{"id":103131,"date":"2025-02-05T09:33:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T09:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=103131"},"modified":"2025-02-05T09:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T09:33:12","slug":"distributing-covers-got-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/distributing-covers-got-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Distributing covers on RouteNote just got easier!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">You can now attach mechanical licenses directly to releases on RouteNote, making cover distribution seamless.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/turn-covers-to-cash-monetise-your-music-on-spotify-youtube\/\">Cover songs are a great way to put your own spin on an old classic and find a whole new audience along the way.<\/a> With RouteNote it&#8217;s easy to share your cover songs around the world. Now, with our first feature launch of the year, we&#8217;ve just made it even easier to distribute covers. Whether you&#8217;re distributing with a mechanical license or not, RouteNote will guide you through the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While you don&#8217;t <em>need<\/em> a mechanical license to distribute cover songs with RouteNote, it will allow you to distribute to more stores around the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/support.routenote.com\/kb-article\/how-do-i-format-a-cover-with-routenote\/\">See more details here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>What&#8217;s new?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When creating a release on RouteNote, a new tick box asks whether your release contains any cover songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"694\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-at-14.39.05.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103133 lazyload\"\/><figcaption>Release level<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>If you tick yes on the option above, when you&#8217;re entering track details, simply select which tracks are covers. From here you can also upload a mechanical license for each cover. Mechanical licenses must be in PDF format and under 10MB. If you upload a mechnical license, our moderation team will see it alongside your release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1060\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30-at-14.41.01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103134 lazyload\"\/><figcaption>Track level<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you do upload a mechnical license<\/strong>, your release will be sent to all of your selected stores in all territories around the world. If your release is a cover version, <strong>but you don&#8217;t upload a mechnical license<\/strong>, your release may need to be blocked in certain stores\/territories. <a href=\"https:\/\/support.routenote.com\/kb-article\/how-do-i-format-stores-and-territories-for-a-cover-release-without-a-mechanical-license\/\">Find more details here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To distribute your releases to all stores around the world, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.affordablesonglicensing.com\/?afmc=144\">buy mechnical licenses at industry leading prices from Affordable Song Licensing.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Distribute Cover Songs in 2025 | RouteNote Partners With Affordable Song Licensing\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rbb-uEW2PHg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/\">So what are you waiting for, show the world your take on an old classic, with free cover song distribution available on RouteNote!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can now attach mechanical licenses directly to releases on RouteNote, making cover distribution seamless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":103132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[3532],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Distributing covers on RouteNote just got easier! 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