We enable musicians, artists, bands, producers and independent labels without a Record deal to sell their music on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, Google, Facebook & Co.
Just upload your music on our website. We'll distribute your music and within a few days it’s on all important music services worldwide. Fast and reliable in more than 170 countries. You keep all rights, and you can cancel at any time. And you receive 100% of the sales revenue. Selling music has never been so easy...
An album consists of 1-25 songs (could be single, ep, or album) and needs a cover picture and the according product info (e.g. title, artist, language, songwriter, composer).
We offer you a unique music distribution flatrate. With our flatrate you'll get new albums each year, without rising costs. Everything you need to distribute your songs is included in the flatrate. The fees depend on how many albums you want to publish. Here you'll find our pricing.
The contract is defined by our terms. You can look them up on our website at any time. There are no hidden fees or conditions and you can start selling your music right away.
As opposed to other music distribution services, you can delete albums free of charge and cancel your flatrate at any time without a cancelation period.
If you cancel your flatrate all your albums will be deleted from the music services and open albums expire. You still have free access to your user account and sales. However, it's only possible to publish new albums with an active flatrate.
Many music distributors claim to deliver your music to 100-500 music services. Those numbers are very misleading and delusive, because these distributors count every sales country as a single music service, so iTunes with more than 150 countries is counted 150 times. Of course we supply all the countries' music services too, but we only count iTunes as one music services. Another shady tactic is to artificially raise the total number of music services by adding plenty of irrelevant, very small music services. We neglect use such marketing methods and only supply reliable and trustworthy music services.
The biggest 5 music services, Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, Google and Deezer, account for a total market share of more than 90%. All music services supplied by us cover more than 97% of the digital music market. Only the quality and market coverage of the music services matter, not the quantity.
Our flatrates give you full cost control and transparency. You'll get new albums every year, without additional costs. And since you only pay once a year, you'll save money, time and paper work.
Other music distributors charge annual fees for all existing albums and additionally for all new albums. So the more albums you have, the more you have to pay each year. The only way to cut costs is by deleting your old albums. And this can't be in your best interest.
Beware of music distributors who only charge one-time fees per album! Their business model is not based on actual expenses (storage costs, settlements, accounting, support, updates, development) but solely on gaining new customers. If a music distribution service only charges once for theoretically "1000 years of service", it's obviously very untrustworthy.
You can pay the flatrate easily and secure via PayPal (using PayPal credit, Visa, American Express, Master Card or SEPA bank transfer). The payment can not be offset against your sales revenue. The payment is free of any additional charges.
The credit of your sales revenue can be paid to your bank account (Germany and Austria only) or PayPal account (worldwide). For PayPal the usual PayPal fees apply for the payout.
If your payment can't be withdrawn (because of false payment details, lack of funds, return, objection etc.) the flatrate contract remains unaffected. You're still obligated to pay the open amount, plus chargeback fees. We will send you an email with a payment link. Access to your user account will be restricted until we receive the full payment.
If the payment remains open, we have to initiate a dunning procedure, resulting in additional costs. To avoid this, please transfer the total amount directly after receipt of the payment notice, at the latest within 14 days.
Fraud attempts will be prosecuted! To prevent breaches of law and fraudulent behaviour, we record your IP address.
NOTE: Please follow all guidelines for title, artist name and cover picture to avoid delays or problems with the distribution of your music. Cover pics with inferior quality will be rejected by the music services. If you don't have a cover picture you can easily create one with our Cover Pic Creator during the upload process.
The max. playtime is 10 minutes per song/track (min. 10 seconds). The average song length is about 2-5 minutes. An album must not be longer than 120 minutes.
Songs with overlength (7-10 minutes) have certain disadvantages:
We recommend to avoid unusual spellings and special characters in album and song titles to make sure publishing goes without problems and the songs can easily be found on the music services.
To make sure your album is accepted by the music services, you have to follow these guidelines:
Please follow all guidelines to avoid delays or problems with the distribution of your music. If possible, wrong spellings will be corrected by us before the distribution.
You can always change titles by a data revision.
