Amuse release planner: scheduling minimums and the Spotify pitch

Amuse minimums and what each leaves for a Spotify pitch

The pitch window below is the best case: the release is delivered the day you schedule it, shows in Spotify for Artists about 48 hours later, and the pitch closes 7 days before release. Amuse does not publish a review time, so the real window can be shorter.

What Amuse says, word for word

Scheduling a release date: Artist at least 14 days in advance, Artist+ at least 10 days in advance, Professional at least 7 days in advance.— Amuse help: Release Times & Scheduling

Unlike the DistroKid, TuneCore and CD Baby help centres, Amuse's page could be read directly, so this is quoted from the page itself, checked on 13 October 2026.

A faster plan is not a longer pitch window

The paid Amuse plans let you schedule a release closer to the date, which is useful for a quick turnaround. They do not change Spotify's rules. The pitch still has to be in at least 7 days before release, and the release only shows in Spotify for Artists about 48 hours after delivery. That means a release scheduled 8 days out or less cannot be pitched at all, whichever plan you are on. If the pitch and Release Radar matter for this song, schedule it about four weeks out, the same lead DistroKid, TuneCore and CD Baby recommend.

How the planner treats Amuse

• It schedules the upload four weeks before release, whichever plan you choose.
• It accepts dates down to your plan's minimum (14, 10 or 7 days) and flags them as tight.
• It warns you when the date leaves no time for a Spotify editorial pitch, and tells you the earliest date that does.
• Untick the pitch box if you only need the release out on time; the warning then goes away.

Spotify's side of the plan

What time does the release go live?

By default, at midnight local time in each territory. Spotify's documentation for distributors calls this Store Turn: "the release goes live at Midnight, the start of the day for each territory. Daylight savings time can change this." Midnight arrives first in New Zealand and last on the US West Coast, so in December Auckland hears a Friday release at 11:00 UTC on Thursday and Los Angeles at 08:00 UTC on Friday, a 21 hour spread. A distributor can instead set a timed release (one chosen moment), but few independent distributors offer it. The planner shows your own local time for each market under the plan.