ORB Track Coverage is an optional, one-time paid add-on that protects a specifically covered release from removal solely because you stop renewing your ORB subscription. Once payment is verified and coverage is assigned to the release, subscription renewal is not required to keep that coverage—even if you stop paying for years or never renew again.

Select the optional Track Coverage checkbox when submitting your release. No payment is collected at submission. After approval, you can pay when you are ready; payment is not required immediately. Until coverage is funded and active, the release still relies on your subscription.

This is not an unconditional promise that a song will remain on every platform forever. Store policies, distribution requirements, copyright and ownership claims, fraudulent activity, legal orders, and requested takedowns can still affect availability.

Track Coverage is available to active Artist, Artist Plus, and Label & Team subscribers. It is not a standalone distribution plan and is not included automatically with a subscription.

What is Track Coverage?

Track Coverage is release-specific protection against subscription-expiry removal. It is a separate paid add-on, rather than ordinary subscription track credits or extra release credits.

A paid plan gives you access to its included services and track credits while the subscription is active. It does not automatically give every release permanent distribution. Verified Track Coverage provides the separate protection for the release to which it is assigned.

What are the main benefits of Track Coverage?

• No subscription-renewal requirement for covered music: You do not have to keep renewing solely to retain the covered release.
• A one-time coverage purchase: Already funded coverage does not require another annual or quarterly coverage payment.
• Protection through a long subscription break: A gap of several years does not, by itself, expire the coverage.
• Selective catalog protection: You can cover the releases you want to retain instead of assuming your entire catalog is protected.
• Choose now, pay later: Select coverage when submitting a new release, then pay when ready after approval. You can also purchase coverage for an eligible approved or live release.
• No re-upload for an existing distributed release: Adding coverage changes its retention entitlement, not its original release identity or track identifiers. It does not create a duplicate release.
• A clear release total: The add-on shows one price for the release's actual track count in your supported local checkout currency. Applicable volume discounts are included automatically.

These benefits protect against removal for subscription inactivity. They do not guarantee streams, revenue, playlist placement, or uninterrupted availability on every store.

If I do not resubscribe for years, will my covered music stay live?

Yes: subscription inactivity alone does not make verified, covered music eligible for subscription-expiry removal. You can stop renewing for three, five, ten, or more years without losing that protection merely because time has passed.

Your music remains subject to the applicable store, distribution, legal, and rights rules. A store may remove a release for a separate reason even when its Track Coverage is valid.

What if I stop paying forever and never renew my subscription?

You do not need to renew your ORB subscription to preserve Track Coverage that was already paid for, verified, and assigned to the release. Permanently stopping subscription payments is not, by itself, a reason to remove a covered release.

That is the precise meaning of coverage without renewal. It is not a guarantee that ORB, every streaming service, or a particular store listing will exist forever. Coverage cannot override platform closure, store decisions, rights problems, or lawful takedowns.

Is Track Coverage included in my paid plan?

No. Artist, Artist Plus, and Label & Team subscriptions do not automatically include permanent distribution retention. Track Coverage is an optional paid add-on for eligible releases.

If you stop renewing, releases without verified coverage remain subject to the subscription-expiry removal policy. For existing catalogs, ORB provides the applicable advance notice; check the deadline shown for the release. Never-paid Starter trial releases have their own 30-day window from approval. These are different timelines, but neither automatically provides permanent protection.

Who can buy Track Coverage?

Artists with an active Artist, Artist Plus, or Label & Team subscription can purchase and assign new coverage. Starter/Free accounts and lapsed accounts cannot buy or assign new coverage.

This purchase eligibility rule does not cancel coverage bought and assigned before your plan expired. Existing funded coverage survives the subscription lapse.

How much does Track Coverage cost?

The base price is NGN 38,750 per track. Eligible artists see the total for their release in their supported local checkout currency. The volume discount applies to the entire release:

• 1–4 tracks: No volume discount.
• 5–9 tracks: 5% off the whole purchase.
• 10–14 tracks: 10% off the whole purchase.
• 15 or more tracks: 15% off the whole purchase. The discount is capped at 15%.

For example, in Nigeria, coverage for five tracks costs NGN 184,062.50, ten tracks cost NGN 348,750, and fifteen tracks cost NGN 494,062.50, after the applicable volume discounts.

The displayed price is fixed to the release's actual track count: there is no quantity selector, and you do not need to calculate a currency conversion. Check the current total before paying. Coverage becomes active only after verified payment or assignment of already purchased Track Coverage credits to that release.

How do I select Track Coverage when submitting a release?

1. Prepare your release through your eligible subscription as usual, including its tracks, artwork, and required metadata.
2. In the release preview or submission confirmation, tick Optional add-on — Track Coverage if you want coverage for that release.
3. Review the one-time price shown for the release's tracks, then submit for review. Selecting the checkbox does not collect payment, use purchased coverage credits, or activate protection.
4. Once the release is approved, open it and choose Pay for Track Coverage when you are ready. If you already have enough purchased Track Coverage credits, you can use the available-credit assignment action after approval instead.
5. Check that Track Coverage is active on the release after payment verification or credit assignment.

