Top 12 Music Distribution Companies Reviewed {UPDATED June 2024} Video & Table

It's time to go over the business side of things. We're going to be looking at how your these distribution companies pays and gets you all that cash, so let me show ya some numbers first!  

We will look at these companies and their reputation, how people feel about them and what they do to satisfy customers.From the amount of extra features to how much they charge, we will take a look at what you're getting for your money.

If you wanna distribute your album to these stores and you don't really care about all the other stores, you got to pay $10 to distribute your album to those stores, specifically. And they also have an option of distributing your music to the streaming platforms for free.

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Please Note That These Music Distribution Sites will change their price and services over time. Always do your own research before you join one of these companies. If you have found a fault with this report please hit the contact button so that I can make the changes to the article.


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CD Baby vs. Tunecore vs. Songcast vs. Onerpm vs. DistroKid vs Ditto Vs Symphonic Now, this is a comparison video with these digital distribution sites and music distribution companies.

Now what we are going to look at and comparing them on is price, the percentage sales they take, whether they give you an ISRC code.

Which is a code used within YouTube where when your album or song is in a video, it puts a link at the bottom of that video with the thumbnail of your album and the link to iTunes or Amazon where people can click that link and buy it. If you need additional help with music promotion online read this blog posts. 

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And A UPC barcode which tracks sales and sounds.

Please check out YouTuber and digital music marketing expert Shawn Folk from the blog Payusnomind.info. I interviewed Shawn a while back for the mixtape marketing podcast episode 12 where we briefly discussed Digital Distribution Sites.

Since then Shawn has created this amazing videos where he has broken down each digital distribution site with their pros and cons. Below I broke down my video for this blog in the hope that it would prove useful to the readers of my blog.

MUSIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES COMPARISON TABLE


Distro Kid Music Distribution Review

Distrokid Reviewed

DistroKid Streaming Sites

Pandora
Deezer
Tidal
Napster (beta)
iHeartRadio (beta)
Synacor
Freeform
NicheStreem
Tesco
Yahoo
MusicPlaylist.com
Clearwire

Apple Music
Spotify
iTunes
Google Play & YouTube Music
Amazon
Songzae
Bay
MOGE
MIMTV
Univision
JoMediai
Mesh
Catch Media

ClaroMúsica
Saavn
Anghami (beta)
MediaNet and 150+ smaller outlets
Beats
Music CUR
Pulselocker 
SoundTracker
La Curacao
StubHub
hmv
Inmotion

DistroKid Services Offered

  1. YouTube Money ($4.95/yr + 20% of YouTube ad revenue from matches we detect)
  2. Store Maximizer ($7.95/yr)
  3. Leave a Legacy ($29.00 one-time fee, non-recurring)
  4. Shazam & iPhone Siri ($0.99/yr)
  5. Pre Launch Preorder Hyper Follow Page
  6. Cover Song Distribution
  7. Merge Duplicate Spotify Profiles
  8. Stats / Analytics

DistroKid Pricing

Tier 1 - Musician
$19.99/yr
1 artist or band name

Unlimited Song Distribution

Tier 2 - Musician Plus
$35.99/yr
2 artist or band names

Unlimited Song Distribution

Tier 3 - Label
$79.99/Year
5 To 100 Band / Artists Names

Unlimited Song Distribution

DistroKid Royalties

Keep 100% For Digital Distribution

DistroKid YouTube Money ($4.95/yr + 20% of YouTube ad revenue from matches they detect) 

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Quality

Very easy set up and gets your music in to all these stores very quickly. 

DistroKid Price

The Distrokid pricing makes it very attractive for both emerging artists at $19.99/yr and $79.99/Year for labels 

Our DistroKid Rating

This is my chosen music distribution company based on the ease of use and the much lower Youtube Content ID Royalties taken. 

From my research I noticed that a lot of the other companies where taking 30% or more for content plus royalties from Digital distribution. While Distrokid only takes 20% of Content ID royalties and gives the musician 100% of online music sales and streams.

Not only did I take Shawn Folks recommendation from Payusnomind.com for DistroKid their testimonials from the founders of DistroKid's two biggest competitors left their companies and gave their unsolicited endorsements to DistroKid.

