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Create a Standard Release

Edit Release Metadata: Metadata

Enter release type, genre, language, rights, and identifiers.

Release Type: Select Single, EP, or Album based on the number and duration of tracks.

Genre: Select a primary genre and subgenre that match the music. They cannot be the same.

Example for Mandopop: primary genre Pop: Mandopop; secondary genre World: Asian/China.

Metadata Language: Select the language used in the release title.

Description: Optional.

Label: Must match a label already created in MeloLab.

C-line: Copyright in the underlying work, entered as the year followed by the copyright owner. Example: 2023 Label Name.

P-line: Copyright in the sound recording, entered as the year followed by the master owner. Example: 2023 Label Name.

UPC/EAN: Optional. If left blank, MeloLab assigns a UPC at no charge after the release is approved.