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Detailed guides for releasing music, managing your catalog, understanding delivery, setting up splits, tracking royalties, and operating your NORTH account.
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Add a collaborator to a release split
Give another payee a defined percentage of the release allocation.
Royalties & splits · 7 min readAdd a featured artist to a release
Credit featured artists correctly at the release or track level.
Releases · 6 min readCreating your first release
Build a release from metadata through tracks, stores, review, and submission.
Releases · 7 min readDistribute previously released music
Enter original release information correctly when moving or re-delivering an existing recording.
Releases · 6 min readEdit a release before submission
Update any draft field while the release is still being prepared.
Releases · 6 min readEdit release metadata after submission
Understand what can change once a release is already under review or in delivery.
Releases · 6 min readEdit splits after a release is approved
Update collaborator percentages from the release details page when split editing is available.
Royalties & splits · 7 min readPrepare release cover artwork
Create artwork that is clear, professional, and consistent with the release metadata.
Artwork & content rules · 6 min readPromote a release before release day
Use your release page as the central destination while the release is still upcoming.
Smart links & promo tools · 6 min readSave and return to a release draft
Keep unfinished release work in NORTH and continue later.
Releases · 6 min readUse the release details page
Read release status, metadata, delivery information, identifiers, and royalty split information in one place.
Releases · 7 min readView analytics by release
See which releases are producing the strongest reported activity.
Analytics & reports · 6 min readWhich releases can use a smart link
Understand when NORTH can create a release link and populate store destinations.
Smart links & promo tools · 6 min readYour first release checklist
Everything to have ready before you begin building your first release.
Getting started · 7 min readA release landed on the wrong artist page
Gather the right identity information so NORTH can help correct a profile mismatch.
Profiles & artist pages · 6 min readChoose the label name on a release
Use a label name you control and keep it consistent across the catalog.
Label management · 6 min readRelease music that contains samples
Confirm you have permission to distribute every sampled element before submission.
Artwork & content rules · 6 min readSchedule a release date
Choose a target date and understand why submitting early matters.
Releases · 6 min readUnderstand release statuses
Know what Draft, In review, Approved, Delivering, Live, Rejected, and Taken down mean.
Delivery & store statuses · 7 min readUpdate a release after it is live
Understand why live catalog changes may need careful handling.
Delivery & store statuses · 6 min readWhy a release can be live on one store before another
Store processing is independent, so availability can appear at different times.
Delivery & store statuses · 6 min readA smart link is missing a store
Store links can appear at different times as destinations process a release.
Smart links & promo tools · 6 min readA split acceptance email is missing
Troubleshoot a missing accounting invitation for a release owner or collaborator.
Royalties & splits · 6 min readA tour of the NORTH dashboard
Learn where releases, artists, labels, analytics, royalties, audience data, and settings live.
Getting started · 7 min readBrowse by category
Everything from your first upload through reporting and payouts.
Getting started
Set up your workspace, understand NORTH, and prepare your first release.
6 guidesReleases
Create, submit, schedule, update, and manage releases from draft through live.
10 guidesAudio & metadata
Prepare audio, track information, contributors, credits, genres, and identifiers.
8 guidesArtwork & content rules
Understand cover art, rights, explicit content, samples, covers, and content eligibility.
7 guidesDelivery & store statuses
Follow review, delivery, live status, store processing, updates, and takedowns.
7 guidesRoyalties & splits
Set up release splits, add collaborators, accept allocations, and understand royalty ownership.
8 guidesEarnings & payouts
Read statements, understand reporting periods, complete payment setup, and receive payouts.
7 guidesAnalytics & reports
Read performance data by release, track, store, market, audience, and reporting period.
7 guidesProfiles & artist pages
Create artist records, connect platform profiles, and keep identity data consistent.
6 guidesTeams & permissions
Invite teammates, assign access, restrict catalog scope, and manage workspace permissions.
6 guidesLabel management
Manage label identity, catalog ownership, roster organization, and release attribution.
5 guidesSmart links & promo tools
Create release links, pre-release pages, store destinations, and promotional entry points.
5 guidesRights, claims & disputes
Understand ownership, licensing, Content ID, claims, disputes, and rights documentation.
5 guidesAccount & workspace
Manage account security, workspace settings, profile information, notifications, and access.
5 guidesPolicies & guidelines
Review platform rules, distribution requirements, prohibited content, and legal terms.
5 guidesStart here
The guides that explain the core NORTH workflow in the most detail.
What NORTH is and how distribution works
A complete overview of how NORTH moves a release from your workspace to stores and keeps reporting connected afterward.
Getting started · 6 min readYour first release checklist
Everything to have ready before you begin building your first release.
Getting started · 7 min readCreating your first release
Build a release from metadata through tracks, stores, review, and submission.
Releases · 7 min readUpload requirements for audio, artwork, and metadata
Prepare files and release information so the builder can validate them cleanly.
Audio & metadata · 6 min readHow review and delivery work
Understand what happens after you submit a release to NORTH.
Delivery & store statuses · 6 min readUnderstanding royalties, earnings, and splits
See how NORTH keeps the release royalty allocation connected to the catalog and reporting.
Royalties & splits · 7 min readHow analytics and reports work
Use NORTH to understand streams, downloads, saves, platforms, releases, tracks, and markets.
Analytics & reports · 6 min readManaging your artist profiles
Keep artist identities and connected store profile IDs organized inside NORTH.
Profiles & artist pages · 6 min readTalk to NORTH support.
Send the release title, the action you were trying to complete, the visible status or error, and any non-sensitive screenshots that help explain the problem.