![]() Parental advisory warnings are not required, since there is an “explicit content” tag, but if you include one in your cover art, there must be at least one track with explicit lyrics.No record label information on the cover artwork. ![]() Careful with artist name abbreviations. Full abbreviations are OK, but not partial abbreviations (for instance, “ATM” is fine, but not “AT Machine”).If you entered “Blueprints” as the album name, it can’t say “The Blueprint” on the cover art. “No information mismatch. The text on the cover needs to exactly match the info you entered for your release (artist name, title of the album or single, etc.).That’s not all though, here are a few things to avoid, according to the article: jpg and it will automatically convert to RGB) The color calibrated to RGB - if in Photoshop no CMYK or uncalibrated image files (Tip: open a.png filename, while creative wishful thinking, doesn’t work to convert the image file) jpg file (and putting “.jpg” at the end of a. Preferably 3000×3000 so it will look good when scaled down.There are guidelines that must be followed however, and a great post from CD Baby’s DIY Musician blog sets out what you need to know and more. We don’t have that same advantage today, but the cover art is still important. As I’ve stated before, in the old days of vinyl records, people sometimes bought a record just because the cover art looked cool or because of the liner notes. Even if you don’t plan on a physical product, the cover art is still the thing that catches people’s eyes and can lead to a listen and new fan. Many times an artist or band is so concerned with their music that they forget about a piece of the puzzle that’s still essential, which is the cover art. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski from Music 3.0
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