{"id":15667,"date":"2019-01-22T10:17:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T10:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=15667"},"modified":"2022-09-16T12:24:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T11:24:37","slug":"do-i-need-to-start-a-record-label-to-start-distributing-my-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/do-i-need-to-start-a-record-label-to-start-distributing-my-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I need to start a record label to distribute my music?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> A few distribution companies out there claim that you need a record label to get your music online. This IS NOT the case!<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Any artist can now distribute their music to the world&#8217;s largest online stores and streaming services without having to start a record label first. <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/can-i-upload-my-music-to-spotify-yes-and-its-free\/\">Spotify<\/a>, Deezer, Apple Music, <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/free-youtube-music-distribution-2\/\">YouTube Music<\/a>, Amazon, and many more can all be home to your music for\u00a0<strong>free.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When uploading your music to RouteNote and other distributors we ask for a label name (as this is required by a lot of stores and streaming services). However if you don&#8217;t have a <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/what-does-indie-record-label-mean\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"87197\">label <\/a>or any associated name it&#8217;s totally fine! 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