Pre-Save Links That Actually Land in Your Fans' Libraries
Fans connect once. On release day Artlink writes your release straight into their Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Tidal libraries — then shows you exactly how many made it.
Delivers to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, YouTube Music, and Tidal · Local Release drops the record at each fan's own midnight · A delivery report showing what actually reached each library
Most pre-save tools stop at the promise
Collecting the pre-save is the easy part. Release day is where campaigns quietly fail: tokens expire, fans disconnect their accounts, a streaming API rate-limits, and the fan who authorized you three weeks ago gets nothing — while the dashboard still counts them as a pre-save. Artlink treats delivery as the product. Every save is attempted, retried, recorded, and reported back to you, so you know what landed instead of assuming.
Built for the way artists actually promote music
Delivery you can actually verify
Most tools report how many fans clicked pre-save. Artlink reports how many libraries received the record — per platform, with the reason for anything that did not land.
Release at every fan's midnight
Turn on Local Release and the record arrives in each fan's library at midnight in their own timezone, so day-one streams roll in as the world wakes up instead of landing at 3am local time.
Lapsed fans get a way back
When a fan's streaming connection expires, Artlink spots it before release day and the release email carries a one-tap reconnect — instead of dropping them in silence.
How it works
Paste any release identifier
A Spotify link, a Spotify URI, an ISRC, or a UPC/EAN barcode — 12, 13, or 14 digits. Artlink validates the barcode's check digit as you type, so a mistyped code fails now rather than on release day.
Pick platforms and the release moment
Choose Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, YouTube Music, or Tidal, set the date, time, and timezone, and decide whether fans also follow you or get the track added to a playlist.
Share one URL and watch it land
Promote the campaign anywhere. On release day Artlink delivers to every connected fan, emails them the release, and hands you a report of exactly what reached each library.
Frequently asked questions
What is a pre-save link?
A pre-save link lets fans commit to your unreleased music before release day. They authorize their streaming account once, and when the release goes live the track is added to their library automatically — driving the day-one saves and streams that streaming algorithms weigh most heavily.
Which platforms does Artlink deliver pre-saves to?
Artlink performs real library saves on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, YouTube Music, and Tidal. Fans can also follow you on Spotify as part of the same pre-save, and YouTube saves can target a specific playlist.
How do I know my pre-saves actually worked?
Every campaign has a delivery report. After release day it shows how many saves reached each platform, how many failed, and why — expired connection, revoked permission, or a platform error. Most pre-save tools only show you how many fans signed up, which is not the same number.
Can I use a UPC or ISRC instead of a Spotify link?
Yes. The Scan Source field accepts a Spotify URL, a Spotify URI, an ISRC, or a UPC/EAN barcode of 12, 13, or 14 digits — dashes and spaces are stripped automatically, and the barcode check digit is validated before you can publish.
What is a lifetime pre-save?
A lifetime pre-save lets a fan opt in once and be included in every future release you put out, rather than re-authorizing for each single. Every new drop then starts with an audience already committed.
Do I need a distributor to run a pre-save campaign?
Yes — your distributor still delivers the music to the streaming services. Artlink runs the campaign around it: the landing page, the fan authorizations, the release-day library writes, and the reporting.
Is a pre-save different from an Apple Music pre-add?
Only in name. Spotify calls it a pre-save and Apple Music calls it a pre-add; both add an upcoming release to a fan's library on release day. One Artlink campaign covers both.
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