Use case: Logistics, Scheduling & Event Planning
Instruction type: Conditional
Prompt style: Direct prompting

Prompt:
My album releases in four months, I'm a solo artist trying to do a lot of the work myself. My PR just sent me the four month release plan, can you help please? Give me a weekly action plan clearly labelled as month one, week one etc. starting from month four, week four and working backwards (like t minus..). 

If the week is before single release one, include only tasks that are planning, visuals and profiles. If the week is between singles one and two, include single one promo and light album set up, plus visuals and planning for single 2. Do not mention single 3 yet. If the current week is within 6 weeks of album release, include anything related to album release tasks plus single 3 tasks. Every week after the first single, I should check the streaming figures for whatever I've released thus far on every Friday, please remind me every time. I can ask my PR team to help as they know I'm on my own here, so if anything is to do with metadata, splits, distribution submission and editorial pitching/playlist pitching, assign it to PR please in a clearly labelled column of "assigned to". If anything involves me hiring somebody, please remind me after the task in brackets "need to source". If there are any interviews, put the name of the interviewing organisation in brackets. 

Please format this plan as a table, with week number, task, assigned to, type, deadline (if relevant). Use British English throughout so everything stays consistent between you, me and my team. After the table please produce a focus summary. If the phase is the first month, the main focus should be foundation and single one prep. If the phase is the second, single one promotion and introducing album concept. If phase three, single two and album narrative. If phase four, single three and album pre save. 
The release plan is here -

Hey J, 
Hope you’re doing alright and not totally fried from finishing all the mixes. They’re sounding really strong, so now we just need to not screw up the run-up to the album.

I wanted to chuck everything into one email so you can see the whole four-month plan in plain English. Think of this as the roadmap from “now” to album day.

Overall idea is simple: three singles, then the album. Single 1 around 12 weeks before the album, Single 2 at 8 weeks, Single 3 at 4 weeks, then the full thing.

Month 4 (about 16–12 weeks out) is foundation mode and setting up Single 1. Tracklist and masters are done, we’ve picked the three leads for the singles, and the artwork is basically sorted – album cover and three single covers all match and look like the same world. We’ll tidy up your Spotify and Apple profiles with the new photos, bio and headers, and we’ve got the link-in-bio thing ready so we can just swap links when needed. Single 1 is booked in for 12 weeks before the album with the distributor – they’ve got the master, art, all the credits and a short pitch. Around this time we’ll plan a handful of short video ideas for you (performance clip, little story about the song, that kind of thing) so you’re not staring at your phone wondering what to film. Remember you'll need to film some vertical for socials and maybe one or two longer ones horizontal for youtube/to go with future interviews.

Month 3 (12–8 weeks out) is all about Single 1 and getting some momentum going. On release day we switch everything to point at the track, post the artwork with a clip, and send a quick email to your mailing list saying “first single is out, album coming soon”. Through that week we’ll get a few short clips up using the single audio, including at least one where you’re actually playing or singing it so it doesn’t feel like a faceless release. We’ll also start hitting realistic playlists and smaller blogs/YouTube channels that actually cover this sound. I’ll handle the boring pitching text, but I might pester you for a line or two if we need something more personal. In the background we lock the album release date with the label, confirm which tracks will be Singles 2 and 3, and decide what kind of pre-save or pre-order push makes sense.

Month 2 (8–4 weeks out) is when Single 2 lands and we start talking more deliberately about the album as a whole. Single 2 goes out eight weeks before the album and should show a different side of you without being totally out of left field. Around this point you start posting more about what the record is actually about, how Single 1 and 2 fit into the bigger picture, maybe a bit of “this was going on in my life when I wrote this” without turning it into a diary. Content-wise that means short lyric explanations, little breakdowns of sounds or guitar tones, and maybe a post about who influenced these songs. Album pre-save or pre-order goes live here too, and we start gently pointing people towards it. Press-wise we try for slightly longer form stuff – podcasts, YouTube interviews, blogs that like to dig in, plus any local or niche radio shows that make sense, and we’ll also poke relevant online communities.

Month 1 (4 weeks to release) is Single 3 and full launch mode. Single 3 drops four weeks before the album and should probably be the one you feel the most connected to. Around that time we reveal the album title, cover and full tracklist properly. All your profiles will say something like “Debut album Zuri out on 01-04-2026” and the main link will point to pre-save or pre-order. There will be four or five interviews in week 3 (2 weeks remaining) with Rock Sound, Guitar World, PMT, Neural DSP and Metal Hammer. We'll do them all on the same day to get them out the way if that's cool with you. Let's do Thursday that week and we'll grab lunch between interviews. After all that we’ll set up a live Q&A or stream so you can talk about the record with whoever shows up, post some demo versus final comparisons, and maybe a piece about the main influences behind the whole thing. Behind the scenes we’ll double check all the nerdy stuff with the label – metadata, credits, splits, pitching – and write a simple release day posting plan so you know exactly what you’re doing instead of winging it on the day.

