You can add lyrics to a single or album before it’s officially released to cut distribution time and let them appear on release date together with your music. These are the things you need to know:
Submit at least five days before release.
To make sure everything is in place on release day, lyrics and release data should be submitted no later than five days ahead. Earlier is better — late is missed.
We value confidentiality. Your lyrics remain private until release.
Time-synced lyrics, fully supported.
Want to offer time-synced lyrics? The tool supports it end-to-end with a confidential workflow that keeps your music safe from leaks until the moment it’s ready to be heard.
⚠️ Important: We only accept pre-release links that are publicly visible on Apple Music. Pre-add or pre-save links from other platforms are not accepted.
Step 1: Select this if your album is already publicly listed as a pre-release on Apple Music.
Example of a public pre-release on Apple Music:
If you try to open the pre-release link and the page shows "The page you're looking for can't be found", using that link won't upload the pre-release on Musixmatch Pro.
Therefore, make sure that the link is the one of the public pre-release.
Step 2. Paste your Apple Music pre-release link publicly available
Step 3. Find your Upcoming Release in the Roster tab
Now you can add and sync your music!
Additional notes.
This feature is not available for Free or Basic plan users. Only Artist Grow or higher tiers can upload lyrics for upcoming releases.
If you're enrolled in Pro for Labels beta, you will find an entry point to add your pre-releases metadata directly in your Home page.