How to Upload a Release
Your step-by-step path from finished masters to global distribution — Album, Tracks, Stores, Review, QC.
Upload walkthrough
Uploading a release is a discipline, not a formality. Metadata accuracy decides whether your music lands correctly across 150+ DSPs or turns into a weeks-long cleanup job. Get it right the first time.
Album
Complete every album-level field before you move on. Add the release title, primary artist, release date, genre, language, and cover art exactly where they belong.
Only put what the field asks for. Do not stuff extra information into titles, artist fields, or other metadata fields. When the album details are complete, click Next.
Tracks
Upload your audio by dragging and dropping files into the uploader or clicking to select them manually. If you are reusing tracks you already uploaded, choose From Catalog instead.
Fill in every required track field for each song. That includes the track title, ISRC, explicit content flag, and artist roles. When this step is done, every track should show complete mandatory metadata with no missing fields.
Stores
Choose the stores and territories where your release should go live. DIMBER distributes to 150+ DSPs worldwide, so this is where you decide how wide the release should travel.
Pick the platforms that match your audience and your rollout plan. If you already know where your listeners are, use that data here instead of selecting everything by default.
Review
Read through every field one more time before you submit. Check album metadata, track metadata, store selection, territories, and artwork as if you were trying to catch your own mistake before a DSP does.
Once everything is correct, click All set: Submit. Your release is then sent to DIMBER's QC team for final checks.
Quality Control
DIMBER's QC team checks loudness, platform fit, and metadata accuracy before delivery. This review is there to stop preventable problems before they hit stores.
If the team finds an issue, you will get an email explaining exactly what needs fixing. Once the release passes QC, it ships to every DSP and territory you selected.
The rules
- Only put what's asked in each field. Do not add track numbers in the title field or artist names in the album field.
- Only distribute music you own or control the rights to.
- Upload in advance. DIMBER aims for under 48 hours to go live, but QC can add time if issues are found, and there are no weekend deliveries.
- You cannot add or remove tracks once a release is distributed. Get the tracklist right before you submit.
Next steps
Now that you know the upload flow, lock down the files that cause the most avoidable rejections: audio and artwork.