Why are ISRCs Important?

Maintaining strong ISRC practices is vital for ensuring your music is correctly identified, tracked, and monetised across platforms.

ISRCs are permanent, unique identifiers for sound recordings and music videos, and it is essential that they remain accurate.

These codes help differentiate one recording from another and streamline rights management across formats, platforms, and territories.

Once assigned, an ISRC never changes, even if you switch labels, move distributors, or issue the recording in a new format or territory.

Inconsistent or incorrect ISRCs can result in lost revenue, availability problems, mistaken ownership conflicts, and errors in royalty reporting.