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      How do I transfer my music to Family in Music

      Transferring your music catalogue from another distributor

      Transferring your music requires a bit of detailed work, but is fairly easy! This is how it works:
       
      1. First, navigate to your Family in Music Distribution Account by clicking on Tools/Create ⊕ > Distribution > Go to Distribution. Once you're there, create the assets by clicking 'Create Release'.
       
      2. In order to maintain your streaming data, please ensure to follow all these steps when creating the assets:
        • The song titles, artist name and artwork and other metadata need to be identical
        • Audio files need to be identical. Track length and format need to be identical
        • You must use the original ISRC and UPC codes
        • You must choose 'Yes' when asked if 'Previously Released' on the '01 Main Info' tab when creating the asset, and include the previous release date correctly
       
      3. Once you have created the assets, you need to distribute them again.
       
      4. Issue a takedown of the previous releases on your previous music distributor only AFTER the new ones are live on the DSPs (Spotify, Apple Music, etc).
      You will have a duplicate release up for a couple of days – that’s ok. It will say “1 more release” on Spotify (see screenshot below)
       
      1_more_release
       
      Please note that it may take up to 5 business days for the DSPs to link your tracks together after you upload new content. Thus, please make sure to upload any content that you want linked at least 5 business days before the scheduled release date.
       

      How to make sure whether the tracks are linked?

      You can verify this by using for instance the Spotify app (not the web version) and then comparing the play counts of each track. If the play count is the same then the tracks are linked to their old version and all you need to do is takedown the old version.
       
      If you have any further questions about the process, please feel free to reach out to us and we will be happy to help you further and make sure your transfer goes smoothly!

       

      What happens when I move my music from another distributor?

      The migration process affects in a different way to your music's data depending on the DSP.
      Once you have transferred your music from another distributor and the tracks have been successfully linked:
      SPOTIFY
      • The new release should retain all play counts 
      • The new release will remain on any including playlists 
      APPLE MUSIC
      • Chart history & popularity should be retained
      • Ratings & reviews will be lost
      YOUTUBE MUSIC
      • Migrating will cause all play counts to reset.