"DistroKid is simply the best distributor in the market."
-Jeff Price, founder of TuneCore and Audiam (source)
"This is amazing. I'll be sending everyone I know to DistroKid now."
- Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby (source)

PROS

  • Good Analytics
  • Large Music Distribution Stores / Stream Services
  • Lower Content ID Royalties Taken Compared To Others.
  • Great For Independent Musicians and labels
  • Affordable Prices
  • Unlimited Music Distribution
  • Hyper Follow Page
  • Legacy Options {Won't Remove Much If You Keel}
  • Cover Song Distribution
  • Simple To Use
  • Discounts For Upgrades

CONS

  • Youtube Content ID Extra Fee $4.95/yr
  • Store Maximizer Fee For New Streaming Services
  • No Music Licensing Options
  • No Soundcloud Monitization
  • Shazam & iPhone Siri ($0.99/yr)

Ditto Music Distribution Review

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Ditto Music Distribution Company

Ditto Streaming Sites

Pandora
iTunes
Spotify
Amazon Music
Google Play
YouTube
Art Tracks
KKBOX

Neurotic Media
Yandex
Target Music
ClaroMusica
Zvooq
Saavn

Apple Music
Spotify

Deezer
Napster
iHeartRadio
Simfy Africa
MediaNet
VerveLife
Tidal
iTunes
Google Play & YouTube Music
Amazon

8tracks

ClaroMúsica
Gracenote
Shazam
7Digital
Juke
Slacker
KKBox
Akazoo
Anghami
Spinlet
Saavn
Anghami (beta)

Q.Sic
Musicload
Kuack Media Group

Ditto Services Offered

  1.  Instant Mastering $9.95 per track
  2. TuneCore Fan Reviews $9.99 per report
  3. Radio Airplay 100 Free Spins
  4. Custom Engineering $75 Per Track
  5. Vinyl & CD Replication $N/A
  6. TuneCore Social Pro {Social Scheduling Tool $7.99/month or
    $85.99/year (10% savings)
  7. Feature.fm
    Get guaranteed plays on specific streaming websites $49.99
  8. Stats / Analytics

Ditto Pricing

Very Simple Pricing Structure, while they really only focus on music distribution they don't take any other fees.

Tier 1: 1 Artist £19.99 Per Year

Youtube Content ID Set Up Fee £7.99

Tier 2 : 2 Artists  £29.99 Per Year

Tier 3 Professional Label 5 + Artists
+Priority Support From £69.99 Per Year Up Too $299 for 40+ Artists

DITTO Royalties

  • Keep 100% of your Music Sales Revenue
  • You keep 80% of Youtube Content ID collected revenue!
  • Keep 90% of MUSIC PUBLISHING royalties
  • You keep 80% if Ditto gets you any Sync licenses for your Music in Film, Radio and TV
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Quality

I like Ditto for their simplicity. Their tagline says it all "INDEPENDENT. TRANSPARENT. SIMPLE."

The really focus on doing a great job at music distribution, while, offering good support, guidance, and complete transparency. 

Price

Very Simple Pricing Structure, while they really only focus on music distribution they don't take any other fees 1 Artist £19.99 Per Year
2 Artists  £29.99 Per Year
Tier 3 Professional Label 5 + Artists
+Priority Support From £69.99 Per Year Up Too $299 for 40+ Artists

Our Research On Ditto Music Distribution Company


Similar to what I liked with what Distrokid offers. Affordability for the independent musician and 100% royalty payout for music sales and streams.

Ditto doesn't offer tons of services like that of CDBaby or Symphonic Distribution, but they do exactly what they are good at which is a simplistic approach to music distribution for the independent musician.

Like that of Distrokid, they offer unlimited music distribution for one of the lowest fees of £19.

They have 4.5/5 stars on Trustpilot which to me is a game changer as you can't fake these reviews. Whereas other distributors may have cherry-picked their reviews from certain rap artists. If I didn't go with Distrokid first Ditto Music would of been my second choice.

