You found a new music distributor. Great. But what happens to everything you've already built?

Your Spotify streams. Your playlist placements. Your saves. The releases that have been live for years.

Changing distributors doesn't usually mean starting from zero. When the replacement delivery is correctly matched to the existing recording, platforms such as Spotify can preserve its streaming history.

The details matter, though. And YouTube Art Tracks need particular attention before you make the move.

Here's what to keep, what to check, and when to take down the old delivery.

What Changes When You Switch?

A new distributor doesn't make it a new recording

Your distributor delivers your music to music platforms. Moving to another distributor changes who delivers it; the recording can remain the same.

The aim is to redeliver your existing catalogue so platforms recognise the recordings they already know.

That means keeping the audio, identifiers, and release information consistent. Deleting the old delivery first can create an unnecessary gap while the replacement is being processed.

Keep the original ISRC

An ISRC identifies a recording. Changing distributors alone isn't a reason to assign a new one.

If you're moving the exact same recording, keep its existing ISRC.

The distributor changes. The recording and its ISRC stay the same.

The ISRC is only part of the picture

Keeping the same ISRC doesn't guarantee that everything will match automatically. The replacement delivery should also use the same audio and consistent metadata, including titles, artists, versions, and original release dates.

Changing several details at once can make a straightforward migration harder to recognise.

Move first. Edit later.
Complete the migration using the existing release information. Make supported updates separately once the replacement is correctly matched.

Will Your Spotify Streams Stay?

Existing Spotify stream counts can be preserved when Spotify successfully links the replacement delivery to the existing recording. Playlist placements, saves, and other track history can also remain associated with the correctly linked track.

That's why consistent identifiers, audio, and metadata matter throughout the move.

But don't take down the old delivery as soon as you've submitted the new one. First, confirm that the replacement is live and correctly matched.

Deliver first. Check the match. Then remove the old delivery.

How to Move Your Catalogue

1. Know what you're moving

Decide which releases you want to migrate before cancelling anything with your current distributor.

For a conventional migration, gather the following:

For a large catalogue, rebuilding this information manually can take time. Euphoria's migration tools can reduce that work.

2. Prepare the replacement delivery

Moving to Euphoria? Start with your audio files and UPCs.

Our system can use your UPCs to retrieve available release metadata through Apple Music and prefill your catalogue information. You can review the imported details and complete anything missing before delivery.

This reduces repetitive entry and helps minimise manual errors, especially when you're moving hundreds or thousands of recordings.

Before confirming the delivery, check that it uses:

• The same audio masters.

• The original ISRCs.

• Existing UPCs, where appropriate.

• Consistent titles, artists, credits, and track versions.

• The original release dates and track sequence.

• Your existing artist profile information, where supported.

See our Technology page for more about catalogue migration.

3. Keep the old delivery live

Submit through your new distributor while the existing delivery is still available.

There may be a period when both distributors' deliveries overlap. Coordinate the timing with your new distributor so you can check the replacement before removing the old one.

The order matters:

1. Submit the replacement delivery.

2. Wait for platforms to process it.

3. Confirm that it is live and correctly matched.

4. Request takedown of the old delivery.

4. Check more than the search results

Finding your song on a platform is a good start. It doesn't confirm that every detail is correct.

Check:

• Artist profiles: Are the releases on the correct pages?

• Release details: Are the artwork, titles, credits, and track order correct?

• Spotify history: Are existing streams and playlist placements still showing?

• Apple Music: Is the replacement correctly mapped?

• YouTube Music: Has the replacement been processed, and have you reviewed the Art Track changes?

If something looks wrong, resolve it with your new distributor before requesting the old delivery's takedown.

5. Remove the old delivery

Once the replacement is live and you've confirmed the match with your new distributor, ask your previous distributor to take down its delivery.

Be clear about which releases and services the request covers, particularly if you're also moving YouTube Content ID management.

