Make sure to avoid the following common mistakes, which can result in rejection of your upload by the music platform and waste of your precious time.
Common mistake 1: Listing of titles in two languages side by side
Please select the title in the desired language which will be displayed in a uniform manner on all major platforms. If you wish to display translated titles for users in specific regions, please fill in the “Localized Title” field.
For instance, don’t list “Happy Birthday” in Mandarin and English side by side.
Common mistake 2: Title and version information are entered in the same field
Information such as “xxx Version”, “Radio Edit”, “Edition”, “Unplugged”, “Demo”, “Accompaniment”, “Instrumental”, “Acoustic”, “Remaster”, “Remix”, and “Karaoke” is usually added to identify different releases of the same track. The version should be indicated separately in the “Version” field (it cannot be merged with the album or track title).
Common mistake 3: Titles and version designations contain unnecessary information
Titles or version designations should not contain unnecessary information such as “Artist Names”, “Producer Names”, “Exclusive”, “Limited Edition”, or “Digital Single”.
Here are examples of common mistakes listed in the Apple Music Regulations:
- New York Eye & Ear Control (1964) (release date included)
- Dawns Welcome to the Club-Album (feat. Ricky J) (album included)
- 12. I'll Be Walking Alone in a Crowd (audio track No. included)
- Campus Girl (Produced By T.J.Douglas) (producer information included)
- Shadow-Rock Top 40 Indie Pop (search terms included)
- Aerosmith-Draw the Line (artist information included)
- “Explicit” or “Clean Version” should not be specified in titles or version designations. You should specify whether or not tracks/albums contain sexual or violent content in the designated field when editing track information.
The original artist should not be specified in the title or version designation of cover songs (e.g., “Goodbye Kiss” (originally by Jacky Cheung). - If you wish to facilitate identification, you can edit the version information (e.g., “Goodbye Kiss-Acoustic”).
Common mistake 4: English titles do not conform to capitalization conventions
The following conventions must be observed when titles only contain letters, numerals, and punctuation marks.
- All caps (MY SONG), all lower case (my song), or arbitrary capitalization (mY SoNg) is not allowed.
- All words must be capitalized except prepositions, conjunctions, and articles which should be in lower case (a, an, and, as, but, for, from, nor, of, or, so, the, to, yet).
- Prepositions, conjunctions, and articles must still be capitalized if they are the first or last word of the title or in parentheses or the word before or after dashes, slashes, or colons.
Examples of common mistakes:
- “love you everyday” should be changed to “Love You Everyday”
- “Our story: in Music” must be changed to “Our Story: In Music”