Music store guidelines

As a music publisher it’s necessary to announce that your new song is available in music stores. The announcements can be done in Social Media as image posts or video teasers or in any other media. In this context it is helpful to understand the guidelines of the music stores because it get’s tricky when you use their logo in your own artwork or video teaser.

Each music store has different requirements and it is recommended to read them all before you use their logo.

These are the links to the music store guidelines:
– The Apple Music Identity Guidelines.
– The Spotify Logo & color guidelines.
– The Deezer Logo Guidelines.

Don’t stress the music stores by using their company symbol in a wrong way.

Try to look from the perspective of the brand: The logo is a symbol for the values of the company and it is also copyright-protected property of the company. Music stores in general have no problem if their logo is used in own media content but the ask you use it according to their rules and follow their design guidelines. It is for example forbidden to use just the Apple logo in own media content. Respect the rules of the brand.

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