Answers to questions we receive most often from artists working with Feid Records. This page is based on our standard label policies and the topics that come up regularly in support correspondence. If your question is not covered here, contact us at music@feidrecords.com.
Feid Records is a record label focused on algorithmic promotion and catalogue development. We are not a full-service label in the traditional sense. You should not expect the same level of hands-on marketing, social media management, PR, or day-to-day artist servicing that a conventional label might provide.
Our work centres on distribution, catalogue management, release strategy, and helping releases perform in streaming environments — including collaboration with Spotifame for data-driven promotion.
No. We do not commit to funding advertising, PR campaigns, music videos, social media campaigns, or similar promotional activities. Our role is built around the framework in the artist agreement and the technological systems we use to position music on streaming platforms.
When it makes sense commercially, we may invest in additional initiatives such as DJ or remixer collaborations, compilation or syndication agreements, curated playlist placement, alternate artist moniker placements, or platform-specific edits (for example sped-up or slowed-down versions for TikTok). These are designed to amplify catalogue streams over time.
All new releases should be submitted through our online music upload form. We no longer accept music files or release information by email, because email submissions often lead to unclear instructions, formatting errors, and metadata mistakes.
If you are a signed or invited artist and do not yet have upload access, email music@feidrecords.com and we will provide the form link and login details.
Before we proceed with any upload, we ask you to confirm in writing that:
We will not upload a project until that confirmation is received.
No. Stores have become much stricter about changes after submission, so we use a fully digital submission process to reduce errors. Please use the upload form for all track information, artwork, and audio files.
Our model is to invest in artists who start with low visibility and few streams, then build audience over time. To recover those upfront investments, we need long-term rights to the catalogue we help develop.
A small number of artists eventually break through, and back-end revenue from those successes helps cover the cost of developing the broader roster. Without long-term continuity, we would be subsidizing growth only for artists to leave with the catalogue once momentum builds.
Yes. You may choose at any time not to distribute future releases with us. Unlike many labels, we do not require a fixed number of future releases or a fixed exclusivity term for new music.
If you sign with another label — including a major — that is fine. We continue to earn only from the existing catalogue signed to us, similar to how artists often have one period of their history with one label and a later period with another.
You decide. Whichever songs you choose to send to us are the ones we can accept into the catalogue. You are not required to hand over your entire back catalogue unless you choose to.
No. Releases already distributed by the label stay with the label. That is normal in the record industry: rights in the accepted catalogue are perpetual. You can stop sending future releases to us, and you continue to receive your royalty share on the existing catalogue.
Under the agreement we work from, we do not take your author (publishing/composition) and performing rights royalties. The label share relates to the recording catalogue we distribute and promote.
As a general policy, we do not make individual amendments to our standard artist agreement. We work with a large number of artists, and maintaining individually negotiated versions would create serious legal and administrative complications whenever systems, distributors, or partnerships change.
The agreement is offered on a standard, non-negotiable basis. If the arrangement is not suitable for you, we understand — but we need one consistent framework across the roster.
Contact us at music@feidrecords.com. We can waive notice periods for future releases so you may distribute new music elsewhere immediately. We will still need your bank details to remit earnings from catalogue already distributed through us.
As a rule, no — we do not make advance payments against future royalties. We do, however, pay upfront for the costs of algorithmic promotion and onboarding with Spotifame.com.
We provide quarterly earnings reports. Reporting and payouts follow our automated systems based on quarterly updates. Payouts are processed when you reach your threshold. Stores typically report earnings with a delay of 60–90 days, so September Spotify activity, for example, may not be reported until late in the year at the earliest. Platforms may also withhold tax in some cases, which can affect the final reported amount.
The default threshold is $100. There is a withdrawal fee (around €6) from payment services, so paying out smaller amounts creates a high percentage loss. Many artists prefer $100 or higher. If you want a different threshold, tell us the amount you prefer.
Until you reach the threshold, use Spotify for Artists as a rough guide:
When you are eligible, we will ask for bank details: full name, bank name, address, and account number. We can send payouts to many local e-wallets, banks and payment providers where applicable. Even in low GDP countries like Nigeria and Philippines.
There are no deductions for our operating costs. You get 50% of whatever sum we receive in from the stores/distributors. None of our expenses are deducted from your share.
The only exception is legal expenses relating to infringement claims — for example if copyrighted or AI-generated material was submitted without proper rights. In normal operation, the 50/50 split is of the incoming revenue, not after marketing, onboarding, or other label costs.
Generally, no. Once a release is live, we usually cannot allow changes or takedowns for minor edits. Each amendment requires manual work, and streaming margins for most artists are too small to support unlimited individual admin.
Even a takedown and re-upload — reconnecting Spotifame, restoring playlist placements, and redoing platform work — can cost significant administrative time per release. Please double-check titles, artist credits, artwork, and audio before submission.
Spotify often allows metadata updates, but Apple Music and iTunes no longer allow edits to previously released content for artist names, featured artists, collaborations, or rebranding.
