What is Apple Music?
Apple Music is a top player in the world of streaming. It offers all the key features you would expect from a streaming service, including curated playlists, internet radio stations, and new music recommendations based on listeners’ music tastes. Artists and labels can set up artist pages from which they can connect and engage with fans.
What is iTunes?
iTunes is Apple’s store for downloads and is one of the biggest music download services in the world. iTunes is available in many countries and territories.
What is Shazam, and how does it work?
Shazam is a market leader in music discovery. People use the Shazam app to find out what track is being played in their surroundings by simply holding their smartphone to the sound source. To see how Shazam works for artists, you may visit this link.
How do I get my music on Apple Music, iTunes and Shazam?
All these stores are available for both Top Dog and World Domination packages. Once Apple Music is selected from the list of stores, your music will automatically be delivered to iTunes and Shazam.
Why should I choose Record Union to help get my music on Apple Music?
Since Record Union constantly score high when our deliveries are evaluated by Apple, this means that your music will go online on your chosen release date and will get placed on the correct artist pages. This may not be the case when you choose other distributors that don't provide the highest quality standards possible.
To ensure fast and high quality deliveries, always choose Record Union.
How do I get access to my artist profile on Apple Music/iTunes?
As long as you have a release on Apple Music/iTunes, you can go ahead and sign up for Apple Music for Artists.
Once your page has been verified, you'll be able to manage your artist page, add a profile image, get access to Artist Analytics and see your songs' stats and listener trends.
How do I link my release to my existing Apple artist page?
This is very easy. After adding your artist name when uploading your release, you are able to link your existing artist page by clicking on "Link Apple Artist profile" on the "Artist Profiles" page.
If you don't have an existing Apple Artist profile yet, just tick the "I don't have any profiles and want to generate new ones" box.
Here, you get to choose the correct artist page from the list.
My release is on someone else’s page, what should I do?
This is called an “Artist mapping issue” and can occur on some platforms when two bands/artists have a similar name. But hey, good news, this is easily solved! 👍
Simply contact our support team with the following:
The UPC of your release that has been mistakenly placed on another artist's page.
The link to the correct artist page.
If your artist has only one release on Apple Music, don’t worry, just contact our support team and we’ll request a new artist page for you.
Someone else's release is on my page, what should I do?
If you find that someone else's release is on your page and you have access to it, you’ll need to submit a report to Apple Music for Artists here. Select "Artist Catalog Issues" as the topic, and provide the following information:
Are you approved for Apple Music for Artists? (Yes/No):
Artist name:
Links to all albums by the artist:
Link to the correct artist page:
To obtain links to artist pages or albums in Apple Music, click the three dots, click Share Album or Share Artist, then click Copy Link.
How do I get on Apple Music's playlist?
Our curation team pitches our most favourite new tracks to Apple Music weekly. When you upload, choose the “Pitch Priority” add-on so your track gets automatically added to the top of our pitch shortlist. Visit this article for more information!
Can I customize the retail price on iTunes?
No. All of the download stores set a standard retail price on your product.