PROS

  • Good Analytics
  • One of The Lowest Upfront Fee's. 
  • Good Music Distribution Stores / Stream Services
  • Beatport Store
  • Cover Song Distribution
  • Popular With Artists 
  • Monthly Payment schedule
  • Bank Account Payments
  • 100% Royalty Payout.
  • Daily Spotify Analytics.
  • Youtube Monitization
  • 4 Start Trust Pilot Reviews
  • Good Reputation / Support
  • Video Promotion

CONS

  • Doesn't Specify Youtube Content ID Royalty % Taken
  • Some Stores Take Much Longer Than Other Distribution Companies
  • No mention of Soundcloud Monitization
  • Doesn't Offer Sync Licensing Like
  • No Vinyl or CD Options

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SongCast Music Distribution Review

songcast review

Songcast Streaming Sites

iTunes,
Apple Music,
Spotify,
Google Play,
Tidal,
SoundCloud,
Shazam,                       

Apple Music
Indie Artist Radio, ShoutCast

Networks,
TuneIn Radio
and iTunes Radio.
Rhapsody & AmazonMP3

Amazon Music
Tidal,

TikTok,
Amazon Music,
Napster and
MediaNet!

Songcast Services Offered

  1.  Accounts can have an unlimited number of artists
  2. Accounts Can Have An Unlimited Number tracks in your account!
  3. Earn Money on subscription
  4. Earn Money from advertising revenue on SoundCloud

Songcast Pricing

First Option 1: Songcast Monthly Fee: Plans starting at $1.99 for the 1st month (per account, not album).

They charge this instead of taking a cut of your royalties. You keep 100%. You can have an unlimited number of artists or tracks in your account!

Second Option 2 Album/Single Fees: $19.99 per Music album or $9.99 per single one time setup fee (waived for the first submission).

Indie Artist Radio Pricing (Includes iTunes Radio, Shoutcast, Tunein & SongCast Radio) Price: $2.99 per track per month of play.

Songcast Royalties

The musician keeps 100%. For a large volume of tracks contact Songcast for discounts For a large volume of music tracks contact Songcast for discounts


Quality

Songcast seems to be very popular with first time music distribution for starting artists. 

Their strengths are seen with their connections with online radio streaming services where they provide services for their members to grow.

Price

Price is very affordable.  Monthly Fee: Plans starting at $1.99 for the 1st month (per account, not album).
$19.99 Per Album Or $9.99 Per Single

Our Research Of SongCast

SongCast They also charge $19.99 per album upload with the first one being free. This monthly stays at $1.99 no matter how much content you upload. They pay out a 100% of your royalties and they also don't charge recurring album fees. Like some of the other music distribution companies do. 

Here is what SongCast Say On There Website

SongCast vs. The Competition

Some of our competitors charge annual album renewal fees. If you don't pay it, they may remove your material from the music services.
Other competitors take a cut of your royalties. At SongCast, we don't charge you annual renewal fees per album, and you keep 100% of your royalties... always! Want to know how to get your song on iTunes and all other major music distribution sources? Join SongCast today!

Songcast has some other options like your own Facebook Music Page Tab and Itunes sales reports. They also don't charge you to remove your music from these distribution sites. Songcast is one along with cd baby is one of the more popular music distribution companies for independent artists.

PROS

  • Good Analytics
  • Good Music Distribution Stores / Stream Services
  • Cover Song Distribution
  • Offer Volume Discounts
  • Popular With Artists 
  • SongCast operates on a monthly payment schedule via PayPal
  • 100% Royalty Payout.
  • Special Facebook Musician Page
  • Daily Spotify Analytics.
  • Daily Apple Music Analytics.
  • iTunes Daily Trend Reports.No Contracts, Non-Exclusive.
  • Very Strong Links With Multiple Online Radio Streaming Services

CONS

  • Doesn't offer a lot of services for the amount you pay.
  • Not the biggest player in the music distribution industry.
  • No Mention of YouTube Content ID
  • No Mention Of Soundcloud Montization
  • No Sync License Ops
  • More Expensive Compared to Distrokid as Songcast charges per album and per single per account. 

CdBaby Music Distribution Review

CdBaby Music Distribution Sites

iTunes™
Apple Music
Spotify
Amazon
Google Play
Pandora
YouTube Music               
Deezer

Shazam
TIDAL
KKBox
LINE MUSIC                      
Napster
8tracks
Saavn
AWA       

7digital
Yandex                  



Claro música
Kuack
Anghami
iHeartRadio
Medianet
Akazoo
Slacker
24-7
7digital


CdBaby Services Offered

  1.  CD Distribution
  2. Sell Vinyl
  3. The ability To Sell Music On The store.cdbaby.com
  4. YouTube Content ID
  5. Sync licensing Of Your Music for TV, film, & Games
  6. Performing Rights Organization affiliation or admin
  7. Song Registration With Song Collection Agencies
  8. Collection Of Your Publishing Royalty
  9. Cover Song Distribution
  10. Stats / Analytics

