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 per-release pricing works
On a per-release model you pay a fee for each single or album. Some services charge once, some charge again every year to keep a release live, and some also keep a percentage of earnings. The figures are on each provider's pricing page and can change, so check them on the day you decide.
Items to add up
- Release fees: the fee per single and per album, and whether it is one-time or yearly.
- Percentage: any share of earnings the service keeps.
- Optional services: YouTube Content ID or publishing administration, and their own fees or percentages.
- Codes: whether ISRC and UPC codes are included or charged.
- Payout costs: minimum withdrawal, transfer fees and currency conversion, which can matter if you are paid in another currency.
A simple way to estimate
- Add the release fees for everything you plan to put out in the next few years.
- Estimate your earnings and apply any percentage.
- Add the optional services you will actually use.
- Add the payout fees you expect.
The free five-year cost tool on our distributor comparison page runs this calculation in your browser.
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
A low first price and a low total cost are not the same thing. Add everything up for your own release plan before you choose.