Can I Upload Cover Songs?
Updated over a week ago

Yes, with some exceptions.

Before you upload a cover song, please ensure that:

  1. The original song has been released on digital stores and/or streaming services.

  2. Your cover song may not contain any uncleared samples from the original song.

  3. The original song must not be in the public domain.

  4. Your cover song is not a medley, mashup, etc.


In order to upload a cover song, select "Cover song" under the "Songwriters" section like so:

It is free and legal to upload cover songs, as long as you select the "Cover song" option, as this ensures we collect the necessary information, such as original songwriters and publishers.

A "cover song" is a song that you performed & recorded yourself, but the music was written by someone else. For example, when your band plays "Money" (written by Pink Floyd). This is totally okay - Anti-Joy makes it easy, free, and legal to sell cover songs.

Please don't include the original artist's name in the track title or version - additionally, please don't add "Cover" as the track version. For example,

GOOD TRACK TITLE EXAMPLE

So Real

BAD TRACK TITLE EXAMPLE
So Real by Jeff Buckley

So Real (Originally performed by Jeff Buckley)

So Real (Cover)


It typically takes the same amount of time for cover songs to go live as other uploads.

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