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Cover Art Image Rules
Cover Art Image Rules
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Written by Julian Gomez
Updated over a week ago

The artwork must be:

  • Square.

  • Minimum size 3000 x 3000 pixels, maximum 4500 x 4500 pixels.

  • Format: JPEG.

  • RGB color space. (Not Grey Scale)

  • A maximum weight of 10 Mb.

  • The resolution must be 300 dpi.


The artwork image can include only the following text:

  • Name of the main/primary and the featuring artist.

  • Name of the release.

  • Name and/or logo of the record label.

  • Name of the producer.

IMPORTANT

  • Any other text, regardless of its language, will be considered additional information, and we will not approve the release until the artwork is modified.

  • The release's title and artist metadata must match the text on the artwork.

  • The artworks can not be the same or slightly altered and repeated across multiple releases and/or different artists.


The cover image must not contain:

  • Internet addresses, social media mentions, stores and/or other audiovisual content distribution channels (neither paid nor free), logos of any store and/or audiovisual content channel, mentions of formats, and/or contents related to the physical format.

  • Credits or mentions to artists other than the main artists. Mentions to the composer, arranger, producer, choir voices, instrumentalists, etc., will not be accepted. These should be assigned, as appropriate, in the fields designated for this purpose.

  • A list of tracks.

  • Descriptions of any kind, nor should they include biographies.

  • Any phone numbers or email addresses.

  • Any reference to a digital product.

  • Any reference to prices or promotional purposes.

  • Any pornographic content or a link (URL) to a web page that includes or is linked to pornography.

  • Any symbolism offensive to specific groups of people and/or ethnic groups, such as the Nazi symbolism restricted by the Strafgesetzbuch (section 86a).

  • It must not be misleading or contain false information. For example: include, highlight or refer to an artist who does not participate in the album and/or track (s).

  • You should not make references to content that the (digital) disc does not include, such as: "includes DVD" or "includes lyrics."

The Quality Control will not approve releases whose artworks do not meet these requirements until they are modified.

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