One confirmed deadline now, not two — and what to do before it.
Songtradr's own transition plan changed since this piece first ran, and the content below has been rewritten to match, not just re-dated. We originally reported two separate clocks — a 90-day data-backup window (from a June 1 notice) and a separately-dated marketplace/withdrawal closure. Songtradr has since collapsed both into one confirmed deadline: September 30, 2026, covering data backup, dashboard access, and withdrawals alike. The "two clocks" framing below has been replaced accordingly. Full details in the confirmed-date breakdown.
This is the third piece in the series — if you haven't read the first two yet, start with what the MassiveMusic/Bandcamp split means and how to move your distribution before September 30. This piece is about the part that's easy to put off: the money and the paperwork.
Songtradr's own messaging on this shifted more than once, so it's worth being precise about what's true now rather than what an earlier notice said. As of Songtradr's most recent email, there is one deadline, not two: September 30, 2026. On that date, the Marketplace dashboard stops being accessible, and anything Songtradr hasn't said will migrate automatically needs to already be backed up on your end.
Submit your payout request as soon as possible if you don't plan to keep using the service — Songtradr's own notice is direct about this: due to a high volume of requests right now, their support team is quoting 5–7 days to get to yours, so waiting until the last few days before the 30th means real risk of your request landing after the dashboard closes. Per Songtradr's own help center, any balance not withdrawn is held as unclaimed property, and recovering it afterward means reaching out directly to distributionsupport@massivemusic.com rather than something automatic.
If you plan on withdrawing funds or releasing new music through the new setup, keeping your ID and tax verification current matters — it's a one-time step, but it can hold up a withdrawal if it's left stale. Worth checking now, while there's still time to sort it out calmly, rather than discovering it's out of date right as you're trying to pull a final balance before a deadline.
Everything else Songtradr has described — active releases and their metadata, your account balance, and your payment and tax information — is expected to transfer over on its own once you activate your MassiveMusic for Rightsholders account. The list above is specifically the material Songtradr has said will not carry over, which is exactly why it's the part worth acting on yourself.
If you need to send audio to yourself for safekeeping rather than downloading directly, Songtradr's help center has a dedicated "Share & Send Audio to yourself" process for that — worth using if the direct download path is giving you trouble for a specific file.
One clock now, not two: everything above — your final balance, your ID and tax verification, and anything that won't migrate on its own — needs your attention before September 30, 2026. That's a simpler picture than we described in an earlier version of this piece, and worth acting on early rather than at the last minute regardless. Songtradr's own help center has documented, specific answers for withdrawal, tax, and ID verification questions if something here doesn't quite cover your situation.
This is the exact situation catalog ownership is meant to make boring instead of stressful — a platform restructures, a clock starts, and instead of a scramble it's just a quick check that your own copy is current. Curate Indie's catalog tool exports your metadata independently of any one distributor, so a deadline like this one is background noise, not an emergency.