Catalog and release library

Catalog holds every release you have created, at any stage from draft to live.

Finding a release

Search by release title or artist, and use the status to narrow it down. If a release seems missing, check that the right artist profile is active in your account before assuming it was lost. See Artist profiles.

Inside a release

The release page can show the preview, release information, tracks, Licences, distribution, and any Changes Needed messages. What you can edit depends on the release state.

Why controls lock

A control that was editable yesterday can be locked today. That is deliberate, not a fault.

Once a release is submitted, editing it mid-review would invalidate the review. Once it is delivered, the metadata is already at the stores, so a change has to be a controlled update and redelivery rather than a quiet edit. Stores apply those on their own schedule.

The practical consequence: get it right before submitting. See Validation and review.

Common questions

I need to fix a typo in a live release. Some fields can still be corrected and redelivered, others cannot. Open the release and see what is editable; if the field is locked, raise it through support with the release title and UPC.

Can I delete a draft? Drafts can be removed. A delivered release is taken down rather than deleted, because it exists at stores. See Rights and takedowns.

Where do I see delivery progress? On the release, and in Delivery status.