Music cover art and artwork sizes.
Updated for 2026
Every DSP and social platform's required artwork dimensions in one page. Always start from a 3000 × 3000 master in sRGB — it covers every streaming service and downsizes cleanly for everywhere else.
Streaming platforms · primary cover
Distributors require a 3000 × 3000 master, which then satisfies every DSP. Sizes below are the platform-stated requirements, not what your distributor will let you upload.
Streaming platforms · motion art
Vertical short loops you upload alongside the cover to make the track stand out in mobile clients.
Social · profiles, posts, and covers
What you'll most often need when announcing releases, posting clips, or setting up an artist account.
mgmtOS · Early access
Sizes are the easy part.
Tracking which artist's cover is approved, which is still in revision, and which release is missing assets two days from delivery — that's the hard part. mgmtOS keeps every release's deliverables in one place.
Pro tips for art that actually clears
- Always export sRGB. CMYK is for print; on screens it shifts color. Spotify rejects non-sRGB profiles.
- Don't embed websites, social handles, prices, or promotional text. Both Spotify and Apple Music explicitly reject covers that include URLs or call-to-actions like "follow us" or "out now". Artist name and song title in the artwork are fine.
- Size readable at 64 px. Most listeners see your cover as a thumbnail. If a key element disappears at that size, redesign before you submit.
- Keep a bleed-safe square at the centre. Apple Music and Spotify Connect crop covers slightly differently in some surfaces — keep the focal point inside the central 80%.
- JPG for photos, PNG for graphic. JPGs handle gradient and skin tone well; PNGs preserve sharp edges and small text. Avoid heavy compression on either.
- Plan motion content (Spotify Canvas) at 1080 × 1920. Same canvas as a vertical IG story or TikTok, so one master short can be reused across surfaces.
What this guide doesn't cover
- Physical product specs (vinyl jackets, CD digipaks, cassette J-cards) — those are pressing-plant-specific and need a real print template.
- Press kit / EPK photo dimensions — there is no fixed standard; shoot at 5000 × 3500 or larger and you'll be safe.
- In-app Spotify and Apple ad placements — those use their own ad-platform specs which sit outside an artist's normal release workflow.
Specs are easy. Tracking what's done across a roster of releases is the actual work.
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