CdBaby Pricing

Tier 1: CD BABY STANDARD
Worldwide Distribution

Per Single $9.95
Per Album $35

Tier 2 : CD BABY PRO
Worldwide Distribution
+ Publishing Royalty Collection

Per Single $34.95
Per Album$69

Tier 3 Professional N/A

CdBaby Royalties

  • Digital distribution
  • 91% of net income
  • CDbaby keep just 9% of the net income paid to tHEM by partners
  • and you keep the rest.
  • Keep 100% of your Music Sales Revenue
  • You keep 80% of Youtube Content ID collected revenue!
  • CD & Vinyl Your price minus $4
  • CD Baby store downloads 91% of the purchase price
CdBaby Music Distribution Review

Quality

CDbaby is a very reputable company with a huge user base.D Baby has 100 per cent approval rating.

Price

This is where Cdbaby Vs DistroKid Differ. Their  Worldwide Distribution Per Single $9.95 Per Album $35 which can rack up if you have volume, and taking 9% of Digital sales.  

Our Research On CDbaby

CD Baby charges you $35 per album and $9.95 per single. They take 9 per cent of your royalties. CD Baby gives you ISRC free.
 
There's nothing bad to say about them. CD Baby does physical distribution. In exchange, they take $4 in every sale, no matter how much sales your album has. They also offer a direct to an option. They also have quality customer service. And also, they are also very accommodating.

Now, when you look at how they give you your money, everybody on this list distributes payment through PayPal. But only CD Baby and Tunecore allow you to receive your money through direct deposit, which is great because when you receive your money through Paypal, you have to wait for the digital distributor to send your money to PayPal and you have to wait to get your money from PayPal to your bank account.


PROS

  • Good Analytics
  • Mastering Options
  • Large Music Distribution Stores / Stream Services
  • CD Distribution
  • Vinyl Distribution
  • Quality Support
  • Collection Of Your Publishing Royalty
  • Cover Song Distribution
  • Sync licensing Of Your Music for TV, film, & Games
  • Great For Reputation

CONS

  • Youtube Content CDbaby Take 30% 
  • CDbaby keep just 9% Of Net Income Earned From Your Music Sales Streams.
  • Pricing Per Single $9.95 Per Album $35 
  • No Soundcloud Monitization
  • $4 taken from CD / Vinyl Sales



TuneCore Music Distribution Review

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TuneCore Music Distribution Sites

iTunes
Spotify
Amazon Music
Google Play
YouTube
Art Tracks
KKBOX

Neurotic Media
Yandex
Target Music
ClaroMusica
Zvooq

Deezer
Napster

iHeartRadio
Simfy Africa                 
MediaNet
VerveLife
Tidal
Saavn
8tracks
Q.Sic
Musicload
Kuack Media Group


ClaroMúsica                        
Gracenote
Shazam
7Digital
Juke
Slacker
KKBox
Akazoo
Anghami
Spinlet

TickTok

TuneCore Pricing

Option 1: MUSIC DISTRIBUTION

Album £23.99 first year £39.99 each following year            

Option 2 : SINGLE*
£7.49 per year

RINGTONE*
£15.99 per year                               

Option 3  MUSIC PUBLISHING ADMINISTRATION
£55.99

one-time fee and register unlimited songs at no extra cost.

Youtube Content ID Set Up Fee
£7.99



TuneCore Services Offered

  1. Instant Mastering $9.95 per track
  2. TuneCore Fan Reviews $9.99 per report
  3. Radio Airplay 100 Free Spins
  4. Custom Engineering $75 Per Track
  5. Vinyl & CD Replication $N/A
  6. TuneCore Social Pro {Social Scheduling Tool $7.99/month or
    $85.99/year (10% savings)
  7. Feature.fm
    Get guaranteed plays on specific streaming websites $49.99
  8. Stats / Analytics

TuneCore Royalties Taken

  • Keep 100% of your Music Sales Revenue
  • For volume inquiries of more than 75 releases, contact TuneCore
  • You keep 80% of Youtube Content ID collected revenue!
  • Keep 90% of MUSIC PUBLISHING royalties TuneCore Collects
  • You keep 80% if Tunecore's Gets You Any Sync Licenses For Your Music In Film, Radio And TV
  • You keep 80% of Youtube Content ID collected revenue!
  • You keep 80% if Ditto gets you any Sync licenses for your Music in Film, Radio and TV

Quality

TuneCore is a pretty big company with a large user base. But some users have been vocal about their distaste with Tunecore.

