Music Manager Help: Managing your Catalogue
If your question is not answered below you can also check the Artist and Label Forum to find help.
Table of Contents
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How do I add an artist to my label?
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The only way you can add an artist to your label is by uploading their music. Which can be done in the usual way over here.
If you have a single artist account and wish to upload another artist's music, you'll need to register a separate account for them.
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How do I add cover artwork to my releases?
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You can add artwork to your uploaded releases by heading to the correct album page in your catalogue manager and hitting the 'Change the Album cover' link underneath the existing album artwork. You should then be able to find the artwork on your computer and upload it.
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How do I change the details of my releases?
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You can change all your release details such as title, track names and artist name by filling in the relevant boxes in your album's catalogue manager page. You can also change the order of tracks by dragging and dropping them in the correct place, or delete a track using the dustbin. You can also add new tracks directly on release pages as explained earlier in the FAQ.
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What are similar artists?
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Similar artists are a way of linking artists around the site and enabling music to reach more users. They are calculated using an algorithm based on user behaviour, including tags, and common artists that your fans listen to. Similar artists then appear on your artist overview, and help populate your Similar Artist Radio stream. They are also a basis for Last.fm’s recommendations to users.
Because the algorithm needs a certain amount of data to work with, you may find your artist has no similar artists yet. In this case, you can add them within the Music Manager under Manage > Catalogue > editing the artist. Please note that system-generated similar artists cannot be edited.
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Another label has uploaded my release - what can I do?
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Sometimes when uploading a release you may see the message "An album with this name already exists". This can be for various reasons.
1. Have you already uploaded this album under a different label? Please double check if you (or an associate of yours) have already uploaded this album.
2. Are you sharing an artist name with someone else? Maybe that other band already has an album with the same name. If this is the case please use a different album name.
3. Has your album been supplied by an aggregator? Please note that Last.fm has license agreements with various content aggregators to get content supplied. If your album has been part of such content delivery you will not be able to upload it yourself. If you want the album removed, we invite you to contact your aggregator.
4. Have you licensed the album to a different label for certain territories? You cannot share ownership of an album on Last.fm, so will have to arrange with the other label who will manage it on the site.
If none of the above applies and you feel that you should manage the album, please contact us. Please note that you will have to check all the above first before we can help you.
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What is a playlist?
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You can consider your label playlist as a mixtape for your fans. You can add as few or as many tracks as you like and anyone will be able to listen to them on demand whenever they want. Please note that currently only label playlists will show on the site, on your label page. Playlists can be created within the Music Manager under Manage > Playlists.
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What are full-length previews and free downloads? Why should I use them?
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When you first upload a track to Last.fm, it will only be available at random on the radio, or on demand as a 30 second preview. You can get extra promotion for your tracks, and increase their likelihood of being scrobbled by making these tracks available in full - or if you're feeling extra generous, for free download. This can really boost your number of listeners and is a great option for promotional or out-of-print tracks.
You can edit your preview settings in the Music Manager under Manage > Catalogue > clicking on a release > using the tickboxes underneath the tracks.