Release week itself is basically: album goes live, we put up a proper “it’s out” post with a clip, you send a more personal email to your list saying what the record means to you, and then we drip out short bits from different tracks over the next few days. We’ll watch which songs people are actually playing and saving, and use that to decide what to lean into next (acoustic versions, playthroughs, live videos, whatever feels good).

If you’re happy with this general shape, next steps are: I’ll turn it into a simple checklist doc, we’ll jump on a quick call to decide which content ideas you’re actually comfortable doing first, and then we’ll pin down the exact dates for all three singles and the album with the label so everything’s locked.

If anything here feels off or too much, shout and we’ll tweak it. Better to adjust it now than when we’re already in the middle of it all.

Cheers,

Evaluation criteria:
The response should present a weekly action plan specifically for a four month album release campaign.
The response should ensure the table contains separate columns titled “Week Number”, “Task”, “Assigned To”, “Type”, and “Deadline (if relevant)” or any similarly phrased alternatives. For example, "Week", "Week #", and "deadline" are all acceptable options.
The response should label each weekly entry in the week column using a “Month X, Week Y” style (for example, “Month 4, Week 4” or “Month Four, Week Four”), for all weeks leading up to the release week.
The response should include a table that begins with Month Four, Week Four.
The response should include a table that counts down towards the release, for example starting at month 4 week 4 and ending at month 1 week 1, or week 0/'release week'.
The response should cover every week between month four week four and month one week one.
The response should only include tasks related to planning, visual content, or profile management in the 12 weeks before the release of Single one at Month 3, Week 4 (assuming Month 4, Week 4 is the start and it counts down to release week).
The response should not include distribution tasks in any week before the release of single one, which is twelve weeks before the album, in this case "Month 3, Week 4".
The response should include promotional activities for Single 1 in the weeks between 12 and 8 weeks before the album release, which is between Single 1 and Single 2; for example, posting clips using the single audio or pitching it to playlists.
The response should include at least one task for planning visuals and content for Single Two, between 12 and 8 weeks before the album release (between Single One and Single Two release weeks at Month 3, Week 4, and Month 2, Week 4, respectively).
The response should include planning tasks for Single 2 in the weeks between 12 and 8 weeks before the album release, for example, confirming the track choice or mapping its campaign.
The response should include light album-setup tasks in the weeks between 12 and 8 weeks before the album release, for example pre-save strategy or release-date confirmation.
The response should place any tasks related to or involving Single Three (e.g., "confirm tracks for Singles 2 and 3" or "confirm 3 single covers) only within 6 weeks of album release, so between Month 2, Week 2, to Month 1, Week 1, counting backwards and inclusive.
The response should include a task reminding the artist to check streaming figures on Friday for all tracks released so far in every week from the Single 1 release week onward, for example Month 3, Week 4 and later.
The response should include 'PR' under the 'Assigned To' column for any tasks that refer specifically to "metadata".
The response should include 'PR' under the 'Assigned To' column for any tasks that refer specifically to "splits".
The response should include 'PR' under the 'Assigned To' column for any distribution-related tasks.
The response should include 'PR' under the 'Assigned To' column for any pitching-related tasks.
The response should state "need to source" within parentheses for any and every task that would require hiring third-party help. For example, tasks that require hiring outside photographers, videographers, designers, or other external services.
The response should include the names of any organisations in brackets on any interview task, for example Rock Sound, Guitar World, PMT, Neural DSP, Metal Hammer.
The response should use British English spelling only and not American English. For example "favourite" not "favorite" or "colour" not "color".
The response should provide a focus summary after the table that states the main focus of each month or phase.
The response should describe phase one / month 4 as focused on foundational work and single one preparation.
The response should describe phase two / month 3 as focused on single one promotion and album concept introduction.
The response should describe phase three / month 2 as focused on single two and album narrative.
The response should describe phase four / month 1 as focused on single three and final album pre save.
The response should contain album‑release tasks six weeks or less before the album release, for example final master verification, release‑day posting plan, live Q&A/stream, post‑release social content.
The response should assign tasks related to metadata, splits, distribution submission, and editorial pitching/playlist pitching for PR. For example, tasks such as content creation, profile updates, and checking streaming figures should be assigned to the artist, unless there are other aspects of the task that PR should handle.
The response should schedule the interviews with Rock Sound, Guitar World, PMT, Neural DSP, and Metal Hammer on a Thursday during the final month, for example "Month 1, Week 3" if counting down or "Month 4, Week 2" if counting up.
The response should schedule Single 1's release at month 3, week 4.
The response should schedule Single 2's release at month 2, week 4.
The response should schedule Single 3's release at month 1, week 4.