My concerns come from the sacking of their form very influential leader Jeff Price, who has amazing video explaining the music industry to independent musicians

Price

Price is pretty affordable only a little higher than Distrokid.

But they also give you 100% of your Digital distribution royalites  Album $23.99 first year $9.99 each following year
SINGLE* $7.49 per year

Our Research On TuneCore

TuneCore charges you $50 per album per year. It's an annual fee. Every year, you gotta pay them $50 for every album that you distribute through them. $10 per single, same thing. It's an annual fee. Every year, you gotta pay them $10 for every single that you distribute to them.

TuneCore allows you to keep 100 percent of your royalties. They don't take anything from you. TuneCore gives you the ISRC code and the UPC code for free as well. I put their reputation at 80 per cent there was a lot of complaints about them, not particularly about their service but their YouTube program and other issues.

Tunecore doesn't really do much outside digital distribution compared to the other music distribution companies mentioned here in the blog,  for the price that they charge you. They do other things, but it's a separate charge. But they have high-quality customer service too.

PROS

  • Good Analytics
  • Large Music Distribution Stores / Stream Services
  • CD Distribution
  • Vinyl Distribution
  • Collection Of Your Publishing Royalty
  • Cover Song Distribution
  • Radio Airplay 100 Free Spins
  • Social Tools {Different Prices}
  • Keep 90% of MUSIC PUBLISHING royalties TuneCore Collects
  • Sync licensing Of Your Music for TV, film, & Games

CONS

  • Does offer a lot of services but services addition services have individual costs included in the yearly fee.
  • Poor Reputation
  • Negative Publishing Collection Issues From Users.
  • 20% Taken from Sync Licensing Deals
  • Youtube Content Take 20% 

Symphonic Music Distribution Review

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Symphonic Music Distribution Sites

7Digital
8Tracks
Addictech
Apple Music
Amazon Music
Anghami
Audible Magic
Beatport
Sounds (Sample Packs
)

Apple Music
Spotify

Boom (UMA)
Claro Music
CUR Music (Medianet)
Deezer
Digital Tunes
Dubset Media (Medianet)
Electric

Jukebox
Express In Music
Gracenote
Google Play
iHeartRadio
Juno Download
KK Box
Mail.ru (UMA)                     
Medianet
Mix Upload
musical.ly
Napster



Symphonic Music Distribution Services Offered

  1.   Music Video Distribution $95 per video.
  2. License Your Music
  3. Release Packages Starting at $125
  4. Video Marketing
    Starting at $35
  5. Logo
    $300
  6. Electronic Press Kit (EPK)
    $75
  7. Release Covers
    Starting at $75
  8. Mastering Starting from $45
  9. SoundCloud Monitization
    {Unique Dashboard}
  10. Youtube Content ID
  11. Submit Cover Songs
  12. Branding & Design Offerings
    Digital Music Distribution, Publishing, Licensing, Mastering, Graphic Design
  13. Video Marketing
  14. Release Campaign
  15. Radio Promotional Partners
    Feature.fm
    Play mpe
    Radio Airplay
  16. Stats / Analytics

Symphonic Pricing

Option 1: Music Distribution

$25 Registration fee {One Time Fee}

1-5 - Releases - $10.99
1-10 - Releases - $19.99

Option 2 : 1-15 - Releases - $29.99
1-20 - Releases - $39.99
24 + Releases - $50


Option 3 Music Video Distribution
$95 per video.

Symphonic Royalties Taken

  • The musician keeps 100%.  Digital Music Distribution [Music Sales And Streams}
  • Youtube Content ID Musician Keeps 70%
  • Soundcloud Monetization Music Keeps 70% of all royalties
  • Symphonic Music Publishing Administration {TV, FILM, SYNC, RADIO} $75 Upfront
  • One-time fee to join. Symphonic take10% of the publisher’s share of your royalties as you earn them

Quality

Following Symphonic Distribution online, they seem to have excelled in customer service and they have a strong focus in music distribution to EDM streaming stores. They have listened to the wants and needs of their customer base over the years and tailored their services accordingly.

