DistroKid and Amuse both target independent artists, but their product structures differ in some interesting ways. Pricing DistroKid currently starts at $24.99 per year in the US. Amuse currently charges $23.99 per year for Artist,…
Tag: Music Distribution
DistroKid and ONErpm represent two very different approaches to distribution. DistroKid charges artists an annual subscription. ONErpm’s Emerging platform says it charges no registration, annual or upload fees and instead participates in revenue. DistroKid’s model…
You are not locked into one music distributor forever. If DistroKid no longer suits your needs, you can move. The key is doing it carefully. Step 1: export your catalogue information Before touching anything, collect:…
A distributor receives an audio file. How could it possibly know that part of the recording came from somebody else’s song? One answer is audio fingerprinting. What is audio fingerprinting? A fingerprinting system creates a…
A rejected music release is frustrating. But most rejection reasons can be fixed. The first step is understanding what went wrong. You don’t appear to control the audio This is the most serious category. Problems…
Uploading music feels simple. Audio. Artwork. Metadata. Submit. Behind that button, however, distributors may perform numerous checks before sending a recording to streaming services. Audio quality The recording needs to meet technical requirements. Checks can…
DistroKid is an independent music-distribution specialist. SoundOn is owned by TikTok. That creates two very different strategic propositions. Why SoundOn is interesting SoundOn was created around the idea of combining music distribution with TikTok’s promotional…
You have finished the master, uploaded the artwork, entered the metadata and submitted your release. Instead of being approved immediately, you see: “Under review.” That does not automatically mean anything is wrong. Music distributors need…
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…
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…
