2.9 Do I have to be registered with a collecting society (SUISA, GEMA)?
No. All you have to do is own the copyrights to the songs. This means that you have created the works yourself without using lyrics, melodies or samples of other people’s works, unless you own the licenses for commercial use. As a member of a collecting society, you must independently register all your works with your collecting society.
2.1 What do I need to sell my songs?
2.2 Is my release a single, an EP or an album?
2.3 Can I make my release available for pre-order?
2.4 What is the difference between release, streaming- presale- and original release date?
2.5 How can I prevent my release from being assigned to a wrong profile at Spotify / Apple Music?
2.6 How do I make sure that the streams of the single and album version are added together?
2.7 Can I still edit my release after I completed it?
2.8 Can I change my artist name?
2.9 Do I have to be registered with a collecting society (SUISA, GEMA)?
2.11 Which shops can I deliver to via iGroove?
2.12 Do I have to enter anything in the fields “Copyright”, “Label” and “(P)-note”?
2.13 Where can I get ISRC, EAN and barcode for my release?
2.14 What do I have to consider with an instrumental release?
2.15 What do I have to consider when releasing live recordings?
2.16 Can cover songs also be released via iGroove?
2.17 Can I publish classical music via iGroove?
2.18 What is a Waterfall Release and how do I upload it?