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# Sign your release agreement

When we approve a release that needs a signed agreement, its status changes to **Awaiting Signature**. Delivery to stores starts after you sign. You sign in the app by typing your full legal name. It takes a few minutes.

## Find the agreement

You'll find it in any of these places:

* On the release page, in the banner **Your distribution contract is ready**.
* On Home, under **Needs attention**, as **Sign your release agreement**.
* On the **Agreements** page, under **Awaiting your signature**.

![The Your distribution contract is ready banner with the Review & Sign button](https://ammdistro.com/helpdesk/distro-agreement-sign-banner.webp =1200xauto)

## Sign it

1. Click **Review & Sign**. The agreement opens on the left and the signing panel on the right.
2. Read the agreement and **scroll to the bottom**. You can't sign until you've scrolled through it.
3. Type your **Full legal name**.
4. Tick **I have read and agree to the agreement…**
5. Enter your **Legal date of birth**.
6. Click **Sign & Publish**, then confirm with **Yes, sign now**.

![The Sign to publish panel with the full legal name, agreement checkbox, date of birth and sign button numbered](https://ammdistro.com/helpdesk/distro-agreement-sign-panel.webp =800xauto)

Your typed name, IP address and the time are recorded as your electronic signature.

When it's done you'll see **Contract signed** and "Your release is now queued for distribution."

To keep a copy, use **View PDF** or **Download PDF** at the top of the agreement. After signing, you can download the signed PDF from the **Agreements** page or the release's **Agreements** tab. If it says "PDF still rendering", try again in a few seconds.

## If you're under 18

If the date of birth you enter shows you're under 18, a parent or legal guardian must co-sign. Before you sign, enter their:

* Full legal name
* Email address
* Relationship to you (for example Mother, Father or Legal Guardian)

We email them a link to sign. The release goes out after they sign. If you entered the wrong email for them, you can update it and a new signing request is sent.

## If there are several artists

For a joint agreement, every artist named on it has to sign. After you sign you'll see "Signature recorded – Your collaborators still need to sign before distribution starts." Distribution starts when the last person signs.

## If you don't agree with the terms

Click **Decline this contract**, tell us what needs to change (for example the split or the term length), and click **Confirm Decline**. Your release goes back to **Revisions** so we can discuss the terms with you.

## Common questions

### Who should sign?

The artist named in the agreement. Type your own legal name, not a stage name.

### I can't click the sign button.

Scroll the agreement on the left all the way to the bottom, fill in every field and tick the checkbox.

### Can my manager or lawyer read it first?

Yes. Download the unsigned PDF and share it before you sign.

**Related:** [Release statuses explained](https://help.ammlabs.io/en/article/01-release-statuses-explained-a9qeuz/) · [How long until my release is live?](https://help.ammlabs.io/en/article/05-how-long-until-my-release-is-live-ufncob/) · [Check and submit your release](https://help.ammlabs.io/en/article/11-check-and-submit-your-release-1gcucgm/)