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.
Why read past the headline price
Many distribution offers combine a free or low-cost entry plan with paid plans that add features. Neither is better in itself; what matters is which costs apply to the way you release music. The provider's own pricing page and terms are the source to check, on the day you read them.
Questions to ask about any plan
- Fees: is there a yearly or monthly fee, and does it renew automatically?
- Percentages: is a share of earnings kept, and does it differ by source, for example short-video platforms or YouTube Content ID?
- Optional services: are video monetisation, publishing administration or faster delivery charged separately?
- Payouts: what are the minimum withdrawal, the payout methods and the transfer fees?
- Changing plan: what happens to your releases if you move to another plan or stop paying?
- Rights: who owns the recordings, and does the agreement transfer any rights to the distributor?
Compare like with like
Work out the cost for your own release plan over several years, adding fees, percentages and optional services together. Our distributor comparison lists the published prices and royalty terms of individual companies, 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
Write down every fee and percentage that would apply to you, and keep a copy of the terms you agreed to.
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.