Can't find what you're looking for?

Unreleased music in Spotify for Artists

The Upcoming tab in Spotify for Artists shows your unreleased music.

  1. Log in to artists.spotify.com.
  2. Go to Music tab Music then Upcoming.

What you can do in Upcoming

  • See all unreleased music that your label or distributor has delivered to Spotify
  • Pitch eligible releases to playlist editors. Learn more about pitching your upcoming music
  • Create a Countdown Page - if you’re eligible. Learn more about Countdown Pages
  • Add a Canvas to your upcoming music. Learn more about Canvas
  • Get the link to your release. Click Copy URI to use the link for pre-save and marketing campaigns
  • View release details, including release date, tracklist, and cover art
    Note: To change any of these details, ask your label or distributor to submit an update.

When your music appears in Upcoming

Music appears in the Upcoming tab after your label or distributor delivers it to Spotify.

It can take around 48 hours to show from when you submitted it via your distributor to Spotify.

If you don’t see your release, check with your distributor to make sure they sent it to the right artist profile.

Some types of releases don’t appear in Upcoming:

  • Compilations which contain tracks from multiple artists, or tracks from different previously-released albums
  • Releases you’re a featured artist on
  • Releases you’re only listed on at track-level but not release-level

Release dates and times

The date shown in the Upcoming tab is the earliest date the release becomes available in any country.

For example:

  • A release is set to go live at the same time worldwide: 12:00 AM UTC on January 1. In some western time zones it's still December 31 at that time, so we show December 31 as the release date in Spotify for Artists.
  • A release is set to go live at 12:00 AM local time in each country or region on January 1. We show January 1 as the release date in Spotify for Artists.

Depending on your time zone, the release date you see might differ from the one you set.

Your label or distributor can help you change or confirm your release date or time.

Reporting a release that doesn't belong to you

If there’s a release in your Upcoming tab that doesn't belong to you:

  1. Click More options next to the release.
  2. Click Report incorrect release.

We’ll email you when we’ve fixed the issue - usually within a few days.

Note: Let your label or distributor know too. Content mismatch issues usually appear across all streaming services. Reporting to Spotify will only address fixing the issue on Spotify.

How long unreleased music stays in Upcoming

Unreleased music stays in your Upcoming tab until the day it's released.

On release day, it moves to Releases and Songs in the Music tab Music tab.

Who can see Upcoming music

Anyone with Admin or Editor access to your artist profile can see upcoming releases. Learn more about team access levels

Related Articles

Was this article helpful?