Industry
Calendar
Track major industry events, metadata update deadlines, and platform-specific submission cut-off dates. Never miss a spec change or delivery window again.
July 2026
Upcoming
SpotifySpotify Q3 Metadata Spec Update
New genre taxonomy goes live. All new submissions must use updated genre codes.
Jul 2, 2026
Apple MusicApple Music ISWC Enforcement
ISWC becomes mandatory for all songwriter credits. Submissions without ISWC will be rejected.
Jul 10, 2026MIDEM 2026
Global music industry conference. Metadata compliance workshops and DDEX working group sessions.
Jul 15, 2026
TidalTidal HiFi Artwork Cut-off
Last date to submit artwork updates for releases going live on August 1. HiFi tier requires 3000×3000px.
Jul 20, 2026SpotifySpotify New Release Friday Window
Submit by this date for New Music Friday playlist consideration. Late submissions miss editorial review.
Aug 1, 2026Amazon Music Territory Expansion
New territories added to Amazon Music Unlimited. Update territory rights metadata for affected catalogs.
Aug 5, 2026DDEX Plenary Meeting
DDEX standards body plenary. Voting on new message suite standards and contributor role definitions.
Aug 12, 2026
DeezerDeezer v3.2 Taxonomy Migration
Deezer's new genre taxonomy becomes the only accepted version. Legacy genre codes will be rejected.
Aug 15, 2026