Prepare the master
Export the final mix as an uncompressed WAV file — the standard is 24-bit / 48kHz. Listen to the file all the way through, from beginning to end, on headphones and on a phone speaker. Check the start and the end for clicks, and don't leave extra silence at either end.
Cover art that passes review
Your cover art travels with the release to every store. The spec is 3000×3000 pixels, RGB. Keep text minimal and readable at thumbnail size, and avoid platform logos, account handles, prices and links — stores reject cover art that carries them.
Metadata and codes
Metadata is how the world finds you: an artist name spelled the same way on every release, the real title with no decoration, and the correct language and genre tags. The codes — ISRC for the recording and UPC for the release — are assigned during preparation; you don't need to buy them anywhere.
Choose the release date
Give yourself room. A date several weeks out leaves space for review, delivery and pitching before day one. Line the date up with anything you control — a video, a show, a run of posts — so the release lands with support behind it rather than alone.
Request your invite
Mazufa works by invitation only. Completed applications enter a human review queue as capacity allows. Submitting does not create an account; those accepted may receive a dedicated preparation invite.
After acceptance
After preparation, your release is packaged to spec and delivered to every platform, and its data is pitched to the appropriate editorial and algorithmic surfaces. From there, watch your dashboard: streams, saves and playlist adds, per platform and per country.
The fingerprint code every recording carries — it tracks streams and earnings worldwide.
Your release barcode — one per single, EP or album.
Digital service provider: a streaming or download service such as Spotify, Apple Music or Anghami.
How an annual-fee plan works
On an annual-fee plan you pay a yearly subscription to deliver your music to streaming services, sometimes on top of a percentage of certain earnings. Plans, prices and conditions differ between services and change over time, so the only reliable figures are the ones on the provider's own pricing page on the day you read it.
What to check on the pricing page and in the terms
- Renewal: whether the plan renews automatically, when you are charged and how much notice you receive.
- If you stop paying: whether your releases stay live, are taken down, or can be kept for an extra fee.
- Codes: whether ISRC and UPC codes are included and whether you can reuse them with another distributor.
- Optional services: which extras, such as video monetisation or publishing administration, cost more or carry their own percentage.
- Payouts: the minimum withdrawal, the payout methods and any transfer fees.
Work out the cost over several years
Multiply the yearly fee by the number of years you expect to keep your catalogue live, add any optional services you will actually use, and compare the total with what you expect to earn. A plan that suits a frequent release schedule may not suit an occasional one, and the reverse.
Compare from published terms
Our distributor comparison lists the prices and royalty terms that individual companies publish, with a source link and a checked date for each row.
How this works at Mazufa
Mazufa charges no upload fee, no subscription and no per-release fee, so there is no renewal to keep up. The revenue share and payment terms are set out in your written agreement, which you can read before you sign, and you keep ownership of your recordings. See how pricing works.
Summary
Read the renewal and cancellation terms as carefully as the price: what happens to your releases if you stop paying is part of the cost.
Start as an artist or as a label
Choose the artist or label track and submit your details for review. Uploading a release or delivering a catalogue does not begin before the offer is accepted and the contract is signed by both parties and in force.