{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"RouteNote - Radar","provider_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar","author_name":"Radar Team","author_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/author\/rn_adm_rad\/","title":"Why Is My Music Release Under Review? - RouteNote - Radar","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2W8kDNriPD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/why-is-my-music-release-under-review\/\">Why Is My Music Release Under Review?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/why-is-my-music-release-under-review\/embed\/#?secret=2W8kDNriPD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why Is My Music Release Under Review?&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote - Radar\" data-secret=\"2W8kDNriPD\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/routenote_vinyl_music_in_nature_landscape_-profile_y3xfdqy_-_358297d0-383d-495d-b8e3-c01ebe2606d3_0.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":1024,"description":"You have finished the master, uploaded the artwork, entered the metadata and submitted your release. Instead of being approved immediately, you see: \u201cUnder review.\u201d That does not automatically mean anything is wrong. Music distributors need to check enormous volumes of releases before sending them to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, TikTok and other platforms. Why distributors review music A distributor is not simply a file-transfer service. It is sending content into commercial music platforms and representing that the person supplying the recording has the necessary rights. Checks can therefore involve: Some checks can happen automatically. Others require a person. Metadata..."}