{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"RouteNote - Radar","provider_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar","author_name":"Radar Team","author_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/author\/rn_adm_rad\/","title":"Is DistroKid safe to use in 2026? - RouteNote - Radar","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nxzbvavBop\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/is-distrokid-safe-to-use-in-2026\/\">Is DistroKid safe to use in 2026?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/is-distrokid-safe-to-use-in-2026\/embed\/#?secret=nxzbvavBop\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Is DistroKid safe to use in 2026?&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote - Radar\" data-secret=\"nxzbvavBop\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/radar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/routenote_vinyl_catalogue_-profile_y3xfdqy_-v_8.2_58209fb2-c45b-40bb-8ff4-f49ce5c8d92c_2.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":1024,"description":"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 simple answer is that the existence of a lawsuit does not mean legitimate artists using DistroKid are suddenly unsafe or that their music is going to disappear. However, the case does raise some important questions that artists should understand. What happened to DistroKid? Universal Music Group filed a lawsuit against DistroKid on September 15, 2026. UMG alleges deceptive trade practices and copyright infringement and has..."}