Music Distribution
WHEN WILL MY RELEASE GO LIVE?
- Priority Distribution is available at a fee of $1 per submission, ensuring a swift distribution of less than 24 hours, excluding Sundays and holidays.
- Free distributions or non prioritized distributions have a processing time of 24 to 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
👉 Incase of a delay, release change request kindly reach out to distribution@dapstrem.com
HOW DO I GET A RELEASE LINK AFTER DISTRIBUTION?
You can locate your release on ODESLI and create a smart link using the following link: https://odesli.co/
HOW DO I MAKE CHANGES TO A RELEASE "Distributed & Live"?
To Make changes to a release use the following link https://distribution.dapstrem.com/update-metadata/
TAKEDOWN(s)
Takedown Policies.
- We will takedown copyright infringing products without notice
- Releases taken down before 1 year will cost 2$/per release to takedown
To takedown a release use the following link
Payments & Reporting
You will receive monthly royalty statements in your email starting two months after your release date.
- January – End Of March
- February – End of April
- March – End of May
- April – End of June
- May – End of July
- June – End of August
- July – End of September
- August – End of October
- September – End of November
- October – End of December
- November – End of January
- December – End February
To get a report breakdown you have to manually request them via the following link https://distribution.dapstrem.com/analytics/request/
N/B: Store your monthly reports breakdown because we do not store the breakdowns on our servers
To be eligible for royalty payments, you must meet the following requirements:
- Your royalty balance must be at least $50.
- Not had copyright infringement issues exceeding 50% on your catalogue.
- Your account must be in good standing and your label not marked as Banned or Blocked
If you meet all the requirements and need your royalties, please contact accounting@dapstrem.com with your preferred payment method and account information Once we receive your request, we will process your payment between 4th and 10th of the new month.
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| N/B: If your royalty balance is less than $50, your earnings will roll over to the next month. |
YouTube Topic Channels
Overview
When you distribute with us, your release will automatically be uploaded in a Topic Channel under your artist name. So if your artist name was “The Wagons”, it would show as “The Wagons – Topic”.
What are Topic channels?
These are channels auto-generated by YouTube, so there’s no way to gain access, edit, or delete them. Their main purpose is to help spread your music to new fans and to be an archive for your music on YouTube.
Can my release be moved to my own channel?
It’s not possible for us to move your music to your own personal YouTube channel, but you can always upload the release on your own channel too. Having a Topic channel doesn’t affect your own personal channel.
Can you remove my Topic channel?
The only way to remove the Topic channel is to take the release down from YouTube Music completely. We suggest you keep the Topic channel for art tracks to feed the algorithms on YouTube with as much metadata as possible, as this will help you get recommended to new viewers and expose your music to a new audience. Your Topic channel helps you spread your music to new fans, without any extra effort. The more metadata/assets you have on YouTube, the better it will be for you as this will feed the algorithms on the platform.
Can I change the info in the video description?
The info in the video description which says “Provided to YouTube by Zojak World Wide, LLC ” our partner is not possible to edit. The rest of the info can be changed if you wish, just contact our support and let us know what the new info should be.
There are other artists’ releases on my Topic channel, what do I do?
Reach out to us. We can contact YouTube to get your music moved to a new Topic channel. Please contact support@dapstrem.com