X-Mas Delivery Deadlines & Spotify Updates

X-Mas Delivery Deadlines & Spotify Updates

Do you hear that? The bells are slowly getting louder! Christmas season ’24 is approaching fast. In order to make sure that your upcoming releases will be available in time, please note the following delivery deadlines at some of our store partners:

Release Date

  • November 29, 2024
  • December 6, 2024
  • December 13, 2024
  • December 20, 2024
  • December 27, 2024
  • January 3, 2025

Delivery Deadline

  • November 22, 2024
  • November 22, 2024
  • December 6, 2024
  • December 13, 2024
  • December 20, 2024
  • December 27, 2024

Please note that the delivery deadline specifies the date at which the product needs to be at the stores. Therefore, please upload your products a couple of days BEFORE the delivery deadline, since our quality management needs to check all delivered products before they can be sent out to the stores.
Products delivered after these deadlines may not be available on the desired release date.

Season's Support Opening Hours

We take pride in caring personally about our customers. Real people support you and answer your questions. And since real people need time off, our office is closed on 

  • December 24th 2024
  • December 25th 2024
  • December 26th 2024
  • December 31st 2024 and
  • January 1st 2025

 

Thank you for your understanding.

Recent Updates from Spotify

Spotify Countdown Pages

Get ready to promote your next release with the new Spotify Countdown Pages! With Countdown Pages, fans can pre-save your music, preview the tracklist, watch Clips, and get their hands on must-have merch via your artist profile, Now Playing view, Search, and Home.
Once your new music drops, Spotify will send a push notification to all pre-savers and add it straight to their library.

In order to make use of Countdown Pages, you need to have 5000 monthly listeners in the last 28 days. 

Get Ready for Spotify Wrapped

Spotify Wrapped is Spotify’s yearly event where the listeners get to see which artists, albums, and songs they have been listening to the most and share it all across their socials. If you’re their favorite artist, make sure to be prepared by following these steps:

1. Record and upload a Spotify Clip

Show your fans your appreciation by uploading a short video (max. 30 seconds). After recording, head to the Video & Visuals tab in Spotify for Artists on web to upload. Here are some topics you can talk about:

 

  • Reveal which song you’ve loved performing this year
  • Drop the real meaning behind one of your new songs
  • Tell a story about writing a track

 

The deadline for the upload is November 15th!

 

2. Update your Profile

Make your artist profile stand out during Wrapped:

  • Publish merch to your profile using the Shopify integration so fans can easily discover and buy
  • Create a fan support link to allow fans to support you directly
  • Playlist your 2024 favorites and make it your Artist Pick to share your year in music

 

3. List your Live Shows

If you have any live shows planned, make sure to list them during Wrapped:

  • Ensure your fans catch every live show by keeping your tour dates up to date on Spotify
  • Add any events that are missing through Spotify’s ticketing partners like Ticketmaster, AXS, Eventim, and more
  • During Wrapped, Spotify will highlight your shows, putting them directly in front of your most loyal fans

 

 

4. Build Hype for your Next Release

Use Spotify Countdown Pages to hype up your next release!

Spotify Marquee and Showcase now available in Germany and Mexico

Earlier this year, Spotify announced that their promotion tools Marquee and Showcase can now be used for artists located in Germany and Mexico. If you’re currently staying at one of these territories, make sure to check out these promotion tools!
Find out more about Marquee here!
Find out more about Showcase here!
For everyone currently not staying in Germany, Mexico and the already established markets of Australia, Canada, France, U.K., and U.S., contact us to set up a Marquee campaign with our help! Unfortunately, Showcase remains available to artists located in one of the above markets only.

What else is new?

Save your song discoveries on Instagram directly to Spotify!
If you find a song that you really enjoy, tap on it to find its song page. From there you can directly add it to your Spotify account. With this, you don’t need to leave Instagram in order to save the song to your profile on Spotify.
Custom Cover Art for Spotify Playlists
You can now create a custom cover art for your playlists directly in the Spotify app. Just tap the three-dot menu on the playlist page and select “Create cover art”. You can then still upgrade your cover art with different elements. More info here.

 

YouTube and YouTube Music now let you collaborate on playlists and create your own custom thumbnail!
When you’ve created a playlist, you can send a QR code to your friends & peers to collaborate. Consider collaborating on a playlist with other artists, producers, or songwriters you’ve worked with to spotlight the songs that inspired your own work!
Customize the thumbnail by using your own pictures or creating one with generative AI.
You can find more info and updates here.

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