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
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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