Price

The pricing Symphonic Distribution is very different from the other companies. Which may put labels off if you are putting out volume. $25 Registration fee {One Time Fee}
1-5 - Releases - $10.99
1-10 - Releases - $19.99
1-15 - Releases - $29.99
1-20 - Releases - $39.99
24 + Releases - $50

Our Research Of Symphonic Distribution

Symphonic Distribution is quickly becoming on of the major players in the music distribution industry. It's clear from their website that Symphonic has the musician in mind. Not only with monetary solutions but with support and guidance.

I am particularly fond of their blog which is an amazing way to use their expertise and the expertise of others to help up and coming musicians navigate in the crazy world of
online music marketing. They have exclusivity to some big-name artists like that of Waka Flocka Flame, Sean Paul Marshmallow Head, and The Movement.

They have added a number of new features with the musician in mind. Like that of the Promo Mailer, Creative Marketing Services, Marketing Support (DSP and More), Sync licensing for TV, Film, & Games, YouTube and Soundcloud Monetization, Anti-Piracy Solutions (Topple Track), Monthly Reports & Payments, Publishing Deal and Youtube Content ID.

PROS

  • Good Analytics
  • Good Music Distribution Stores / Stream Services
  • Cover Song Distribution
  • Popular With Artists 
  • Monthly Payment schedule
  • 100% Royalty Payout.
  • Daily Spotify Analytics.
  • Soundcloud Monitiztation
  • Youtube Monitization
  • Collect Publishing
  • Music Licensing
  • Video Distribution
  • CD Pressing
  • Video & Graphic Design 
    Marketing
  • Mastering & Production 
    Piracy Protection
  • Unique EDM Music Stores
  • Good Reviews
  • Good Reputation / Support
  • Promotes Artists On Social
  • Video Distribution

CONS

  • More Expensive 25 Registration fee {One Time Fee}
    1-5 - Releases - $10.99
    1-10 - Releases - $19.99
    1-15 - Releases - $29.99
    1-20 - Releases - $39.99
    24 + Releases - $50
  • Symphonic Takes 30% of Youtube Content ID
  • Symphonic Takes 30% Of Soundcloud Monitisation
  • Artist Distribution
    $50 {Threshold}
    Label Distribution
    Option 1: 70% = $50
    Option 2: 80% = $75
    Option 3: 90% = $100

ONERPM Music Distribution Review

OneRpm Music Distribution Review

ONERPM Music Distribution Sites

iTunes,
Apple Music,
Spotify,
Google Play,
Tidal,
Facebook
Amazon Music              


Claro Music
CUR Music (Medianet)
Deezer
Digital Tunes
Dubset Media (Medianet)
Electric
Ami
Slacker radio


ClaroMúsica
Gracenote
Sound exchange
Emusic,
Napster,
7digital &
MediaNet.)

ONERPM Services Offered

  1.  Multiple Formats ONErpm supports WAV and FLAC uploads,
  2. as well as high-res MP3s
  3. Video Distribution
  4. Select Pricing
  5. Ringtone Distribution
  6. iTunes pre-order
  7. iTunes Instant Gratification
  8. Disable previews on pre-orders
  9. Windowing
    For a 2 week period of time, make your music available only to Spotify premium users
  10. Multimedia Albums
    Deliver a combination of audio and video tracks in an album.
  11. Bulk Uploads of your catalogue
  12. Royalty Sharing
  13. Daily Trends Analytics
  14. Content ID Tracking

ONERPM Pricing

Tier 1: No Upfront Registration Fees,Musicians Can Maintain 100% control.

Tier 2 : N/A

Tier 3 N/A

ONERPM Royalties Taken

  • ONErpm offers free delivery for you full audio tracks.
  • A one-time fee applies for ringtones and videos.
  • Keep 85% of your royalties
  • (70% for ringtones and YouTube; 50% for speciality video}
  • Musician Keeps 70% of their YouTube revenue

Quality

Fast and efficient, your music will be in stores worldwide within hours of approval.
No upfront fees, Maintain 100% control.

It's this free music upload and very clever wording makes me very un easy about Onerpm. The wording is very blurred and unclear and buried on their FAQ page.