There is no separate coverage purchase to complete during submission. Your release continues through the normal subscription review and delivery process; optional coverage payment is not a requirement for that process.

Buying coverage does not replace release review, required metadata, audio requirements, identity verification, or store approval.

Do I have to pay immediately after approval?

No. Approval makes payment available; it does not automatically charge you or require you to pay straight away. You can return to the approved or live release and pay when you are ready, while your eligible subscription is active.

There is no separate Track Coverage payment deadline. However, your ordinary subscription and any subscription-expiry removal deadline still apply until coverage is funded. Keep your subscription active if you want the unpaid release to remain distributed.

What happens if I select Track Coverage but do not pay?

The release still relies on your subscription. The checkbox records your choice, not a completed purchase or active protection. Release approval and a Live status also do not, by themselves, mean Track Coverage has been paid for.

You can leave coverage unpaid and continue using normal subscription distribution. If you later stop renewing without verified, assigned coverage, the release remains subject to the normal subscription-expiry policy and applicable removal notices.

Which Track Coverage emails will I receive?

If your requested coverage is still unpaid after approval, ORB sends a follow-up explaining that you can pay when ready and that the release still relies on your subscription.

After verified funding activates coverage—either through payment or assignment of already purchased Track Coverage credits—you receive a confirmation email. Check the release's active coverage status as well. A payment still awaiting verification or staff review is not confirmed coverage; do not assume protection has started or make a second payment to resolve it.

Can I buy Track Coverage for music that is already live?

Yes. While your eligible plan is active, open the existing release from your catalog and use its Track Coverage action. You can also cover an eligible approved release before it becomes live.

For an existing distributed release, you do not need to re-upload the music or create a new release just to add coverage. The original release and track identifiers are retained. Coverage must be attached to that specific release.

Does coverage for one release protect my whole catalog?

No. Track Coverage belongs to the release that receives the verified allocation. It does not automatically protect other releases, future uploads, or every track in your account.

Pricing is per track, but the release's required track count must be funded for its coverage. Do not assume that a partially funded release, a selected distribution setting, or an unused account credit balance protects the entire release. Check the funded coverage shown on the release itself.

Are ordinary extra track credits the same as Track Coverage?

No. Subscription credits, ordinary wallet-purchased extra track credits, and referral track credits provide submission capacity. They do not automatically provide permanent retention after your subscription expires.

Track Coverage uses a separate funding and allocation process. Unassigned Track Coverage credits are also not proof that every release is covered: they must be assigned to the release that needs protection.

Can I wait until my subscription expires to buy coverage?

You should buy and assign coverage while your Artist, Artist Plus, or Label & Team subscription is active, before any applicable removal deadline.

If your plan has already lapsed, you need to restore eligible subscription access before making a new coverage purchase or allocation. Existing coverage remains valid without renewal, but an expired plan does not permit new coverage purchases.

Buying coverage does not automatically restore a release that has already been removed from stores. Do not rely on a last-minute purchase to reverse a completed takedown.

Does Track Coverage prevent a copyright claim or platform takedown?

No. Coverage is not copyright clearance, an ownership certificate, insurance against a claim, or a guarantee that a store will accept or retain the music.

For example, a rights complaint may require review or evidence of permission. Unlicensed samples, disputed ownership, impersonation, prohibited content, artificial streaming, legal orders, or other policy violations can lead to restrictions or removal under the applicable rules.

A claim does not necessarily mean a release is immediately removed; its outcome depends on the review and applicable policy. Track Coverage does not override that process. It also does not prevent a takedown you request or a removal required for an unrelated legal or policy reason.

Does Track Coverage guarantee future streaming royalties or unlock premium tools?

No. Coverage protects eligible releases from subscription-expiry removal; it does not guarantee plays, earnings, or a particular payment date.

Royalty reporting and withdrawal remain subject to store reports, eligibility, verification, payment rules, and account restrictions. ORB's 0% royalty commission policy is separate from Track Coverage.

Coverage does not keep plan-only tools active after a subscription expires. To use subscription services or create additional releases, you still need the applicable account and plan eligibility.

What should I check before I stop renewing?

• Confirm which releases have verified, assigned Track Coverage.
• Confirm that the covered release's required track count is funded.
• Do not treat ordinary extra credits or an unassigned balance as release coverage.
• Read any removal notice for releases that are not covered.
• Keep your account contact details current and respond to rights or platform requests.
• Understand that premium subscription services can end even while covered music remains distributed.

In short: stopping subscription payments does not remove already covered music for subscription inactivity. Uncovered music remains subject to removal, and all music remains subject to rights, platform, and legal rules.

See ORB subscription plans and Track Coverage eligibility, how track credits work, or contact ORB support for help with a specific release.