InterSpace does not offer a delete option for releases at any stage — draft, in review, rejected, or live. This is by design: it keeps your release history intact for royalty tracking, catalogue reporting, and dispute resolution. What you can do depends on where the release currently sits.
1. A draft you have not submitted
Draft releases cannot be deleted. If you started a release you no longer want to put out, simply leave it as a draft — it stays untouched in your account and is never sent anywhere or seen by anyone until you submit it. You can also repurpose the draft by editing its details (title, tracks, artwork) into a different release instead of starting over.
2. A release that is submitted / under review (not yet live)
Once you submit, the release locks for review and you can no longer edit or delete it yourself. If you need to stop it before it goes live, submit a support ticket (or reply on the existing one) with the release title and ask us to withdraw it from review. Do this as early as possible — we cannot pull back a release that has already been delivered to stores.
3. A rejected release
A rejected release is not deleted — it stays in your catalogue so you can fix the issue and resubmit it. See Why Was My Release Rejected? for how to correct the most common issues. If you decide not to release it after all, you can leave it in rejected status; it will not be sent anywhere unless you resubmit.
4. A release that is already live
Removing live music is a takedown, not a delete. Open the release in your dashboard and use the Takedown option, or ask support to process it. Takedowns typically take 3–7 business days on Spotify/Apple Music and 5–14 on other platforms.
Warning: a takedown is permanent and cannot be undone. You lose all streams, playlist placements, and Spotify follower counts tied to that release. See Take down my content from DSPs before you confirm.
Why can't I just delete unwanted drafts and rejected releases?
Keeping every release record, including unfinished drafts and rejected uploads, preserves an accurate history of your catalogue and protects against accidental data loss. If a draft or rejected release is cluttering your dashboard, you can safely ignore it — it has no effect on your live catalogue, royalties, or account standing.