posting content around the track, pitch it to independent playlists, and check your statistics in SpaceMedia as platform data arrives to see where listeners are finding you.
Planning your next release? Create a free SpaceMedia account and start your six-week countdown.
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如何发布我的音乐？
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在SpaceMedia上注册
通过注册并在SpaceMedia上创建免费账户，开始您的音乐发布之旅。
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选择最适合您的计划
选择多种会员选项中最符合您音乐分发需求的那一个。
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提交您的音乐以进行分发
创建新的发布并上传您的音轨，以便在各种平台上分发。
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快速审核
我们的团队会在分发之前迅速评估您上传的音轨，确保它们符合我们的质量标准。
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获取报酬
一旦您的音乐被分发并开始受到关注，我们会及时为您的创作工作进行报酬支付。
SpaceMedia 将音乐投放到广泛且不断变化的流媒体、下载、社交与音乐识别平台网络中，可能包括 Spotify、Apple Music、iTunes、YouTube Music、Amazon Music、Deezer、TikTok、Facebook 与 Instagram、SoundCloud、Tidal、Pandora、Boomplay、Anghami、iHeart、JioSaavn、KKBOX、网易云音乐、腾讯音乐等及其他受支持的合作伙伴。
具体网络可能会随着平台更新地区、规则与投放要求而变动。SpaceMedia 为你提供受支持的分发通道，但没有发行商能保证每个平台在每个国家都接受每个发行。
Most major streaming services do not let every artist upload music directly. A distributor like SpaceMedia delivers your audio, artwork, metadata, and rights information to supported platforms so your release can appear on services such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, TikTok, and others.
Create an account, choose the plan that fits your needs, upload the final release files, review the details, and submit. SpaceMedia reviews Free submissions within 5 business days, Premium submissions within 2 business days, and Label submissions within 1 to 2 business days. Store publishing happens afterwards.
在你的计划包含时，可以通过 Content ID 在受支持的视频平台对符合条件的音乐实现货币化。Content ID 目前随 Premium 与 Unlimited 计划提供，不包含 Free 计划。
仅提交你完全拥有控制权的音乐用于 Content ID。含有未获授权样本、非独占节拍、供众多创作者使用的免版税循环、公有领域的录音，或存在争议的版权，可能被拒绝或引发需要解决的索赔。
通过 SpaceMedia 提交发行，并在可用时选择分发到社交音乐平台。符合条件的发行可投放到如 TikTok、Facebook、Instagram 以及其他受支持的社交或短视频音乐服务平台。
发行后，各个平台决定音乐的呈现方式、处理时长以及各自地区可用的功能。请使用准确的元数据和干净音质，以减少可避免的投放问题。
Independent music distribution lets artists release music to streaming, download, and social platforms without signing to a traditional record label. You stay in control of your music while using a distributor to deliver it to supported services.
With SpaceMedia, you can manage releases, artist details, earnings, and payout information from your account. All standard plans let users keep 100% of standard DSP royalties.
The Free plan lets artists release music without an upfront distribution fee and keep 100% of standard DSP royalties.
This gives new artists a way to start releasing music before paying for a yearly plan. Premium and Label add more primary-artist capacity and tools. All standard plans include 100% of standard DSP royalties.
是的。在许多情况下，您可以将现有发行转移到 SpaceMedia 并保持上线，只要在可用时提交相同的元数据、音频、封面、UPC 和 ISRC（如有）即可。
在 SpaceMedia 发货上线并正确匹配前，保持旧版本上线。过早移除旧版本可能中断上架，或让商店将转移视为新发行而非与现有版本匹配。
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