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.
Subscription plans and your catalogue
On a subscription plan you pay a recurring fee to distribute your music. What happens to releases that are already live when you cancel depends on the service: some keep them live, some take them down, and some offer a paid option to keep them. Check the renewal and takedown terms of your service before you decide.
What a takedown can mean
- Track links you have shared stop working.
- Releases can drop out of playlists, and their placements may not come back.
- If you deliver the songs again later, they may be treated as new releases unless the same ISRC codes are used.
Questions to ask before you cancel
- Will my releases stay live, and for how long?
- Is there an option to keep them live, and what does it cost?
- Can I still sign in and withdraw earnings after cancelling?
- Can I move the releases to another distributor before the plan ends?
Practical steps
- Keep backups: store your masters in WAV and your artwork in at least two places.
- Keep your release data: titles, release dates, ISRC and UPC codes and credits.
- Plan the move: if you are switching, have the new delivery live before the old releases are removed.
- Compare published terms: our distributor comparison lists the renewal and takedown terms that individual companies publish, with a source link 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
Cancelling is easy to plan for once you know what your service does with live releases. Read that clause first.