Let’s explore all of the different music platforms that you can release your singles, EPs, and albums to for free using RouteNote.

RouteNote offers free music distribution to artists all around the world. We work with the top music platforms around the world – but what do they actually do?

In this article we will break the different types of store that RouteNote distributes to, and the unique benefits that they offer to you as an artist when you release your music there. So, whether you’re a long-time user looking to learn more or are new here and want to explore your opportunities – let’s dive in!

Music Streaming Services

Streaming services are huge and thanks to leading platforms like Spotify, streaming has led music back from the brink of plummeting profits in the noughties. Not only that, streaming has transformed the music industry in a way that has seen independent artists rise like never before.

Streaming services offer a huge, on-demand library of music that allow listeners to simply search the artist, album, or song they want to listen to and play it. This freedom of listening has bred a revolution in music discovery, helping lift up smaller, niche, and forgotten artists.

With RouteNote, independent artists have a free route to releasing their music worldwide and put themselves in front of hundreds-of-millions of listeners around the world. This easy reach has led to the discovery and careers of thousands of small artists.

Our streaming service partners include:

Digital Download Stores

Digital downloads pulled back an industry from the brink after physical music sales plummeted. Whilst physical music is having somewhat of a comeback, we still live in a largely digital world.

For music fans who still want to own their music whilst using the convenience of digital, download stores are the place to go. They allow users to purchase music for an upfront cost to own, download, and move between devices as they please.

Our digital download partners include:

Content Recognition and Rights Protection

Some of the biggest social platforms in the world thrive from pairing music with creations. Platforms like TikTok have a huge music library which creators can choose from to soundtrack their videos.

This has led to the viral discovery of artists and songs that have blown up in popularity and lauched the careers of musicians around the world. These platforms offer fantastic potential for artists to reach new listeners in unique ways, earning revenue with each video.

Similarly, YouTube uses a Content ID system that recognises if music has been used in a video. When detected, YouTube can monetise the video on behalf of the original artist and mark the video with credits to the artist and their song.

Our Content Recognition partners include:

Other sources of revenue for RouteNote artists

RouteNote’s publishing team have been helping artists collect extra royalties from their music for years. This provides a seperate revenue stream to the recorded royalties earned primarily on the stores above, and are generated from composition rights.

Whilst not technically stores, publishing allows artists who write the songs they distribute to earn from their compositions. RouteNote’s publishing team now works with the world’s biggest collection agencies to send extra royalties to artists.

Our publishing partners include:

Find out more about RouteNote and sign up for free music distribution at www.routenote.com today.