We recommend to avoid unusual spellings and special characters in artist names to make sure publishing goes without problems and the songs can easily be found on the music services.
To make sure your album is accepted by the music services, you have to follow these guidelines:
Please follow all guidelines to avoid any delay or problems with the distribution of your music. If possible, wrong spellings will be corrected by us before the distribution.
You can always change artist names by a data revision.
The cover picture has to be uploaded as JPG file with 3000x3000 pixels. The quality of the cover picture is very important for your sales success.
To make sure your album is accepted by the music services, you have to follow these guidelines:
Please follow all guidelines to avoid any delay or problems with the distribution of your music. Cover pics with inferior quality will be rejected by the shops. You can find examples of good cover pics in our references.
If you don't have a cover picture you can easily create one with our Cover Pic Creator during the upload process.
You can always change the cover pic by a data revision.
Yes, you can enter your own label name during the upload. It will usually be displayed in the music services (exception: Beatport). If you don't have a label, it's automatically set to "YouTunez".
You can also enter your label as publisher. If you don't enter a publisher, it's automatically set to "copyright control" meaning the artist has the copyright (for self-publishing).
Albums containing content that's potentially harmful or inappropriate for youths have to be marked with "explicit lyrics" (adult content) during the upload.
Even common swear words in titles or song lyrics (e.g. fuck, shit, bitch, whore, damn, n*-word etc.) have to be marked as such, otherwise the album will be rejected by the music services. The same applies for the explicit description of violence, sex, or hard drugs (but not if it's only suggestive, e.g. by metaphors).
If a song is available as "explicit version" and "clean version" (e.g. radio edit) the explicit title has to be marked as "explicit" and the clean version as "clean". "Clean" can only be used if an explicit version already exists.
During the upload you can select a prelisten start time, which is the time when a song preview starts playing on the music download services (0-99 seconds from the beginning of the song). The prelisten start will be accepted by some music services (e.g. iTunes), other music services have fixed prelisten start times (e.g. Amazon). There is no guarantee for the prelisten start time.
When you use music services like Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, Google, Deezer etc. to sell your music, you also have to follow their guidelines, and so do we. That's why we'll automatically process necessary changes for you, to assure your album is being published or remains published. If this is not possible, we'll contact you.
To avoid changes in advance, please follow the guidelines for title, artist name and cover picture. Additionally, the genre, language (title), language (lyrics), explicit lyrics, songwriter, composer, publisher info etc. have to be correct to distribute your album. To avoid typically mistakes, please read the info for each field during the upload.
Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, Google and Deezer usually take 1-3 days to publish an album. Other music services take about 1-3 weeks.
We have no influence on the current processing times of the music services. We can't tell when exactly an album will be published on a certain music service. In exceptional cases publishing can be delayed, especially if you don't follow the guidelines for the title, artist name and cover picture.
We can't guarantee a particular release date. To meet a certain release date, it's necessary to upload the album at least 4 weeks before the release date.
If your album is not published within 4 weeks, please contact our support.
Go to "Albums" in your user account and select an album. You can see if the links to iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google and Deezer are already available for the selected album. If you click on a music service you'll get the direct link to your album. You can find other music service links with by respective music services' search function.
Not every music service link can be found immediately and automatically. Therefore, a link might not be up-to-date and your album could already be published on a music service, even if the link is not shown in your user account yet.
A data revision is the correction of the meta data of a distributed album. This way, you can still correct titles, artist names, misspellings or change the cover picture. A data revision costs 12.- € per album (incl. tax).
The music services usually take 1-30 days for processing. We will immediately forward the data revision to the music services, but we have no influence on its effective realization. You should avoid several short-term revisions for the same album.
If a data revision is not processed by the music services within 6 weeks, please contact our support.
Your album will be available on the music services until you delete it. Album deletions are possible at any time, free of charge, and don't affect your existing flatrate.
The music services usually take 1-30 days for processing. Until the deletion is completed all incoming sales will be accounted as usually.
If your album is still available 6 weeks after the deletion request, please contact our support.
