YouTube contains an enormous amount of music that wasn’t uploaded by the original artist. Your song might appear in a gaming video, vlog, meme or fan edit. YouTube Content ID can help identify those uses…
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HyperFollow is DistroKid’s music promotion and smart-link tool. Every DistroKid artist is likely to encounter it sooner or later. But is HyperFollow actually useful? What HyperFollow does HyperFollow creates a landing page for your music.…
Leave a Legacy is one of DistroKid’s most interesting Album Extras. It also reveals something important about the economics of subscription music distribution. What is DistroKid Leave a Legacy? DistroKid says Leave a Legacy prevents…
DistroKid and UnitedMasters both offer unlimited distribution and 100% streaming royalty retention on their standard paid artist plans. But they feel like very different products. DistroKid DistroKid starts at $24.99 per year in the US.…
DistroKid and CD Baby approach music distribution very differently. DistroKid sells subscriptions. CD Baby charges per release. That alone can make one dramatically better than the other depending on how often you release music. How…
DistroKid and TuneCore are two of the biggest names in independent music distribution. Both let artists distribute unlimited music through annual plans. So which is better? DistroKid pricing DistroKid currently starts at $24.99 per year…
Music distribution usually feels easy until something goes wrong. Then customer support becomes one of the most important features your distributor offers. So how do you contact DistroKid? How DistroKid support works DistroKid operates primarily…
One of the most attractive things about DistroKid is its royalty model. DistroKid says it passes 100% of ordinary streaming and download earnings allocated to the artist, minus banking fees and applicable taxes. But how…
Cancelling DistroKid might sound as simple as cancelling any other online subscription. There’s one major difference. Your subscription controls the distribution of your music. That means artists should think carefully before clicking cancel. How do…
DistroKid has become one of the biggest names in independent music distribution. Its pitch is attractive: pay an annual membership, release unlimited music and keep 100% of your normal streaming royalties. But is DistroKid actually…
