Every release follows the same path. You can watch it move through each stage on the release page.

1. **Draft** - you are still building it. Nothing is sent yet.
2. **In review** - you sent it to the label. We listen and check it.
3. **Agreement** - we accepted it. Your contract is being prepared, then sent for you to sign.
4. **SACEM registration** - for publishing, the works are declared and we wait for validation.
5. **Distribution** - your release is being delivered to stores and streaming platforms.
6. **Live** - it is out in the world.

At each step a short banner tells you where things stand and whether anything is waiting on you (for example, "Your contract has been sent - please sign it to continue").

**If we ask for changes**
Sometimes we send a release back with a reason ("Changes requested"). Fix the points listed and resend. It goes back into review.

**After it is live**
You can still request an edit to a live release. See "Editing a release that is already live".