The YouTube Music Exception

Art Track views may not follow the move

An Art Track is an automatically generated YouTube video combining your recording with its artwork and metadata.

When a distributor change results in a new Art Track with a new video ID, the views attached to the old video don't transfer to the replacement. The new Art Track starts accumulating its own views from zero.

Keeping the same ISRC, UPC, audio, and metadata still matters, but it shouldn't be treated as a guarantee that the existing Art Track or its view count will be retained.

If Art Track views are important to your catalogue, review the expected migration outcome with your new distributor before proceeding.

Your existing music video is a separate video

An official music video and an Art Track can be associated as versions of the same song. Where a displayed song view figure combines their eligible views, changing the Art Track can affect that figure.

Here's a simplified example:

The existing music video's own views remain attached to that video. The old Art Track's views haven't moved to the replacement.

Actual display and association depend on how YouTube processes the recordings and videos.

Other YouTube Music associations can still matter

An Art Track's video view count is different from a recording's playlist and library associations.

Consistent identifiers and metadata help YouTube recognise the replacement recording. Eligible playlist and library associations may be preserved where it is correctly matched, but these should be checked during the migration.

Moving Your Content ID

Existing claims may continue through an asset transfer

YouTube Content ID migration involves rights-management assets and ownership, rather than simply replacing an Art Track video.

If an existing Content ID asset and its ownership are properly transferred to the new partner, its associated claims can continue under the new management.

For example, an asset already claiming Videos 1, 2, and 3 may retain those claims while the partner managing it changes.

Coordinate with both partners

Uploading the recording again with the same ISRC isn't a guarantee that existing claims will automatically transfer.

The old and new rights-management partners need to coordinate the asset and ownership migration. Discuss this before requesting removal of your existing Content ID registration.

If Euphoria is taking over your Content ID management, our team can help coordinate eligible asset and ownership transfers.

Keep Your Release Information Consistent

Save the catalogue clean-up for later

A migration can feel like a convenient time to update everything. If preserving release history is the priority, make the move first.

Avoid unnecessary changes to:

• Audio files or audio length.

• Track titles, artist names, and featured artists.

• Track versions and original release dates.

• Track sequence or number of tracks.

• Artwork and other release metadata.

Once the replacement is correctly matched, ask your distributor about supported updates.

A new mix, edit, or remaster may need to be treated as a different recording. Check before reusing the original ISRC.

Remember what the UPC identifies

An ISRC identifies a recording. A UPC identifies a release.

An album can have one UPC and ten ISRCs—one for each recording.

For an unchanged release, retaining its existing UPC where appropriate helps keep deliveries consistent. If you're changing the track listing or creating a substantially different release, ask your distributor whether a new UPC is needed.

Map releases to your existing artist profiles

Changing distributors doesn't require creating new artist pages.

Provide your existing Spotify and Apple Music profile links or IDs where supported, and discuss your existing YouTube presence with your new distributor.

This is particularly useful if you share your artist name with someone else. Check the replacement releases are on the correct profiles before removing the old delivery.

Before You Switch

One final check before the move:

• Keep the original ISRCs for the same recordings.

• Keep existing UPCs where appropriate.

• Use the same audio and consistent release metadata.

• Provide existing artist profile information.

• Deliver through the new distributor before removing the old delivery.

• Check Spotify streams, playlists, and artist mapping.

• Review the expected outcome for YouTube Art Tracks and their views.

• Coordinate Content ID asset and ownership transfers, if applicable.

• Confirm the replacement is working before requesting the old delivery's takedown.

Moving to Euphoria

Ten releases or thousands—moving your catalogue shouldn't mean manually typing every detail again.

Provide your audio files and the UPCs you want to migrate. Euphoria can retrieve available metadata through Apple Music, prefill your catalogue, and help you review the replacement deliveries.

Our team can also help with delivery, artist mapping, platform troubleshooting, and eligible YouTube Content ID transfers.

You keep making music. We'll help with the move.

Talk to Euphoria about moving your catalogue.