Price

Free To Upload Which is good for starting musician but ONErpm receives payment from stores and streaming services, the artist receives a standard payment of 85% of sales and streaming revenue. Artists receive a percentage of 70% from YouTube revenue.

Our Research Of OneRpm


Onerpm is the only Music Distributor that enables artist to upload their music for free which out any up front costs. 

One rpm allows you to take your money whether there’s a $10, it doesn’t matter.If you have money in your Onerpm account, you can take it out, no minimum balance that you have to reach. CD Baby requires that you have at least $10 in your account to withdraw your funds. 

TuneCore allows you to withdraw your balance at any amount. Only CD Baby has a requirement before you can withdraw your funds.

Onerpm provides you with a marketing support where if you have a notable writeup or you’ve got a certain amount of sales, they’re with you to get a priority placement in digital music stores like iTunes and Amazon to get you a feature. They also have a multichannel network, which is like a YouTube label that you can sign and become a part of.

All these other digital distributors with the exception of the DistroKid have a YouTube licensing program.


Now in addition to having a multichannel network, Onerpm has a free video production studio that they allow artists in their multichannel network program to create high-quality videos using 4D cameras. You can make high-quality videos on your YouTube channel. They have quality customer service. If you need help with getting your music featured on rap blogs I covered it right here.

PROS

  • Good Analytics
  • Free To Upload
  • Good Music Distribution Stores / Stream Services
  • Cover Song Distribution
  • Popular With Artists 
  • Monthly Payment schedule
  • Bank Account Payments
  • Daily Spotify Analytics.
  • Youtube Monitization
  • Good Reputation / Support
  • Video Promotion

CONS

  • It's very unclear of how much artist receive from much of the 70% of the Youtube review goes to Onerpm
  • It's this free upload and very clever wording makes me very un easy about Onerpm. The wording is very blurred and unclear and burried on their FAQ page
  • No mention of Soundcloud Monitization
  • Doesn't Offer Sync Licensing Like
  • No Vinyl or CD Options

Common Music Distribution FAQ's

Is Tunecore better than DistroKid?

Distrokid Music Distribution Review
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Quality
Very easy set up and
gets your music in to all these stores very quickly.


Price
The Distrokid pricing makes it very attractive for both emerging artists at $19.99/yr and $79.99/Year for labels

Our Rating
This is my chosen music distribution company based on the ease of use and the much lower Youtube Content ID Royalties taken. From my research I noticed that a lot of the other companies where taking 30% or more for content plus royalties from Digital distribution. While Distrokid only takes 20% of Content ID royalties and gives the musician 100% of online music sales and streams.

Not only did I take Shawn Folks recommendation from Payusnomind.com for DistroKid their testimonials from the founders of DistroKid's two biggest competitors left their companies and gave their unsolicited endorsements to DistroKid.

"DistroKid is simply the best distributor in the market."
-Jeff Price, founder of TuneCore and Audiam (source)
"This is amazing. I'll be sending everyone I know to DistroKid now."
- Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby (source)


What are the best music distribution companies?

{Music Distribution Companies List 2022}


DistroKid
CDBaby
TuneCore
Ditto
Symphonic Distribution
Songcast
OneRPM
Landr

FreshTunes
SongTradr
Routenote
AWAL
Sounddrop
Amuse
Bandcamp
Level Music
iMusician
Reverbnation
Soundcloud
Spinup



What do music distribution companies do?

Music distribution companies or digital music aggregators help distribute your music to all the major streaming and digital music retailers online. These include Spotify, Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Dezzer, Pandora, Beatport, Beats1, Apple Music, Tidal, YouTube. 


Can I distribute my music on my own?


Yes! Using online music distribution companies or digital music aggregators like that of Distrokid you can upload you music to all the major online streaming websites like Spotify, Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Dezzer, Pandora, Beatport, Beats1, Apple Music, Tidal, YouTube.

Does DistroKid take a percentage?


Distrokid only takes 20% of Content ID royalties and gives the musician or Producer 100% of online music sales and streams.

Do I Need A Label To Distribute My Music?

No! Using online digital music distribution companies like CdBaby TuneCore, Songcast, and DistroKid you can distribute your own music to all the major online music retailers and streaming sites.


How do I get paid by DistroKid?

Distro Kid pays artists via Paypal. Online streaming sites and digital retailers have a 2-3 month delay.


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