Re-uploading the exact same audio will not replace the original metadata on Apple Music. The only Apple workaround is a genuinely new recording version with a different duration, which Apple treats as a new asset.
We do not recommend unconventional formatting — inserted spaces, symbols instead of letters, odd casing, or stylized small caps. Apple and Spotify are increasingly strict, and unusual formatting can suppress search, autoplay, and radio discovery.
For example, I Love You submitted as i l o v e y o u is unlikely to match properly in recommendation systems. Best practice is to follow each store's style guidelines with clean, standard metadata.
Track linking (stacking) is determined by audio fingerprint and metadata, not ISRC alone. We do not reuse the same ISRC across different releases because we need to measure promotion individually.
Stacking fails in roughly 25% of cases — even small differences in length, mastering, format, bitrate, featured artists, or converting between MP3 and WAV can prevent linking. Uploaded files must be identical for stacking to work.
Lyrics are normally managed by the artist, not the label. We recommend Musixmatch, where you can verify your profile, sync lyrics, and correct mistakes directly on supported platforms including Spotify and Apple services.
No. Feid Records is a label, not an aggregator. We use third-party distributors — primarily DistroKid, and sometimes TuneCore or CD Baby — to deliver music to stores. Artists work with us as a label, not as a self-serve distribution dashboard.
We typically do not distribute to Audiomack, because in our experience it delivers limited reach outside its own ecosystem compared with platforms like Spotify. If you still want Audiomack, we can occasionally make an exception, but it requires linking your Audiomack account through our distributor profile.
We generally do not recommend pre-save campaigns. They are third-party tools, not native Spotify features, and they add friction — many listeners drop off instead of following through.
A better approach is to share artwork for the upcoming release and link directly to your Spotify artist profile, where you control branding and build real profile engagement.
Distributors sometimes flag releases automatically even when no infringement occurred. If you receive such a notice, confirm that:
Once confirmed, we can prepare and submit a dispute with supporting details.
Traffic is primarily from Spotifame.com, where tracks are presented to playlist curators in a non-profit community. Most streams come from genuine curator activity. If a curator adds your track privately, that may not always appear in public playlist statistics.
Without an active Spotify for Artists connection to Spotifame, we cannot effectively promote or optimize your music algorithmically. That means your music may not be presented to relevant curators, and we lose access to listener demographics, markets, and performance data needed for optimization.
If your connection was disconnected, please reconnect it or contact us so promotion can resume.
No. Paid promotion can get your profile restricted, suppressed, or shadow-banned. Spotify takes a strict position against artificial streaming — not only paid playlist placement, but any paid service promising streams, growth, or guaranteed listeners.
Even asking friends or family to play your song on repeat from the same devices can create suspicious patterns. Once flagged, algorithmic support often disappears even though the profile still looks active.
Spotify rarely deletes profiles immediately for suspected fraud. More often it quietly removes tracks from Discover Weekly, Release Radar, Radio, Autoplay, and search-driven discovery. Streams may continue only from traffic you push yourself, while the platform stops supporting the music.
If you believe your account was limited, contact us with a full honest explanation of any promotion used. We sometimes help artists attempt restoration, but only for catalogue fully with our label, and success is never guaranteed.
New tracks enter the same rotation as other releases, but curator pickup takes time. We cannot force plays — everything must happen naturally under Spotify's rules. Many curators decide within the first 10–30 seconds whether to keep listening; skips in the first minute may not count as streams at all.
Quality, hook timing, and listener attention all matter. Keep releasing — one underperforming track does not define your trajectory.
Stores and distributors often operate on a remove first, investigate later basis. A copyright complaint can trigger a takedown before anyone has verified whether infringement actually occurred.
We typically raise a dispute immediately. Responses can take several days. If a dispute fails, we may re-upload through another aggregator. Mistaken or abusive claims are a known problem, especially for smaller artists with limited platform support.
You must own or have properly licensed all audio before release. Beat purchases, sample packs, AI-generated material, collaborator stems, and "royalty-free" downloads still require valid commercial clearance for streaming worldwide.
If a claim arises, we need complete honest information: what was used, where it came from, timecodes, licenses, and who contributed. Withholding information makes disputes harder to win.
Yes. When a distributor receives an infringement claim, consequences can affect an entire label account, not only the responsible release. That is why we require artists to warrant that all submitted material is fully cleared, and why we use stricter account structures in higher-risk situations.
Email music@feidrecords.com for release questions, contract matters, royalties, takedowns, and general artist support.
We handle correspondence manually rather than with automated replies. Response times vary, especially during high-volume periods. Including your artist name, release title, and a clear description of the issue helps us answer faster.
Streaming economics mean most releases do not generate enough revenue to fund unlimited bespoke admin. Our standard structure — one main artist slot plus featured artists as needed — keeps distribution consistent and sustainable for the whole roster.
We aim to be straightforward: if you create your own music, control all rights, and submit carefully, most issues never arise. When in doubt, ask before release rather than after.
Last updated: August 2026. Policies may change as platforms and distributors update their rules.