When you migrate your catalog to Revelator, most DSPs will preserve historical data such as stream counts and monthly listeners, provided the release metadata stays consistent. This article explains which DSPs are the exception, and the two things you need to do to protect your streaming history during migration.
ImportantThe following DSPs do not preserve play counts after migration:
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| Note Apple Music and iTunes are a partial exception. If the UPC and ISRCs stay the same, chart history and popularity rankings are retained, but ratings and reviews are lost. |
If you're concerned about a specific release or DSP, contact Support before migrating to confirm the process for that platform.
1. Confirm the migration process for each DSP with Support
Every DSP handles migration differently. Migrate your entire catalog at once with Revelator's guidance rather than piecemeal, and contact Support before migrating a large number of releases. Support will provide DSP-specific instructions to avoid downtime.
2. Keep release and track metadata identical
Using identical metadata when redistributing through Revelator is the single most important factor in preserving stream counts, playlist placements, and chart history. Do not change any of the following fields until after migration is complete.
Track fields
- ISRC
- Audio
- Track length
- Title
- Title version
- Artists
- Lyrics language
- Parental advisory
Release fields
- UPC
- Track count
- Metadata language
If you're migrating a single release yourself rather than through a full catalog migration, triple-check that every field above matches your previous distribution exactly before submitting.
| Need help? Contact support if you need assistance. |
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