diff --git a/src/components/FeatureCarousel/FeatureCarousel.js b/src/components/FeatureCarousel/FeatureCarousel.js
index 1cce3be..fa9b2c6 100644
--- a/src/components/FeatureCarousel/FeatureCarousel.js
+++ b/src/components/FeatureCarousel/FeatureCarousel.js
@@ -62,13 +62,29 @@ const FeatureCarousel = ({
     return getCreationStageStates(selectedProject);
   }, [stageStatesProp, selectedProject]);
 
+  const stageStatesByKey = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!Array.isArray(stageStates)) {
+      return {};
+    }
+    return stageStates.reduce((acc, stage) => {
+      if (stage?.key) {
+        acc[stage.key] = stage;
+      }
+      return acc;
+    }, {});
+  }, [stageStates]);
+
   const carouselItems = useMemo(
     () =>
-      STAGE_CARD_CONTENT.map((item, index) => ({
-        ...item,
-        isLocked: stageStates[index]?.isLocked ?? true,
-      })),
-    [stageStates],
+      STAGE_CARD_CONTENT.map((item) => {
+        const state = stageStatesByKey[item.key];
+        return {
+          ...item,
+          isLocked: state?.isLocked ?? true,
+          description: state?.description ?? item.description,
+        };
+      }),
+    [stageStatesByKey],
   );
 
   const { height: windowHeight } = useWindowDimensions();
diff --git a/src/utils/projectStages.js b/src/utils/projectStages.js
index be8d917..eb0692f 100644
--- a/src/utils/projectStages.js
+++ b/src/utils/projectStages.js
@@ -13,19 +13,51 @@ const getLyricsCount = (project) => {
   return Array.isArray(lyrics) ? lyrics.length : 0;
 };
 
-const getStageLockState = (key, project) => {
-  const hasSong = !!project?.songUrl;
-  const hasCover = !!project?.coverUrl;
-  const hasPlayback = !!(project?.playbackUrl || project?.songUrl);
+const getStageMetadata = (project) => {
   const lyricsCount = getLyricsCount(project);
+  const hasLyrics = !!(project?.hasLyrics || lyricsCount > 0);
+  const hasSongUrl = !!project?.songUrl;
+  const hasCover = !!project?.coverUrl;
+  const hasPlaybackAsset = !!project?.playbackUrl;
+  const hasPlayback = hasPlaybackAsset || hasSongUrl;
+  const musicUrls = Array.isArray(project?.musicUrls)
+    ? project.musicUrls.filter(Boolean)
+    : [];
+  const musicStatus = project?.musicStatus || null;
+  const coverStatus = project?.coverStatus || null;
+  const playbackStatus = project?.playbackStatus || null;
+  const isPlaybackGenerating =
+    project?.playbackGenerating === true ||
+    project?.isPlaybackGenerating === true ||
+    playbackStatus === "GENERATING";
+
+  return {
+    lyricsCount,
+    hasLyrics,
+    hasSongUrl,
+    hasCover,
+    hasPlayback,
+    hasPlaybackAsset,
+    hasMusicDraft: musicUrls.length > 0,
+    musicStatus,
+    coverStatus,
+    playbackStatus,
+    isMusicGenerating: musicStatus === "GENERATING",
+    isCoverGenerating: coverStatus === "GENERATING",
+    isPlaybackGenerating,
+  };
+};
+
+const getStageLockState = (key, metadata) => {
+  const { hasSongUrl, hasCover, hasPlayback, lyricsCount } = metadata;
 
   switch (key) {
     case "songwriter":
-      return hasSong;
+      return hasSongUrl;
     case "beatmaker":
-      return !(lyricsCount > 0 && !hasSong);
+      return !(lyricsCount > 0 && !hasSongUrl);
     case "designer":
-      return !(hasSong && hasPlayback);
+      return !(hasSongUrl && hasPlayback);
     case "director":
       return !hasCover;
     default:
@@ -33,12 +65,105 @@ const getStageLockState = (key, project) => {
   }
 };
 
-export const getCreationStageStates = (project) =>
-  CREATION_STAGE_KEYS.map((key, index) => ({
-    key,
-    index,
-    isLocked: getStageLockState(key, project),
-  }));
+const getStageDescription = (key, metadata) => {
+  const {
+    hasLyrics,
+    hasSongUrl,
+    hasCover,
+    hasPlaybackAsset,
+    hasMusicDraft,
+    isMusicGenerating,
+    isCoverGenerating,
+    isPlaybackGenerating,
+  } = metadata;
+
+  switch (key) {
+    case "songwriter":
+      if (!hasLyrics) {
+        return "Commencer à créer des paroles pour votre chanson";
+      }
+      if (!hasSongUrl) {
+        return "Continuer la création de paroles";
+      }
+      return "Modifier les paroles créées";
+    case "beatmaker":
+      if (!hasLyrics) {
+        return "Écrivez vos paroles pour débloquer la musique";
+      }
+      if (isMusicGenerating) {
+        return "Votre morceau est en cours de création";
+      }
+      if (hasSongUrl || hasMusicDraft) {
+        return "Modifier la production musicale";
+      }
+      return "Commencer la création de votre morceau";
+    case "designer":
+      if (!hasSongUrl) {
+        return "Générez votre morceau avant de créer la cover";
+      }
+      if (isCoverGenerating) {
+        return "Votre cover est en cours de génération";
+      }
+      if (hasCover) {
+        return "Modifier la cover générée";
+      }
+      return "Commencer la création de votre cover";
+    case "director":
+      if (!hasCover) {
+        return "Générez une cover pour débloquer le playback";
+      }
+      if (isPlaybackGenerating) {
+        return "Votre playback est en cours de préparation";
+      }
+      if (hasPlaybackAsset) {
+        return "Modifier le playback généré";
+      }
+      return "Commencer la création de votre playback";
+    default:
+      return "";
+  }
+};
+
+const getStageLockedDescription = (key, metadata) => {
+  switch (key) {
+    case "songwriter":
+      return metadata.hasSongUrl
+        ? "Impossible de modifier les paroles"
+        : undefined;
+    case "beatmaker":
+      return metadata.hasSongUrl
+        ? "Impossible de modifier la production musicale"
+        : undefined;
+    case "designer":
+      return metadata.hasCover
+        ? "Impossible de modifier la cover"
+        : undefined;
+    case "director":
+      return metadata.hasPlaybackAsset
+        ? "Impossible de modifier le playback"
+        : undefined;
+    default:
+      return undefined;
+  }
+};
+
+export const getCreationStageStates = (project) => {
+  const metadata = getStageMetadata(project);
+  return CREATION_STAGE_KEYS.map((key, index) => {
+    const isLocked = getStageLockState(key, metadata);
+    const description = getStageDescription(key, metadata);
+    const lockedDescription = getStageLockedDescription(key, metadata);
+
+    return {
+      key,
+      index,
+      isLocked,
+      description:
+        isLocked && lockedDescription ? lockedDescription : description,
+      lockedDescription,
+    };
+  });
+};
 
 export const getStageAction = (key, project) => {
   switch (key) {