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How long before my music starts to show in stores?

Posted on 06 June 2023 08:51 pm

We know you've spent months working on your music and once you're finished laying the final touches; you want your music to be sent out to stores immediately, however we at B.E. RELATIONS PUBLISHING like to secure your intellectual property from inception. There are many steps we have to take prior to releasing your music to the world. We ask that you allow us 4 weeks and in some instances 3 weeks will suffice. It is currently the only way to secure your music and make sure you're the only one accumulating revenue from the day of your release and so forth. Each store post on different schedules:

  • iTunes/Apple Music: 1-7 days. A very small percentage of albums go through manual review at Apple, which takes an additional 1-2 weeks or so.
  • Spotify: 2-5 days
  • Amazon: 1-2 days
  • YouTube Music: 1-2 days
  • Deezer: 1-2 days
  • TIDAL: 2 days
  • Facebook/Instagram: 1-2 weeks
  • TikTok: 1-2 days
  • Anghami: 1-5 days (some require manual review by Anghami's team which can take an additional 2-3 days).