DistroKid isn’t free. Its cheapest current US plan costs $24.99 per year. So what if you want to distribute music without paying anything upfront? RouteNote Free RouteNote offers free music distribution without an upfront or…
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Uploading a song to a distributor does not normally mean selling your master. But you do have to give the distributor certain rights. Otherwise it could not distribute anything. Ownership and licence are different Ownership…
Most artists click “I agree” and start uploading. That is understandable. Distribution agreements are not particularly exciting. But those terms determine what a company can do with your music and money. Here are 12 things…
Finding your own recording on Spotify under somebody else’s name is alarming. Do not panic and do not immediately start arguing with the uploader publicly. Document the infringement first. Confirm it is actually your recording…
An ISRC is supposed to identify a particular sound recording. But what happens if somebody else uses yours? The question has become particularly relevant following recent industry discussion about so-called “ISRC theft” — where an…
DistroKid Bank is where artists can see royalties that have been reported and made available through their DistroKid account. Think of it as the financial dashboard between streaming-platform reporting and your real bank account. What…
France is one of the world’s largest recorded-music markets. Recorded-music revenue reached €1.071 billion in 2025, while streaming generated €702 million. French artists also remain unusually dominant in their domestic charts. So what should a…
Thinking about moving your music from DistroKid to RouteNote? The good news is that changing music distributor doesn’t necessarily mean starting your releases again from zero. If the transfer is handled correctly, streaming services may…
DistroKid is one of the biggest music distribution services in the world, but a new lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group has led some artists to ask whether DistroKid is still safe to use. The…
Universal Music Group has filed a lawsuit against DistroKid, putting one of the world’s largest independent music distributors at the centre of a major dispute over copyright, artificial intelligence and the responsibility distributors have for…
