{"id":84251,"date":"2021-03-05T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=84251"},"modified":"2022-03-08T12:01:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T12:01:34","slug":"music-distribution-for-independent-labels-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/music-distribution-for-independent-labels-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Music distribution for independent labels explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2022 is the era of the independent record label, and it\u2019s never been easier to distribute music for free. <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All hail the indie label. The independent music revolution continues, rejecting the need for artists to sign with a big money-sucking record label. It\u2019s changed the way that the music business is structured, removing the major label gatekeepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take Spotify,<\/a> for example. Their latest figures show the percentage of streams dominated by major record labels shrank from 70.3% to 68.9% between 2019 and 2020. And who rose up? Independent labels and artists, growing their share from 29.7% to 31.1%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s quite a jump in just a year when you consider the stranglehold major labels have traditionally had over the industry.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s never been a better time to be independent.<\/a> But don\u2019t you need to be a big label to get your artist\u2019s music across streaming platforms?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music distribution<\/a> is a simple way for independent labels to reach listeners across streaming services. It\u2019s an essential part of a label\u2019s<\/a> setup. At RouteNote<\/a> we offer unlimited distribution, which makes us a great choice for independent labels especially as we offer it for free. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artists keep 85% of their earnings, and for established indie labels Premium Distribution is our free tier with bells on. For a small upfront cost, artists keep 100% of money made from streams and downloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re an independent company with backing indie artists and labels at the heart of what we do, with no hidden fees lurking in the small print, or backyard deals with big labels<\/a> happening behind the scenes. Useful tools like Revenue Sharing<\/a> system takes the admin headaches out of revenue splitting \u2013 all automated, letting labels pay out percentages to multiple artists as soon as payments roll out each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Benefits of distributing through RouteNote include:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n