SDISTRO
  • 💡Welcome to SDISTRO FAQ Centre
  • 🙋Become a SDISTRO artist
    • How to register an account on SDISTRO (Star Distribution)?
    • How to become an SDISTRO artist and distribute your music?
    • I forgot my password and account number. How do I retrieve my password?
  • 🤔SDISTRO provides services
    • What services does SDISTRO provide?
    • Business terms with SDISTRO?
    • SDISTRO's Business Partners?
  • What platforms can SDISTRO distribute to?
  • Does SDISTRO support video distribution?
  • How does SDISTRO make revenue?
  • How do I pitch to a platform?
  • What are the advantages of SDISTRO compared to other distribution companies?
  • Contact SDISTRO
  • 🛎️ Distribution and management of works
  • What assets do I need to release my music?
  • Can artists link their platform accounts (e.g. Spotify artist account) to their release?
  • How to set the song released to be free for trial listening and VIP for downloading?
  • Are songs distributed through SDISTRO exclusive or non-exclusive?
  • How long does it take for a song to go live on platforms?
  • What are the issues related to the removal of songs?
  • How to upload to KTV (karaoke)?
  • Instructions for online licensing of works (mainland Chinese musicians)
  • Issues related to Coolvox?
  • 👂Audit of works
    • How long does the audit generally take?
    • Can I release cover works?
    • What is the criteria for the album cover?
    • How many songs can be included in an album at most?
    • If the musician disagrees with the audit result of the work, how to give feedback?
  • 💰Revenue of Artists
    • After the album is distributed through SDISTRO how is the revenue share calculated?
  • How often will the financial reports be updated?
  • Where can I see my revenue?
  • Why is the revenue inconsistent with the money withdrawal amount?
  • What should I do if I have objections to the "revenue" and "withdrawable amount"?
  • How can I apply for money withdrawal?
  • After applying for withdrawal and approval, when will I receive the money?
  • Is there a prescribed time for money withdrawal?
  • How to modify the receiving account?
  • After the song is distributed (1~3 months later), why there is still no revenue?
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  1. Audit of works

What is the criteria for the album cover?

Please ensure the album cover fits the following criteria:

  • Format: JPG, PNG or GIF.

  • No pricing information.

  • Perfect square.

  • No brands nor advertising.

  • At least 3000 x 3000 pixels in size.

  • No year nor dates.

  • Only include artist name and release in the title.

  • No references to physical packaging.

  • No contact information (social media, email etc).

  • Only include artist name and release in the title.

  • No store names nor special offers.

  • No tilted or cropped images.

  • No barcodes.

  • No infringing on copyrights.

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