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From final bounce to live on Spotify, in order.

I'm releasing my first track

The shortest honest path from a finished WAV to a clean release that won't get rejected — with rights and royalties wired up before payday.

14 lessons in order6h 10m totalFree

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Opens in the LUCY app · free with your account

The order you’ll do it in

Nothing here assumes you did the lesson before it by accident — each one sets up the next. Open any of them to see what it covers.

  1. 01Pre-release checklist: ISRC, UPC, and artworkRelease & distribution · 22 min
  2. 02Choosing a release date and rollout phasesRelease & distribution · 28 min
  3. 03Live Q&A: distributor workflowsRelease & distribution · 50 min
  4. 04Reading streaming statements line by lineRoyalties & business · 34 min
  5. 05Splits, contracts, and collaborator agreementsRoyalties & business · 36 min
  6. 06DSP metadata that affects discovery and pitchingRelease & distribution · 24 min
  7. 07Artwork specs, safe zones, and passing automated reviewRelease & distribution · 20 min
  8. 08Smart links & bio pages that convertMarketing & audience · 24 min
  9. 09Distribution, stores & release statusThe LUCY app (end to end) · 24 min
  10. 10Analytics, royalties & payoutsThe LUCY app (end to end) · 28 min
  11. 11Two copyrights in every songRights, splits & publishing · 20 min
  12. 12Split sheets: the page that prevents the argumentRights, splits & publishing · 18 min
  13. 13Registering the work: PRO, publisher and the MLCRights, splits & publishing · 22 min
  14. 14Separating the music money from your moneyMoney, tax & running it like a business · 20 min

Pulled from 6 tracks — Release & distribution, Royalties & business, Marketing & audience, The LUCY app (end to end), Rights, splits & publishing, Money, tax & running it like a business. Finish a whole track and you earn its badge too.

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14 lessons, in order, rewritten around the music you make and narrated so you can take them anywhere. The app remembers the sequence so you never have to work out what's next.

  • Rewritten around your genre and where you're at
  • A coach that can see the releases in your account
  • Narrated — put it on while you work
  • A badge for the track when you finish it
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From final bounce to live on Spotify, in order.

What this path is for

The shortest honest path from a finished WAV to a clean release that won't get rejected — with rights and royalties wired up before payday.

The lessons, in order

1. Pre-release checklist: ISRC, UPC, and artwork

2. Choosing a release date and rollout phases

3. Live Q&A: distributor workflows

4. Reading streaming statements line by line

5. Splits, contracts, and collaborator agreements

6. DSP metadata that affects discovery and pitching

7. Artwork specs, safe zones, and passing automated review

8. Smart links & bio pages that convert

9. Distribution, stores & release status

10. Analytics, royalties & payouts

11. Two copyrights in every song

12. Split sheets: the page that prevents the argument

13. Registering the work: PRO, publisher and the MLC

14. Separating the music money from your money

Take this path in the LUCY app

14 lessons, in order, rewritten around the music you make and narrated so you can take them anywhere. Free with a LUCY account.