@Mela Verde Yes, you can usually move your artists to a new distributor, but what happens to your original ISRCs and stream counts depends directly on why the tracks were taken down in the first place. Here is a breakdown of how the recovery process works and where the risks lie. 1. Are Artist Profiles Blacklisted by Spotify or Apple Music? Generally, No. Streaming stores (Spotify, Apple Music) do not ban or delete the artist's profile page itself in the vast majority of cases. The ban is enforced at the distributor account level (DistroKid closing your dashboard and taking down your catalog), not on your artist name. As long as you have your Spotify Artist URI and Apple Music Artist ID, a new distributor can map your new uploads directly back to your existing artist profiles. 2. Can You Re-Upload Using the Original ISRCs? Whether you can reuse original ISRCs depends on the specific reason DistroKid removed the catalog: Scenario A: Non-Fraud Removal (Editorial Discretion / High Volume / Spam Flags) Outcome: You can often re-upload the tracks through a new distributor using your original ISRCs. Result: Reusing the original ISRCs and track metadata allows Spotify and Apple Music to link the audio, preserving stream counts, play history, and playlist placements once re-indexed. Scenario B: Fraud, Artificial Streams, or Copyright Strikes Outcome: The specific ISRCs and audio fingerprints are blacklisted in the stores' databases. Result: If you attempt to re-upload those tracks with the original ISRCs through a new distributor (like TuneCore, CD Baby, or Symphonic), the store or distributor's ingestion system will reject them. The Workaround: You would have to re-upload the songs as brand new releases with completely fresh ISRCs and UPCs. The music will go back online under the artist profile, but stream counts and playlist placements will be reset to zero. 3. What to Expect with a New Distributor Manual Screening: New distributors use automated filters to check incoming uploads against audio fingerprint databases. If you re-upload audio that was previously flagged for copyright or artificial streaming, the new distributor may reject the track before it even reaches Spotify.

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To keep your music safe, it is advised setting up dedicated DistroKid accounts for every individual artist project. Managing multiple artists under a single Ultimate Plan creates a serious risk: if a single artist gets flagged for "Editorial Discretion," DistroKid may shut down your main account and freeze all earnings across every artist attached to it. What is "Editorial Discretion"? Streaming platforms often use this clause to reject content when an account uploads an unusually high volume of tracks. To protect their standing with these platforms, DistroKid will typically ban the full master account if a store flags it. Maintaining separate accounts ensures one project's issues won't endanger the rest of your catalog!

@Kenia Ramos 👍

It is strongly recommend creating a separate DistroKid account for each artist project. If you're using an Ultimate Plan with multiple artists and one artist account happens to face "Editorial Discretion", it could put your entire account—and all associated artists—at risk. Keeping them separate is the best way to safeguard your artists! Editorial Discretion: When stores get hit with an overwhelming mass of audio from a single account, they can reject the releases under "Editorial Discretion". If a store flags your account, DistroKid will often terminate the entire account and freeze your payouts to protect their relationship with the streaming platforms. Hope this helps.

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Good to know. Thanks for the heads-up, Jesse! 🙏

@Alistair Norburn Hey Alistair. Quick question for you—roughly how many albums did you release through DistroKid before you started generating returns? Thanks!

@Alistair Norburn Well done, congrats! 👍