Changing the audio files of an album is not possible. It's also not possible to add or delete songs. Instead, the album has to be deleted and replaced by a new album. To avoid this, please make sure you choose the correct audio files during the upload.
Music streaming is already more popular than downloads and important for spreading your music and your revenue. The exclusion of streaming is not possible because it would only lead to less sales success.
You can upgrade your flatrate if you need more albums. An upgrade is possible at any time to a flatrate of higher value.
With the upgrade you order a new flatrate, that replaces the existing flatrate. Already existing albums will be transferred into the new flatrate at no cost. Unused albums from the old flatrate will expire in case of an upgrade. Already paid fees will not be offset in case of an upgrade. A downgrade to a lower flatrate is not possible.
To upgrade, click on "My Flatrate" in your user account.
If you need more than 5 albums each year, you can order the Label Flatrate multiple times. With 2x Label Flatrate you'll have 10 albums each year, with 3x Label Flatrate 15 albums etc. If you need more than 25 albums each year, please contact our support.
The artist profiles on the music services are automatically created by the music services. We currently have no influence on the info in your artist profile. However, some music services allow you to validate your artist profile so you can make changes. To do so, please contact the respective music service.
Your revenue per download and stream varies by music service and country. You always get 100% of the incoming sales revenue. That's 10x more than with a regular record deal. Here's an example for a download on iTunes:
| Your share per download | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Your share (100%) | 0,62€ | 6,18€ |
| Price (e.g. iTunes Germany) | 0,99€ | 9,99€ |
| - music service share (incl. copyright fees, taxes etc.) | - 0,37€ | - 3,81€ |
The music services set the exact sales price depending on the sales country. But you can set the price level for downloads:
"Expensive" and "premium" should only be used in exceptional cases. It's not possible to distribute albums for free.
You can view your current sales in your account at any time. We automatically display the sales data that is currently provided by the music services. We can't predict when sales will be reported to us.
The sales data is divided into Preview and Settlement:
The Preview shows the sales of the last 4-16 weeks on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, Google and Deezer (without revenue). This way, you can monitor your current sales and measure the success of your promotion. The preview sales are updated daily and serve for orientation. Not all music services report preview sales and the reports are not always up-to-date. After 16 weeks the older sales disappear from the preview and will be accounted.
The Settlement shows all already accounted sales and your revenue share. The settlement is updated monthly. However, it takes min. 4 months after the date of a sale until it is settled. In exceptional cases, and with smaller music services, the settlement can take up to 9 months. The revenue of the settlement is added to your credit.
NOTE: We can't verify the sales data provided by the music services. Preview sales are always subject to correction by the music services (e.g. in case of payment error, chargeback, revocation, technical error or fraud). There is no legal entitlement to preview sales. Only the settlement shows actually paid sales. Since the music services have to account billions of downloads and streams every single day, delays may occur. We have no influence on such delays.
When we receive a settlement the revenue is added to your credit. You can request the payout of your credit at any time after reaching at least 30.- €. The payment will usually be made within 2-3 weeks (max. 60 days) to a bank account (Germany only) or via PayPal (worldwide). For PayPal the usual PayPal fees apply for the payout.
If your payment is not received 60 days after the payout request, please contact our support.
When sales disappear from the preview, it’s because the Preview only shows the past 16 weeks. After 16 weeks the older sales disappear from the preview and will be accounted.
Preview sales are always subject to correction by the music services (e.g. in case of payment error, chargeback, revocation, technical error or fraud). There is no legal entitlement to preview sales. Only the settlement shows actually paid sales.
Just place a test order of your album on iTunes. The download should appear in your preview within 1-3 days. Please be aware that sometimes sales are reported with delay. We have no influence on this.
You can set a certain release date for your album during the upload. If this date is at least 1-2 weeks in the future, your album will most likely be available as preorder on some music download services (e.g. iTunes, Amazon, Google).
Preorders will be available as download on the release date and are reported as sales afterwards. If you want to get on the iTunes charts, you'll need as many preorders as possible.
We have no influence on the availability as preorder, which depends on the music services. We recommended to upload your album 4 weeks before the release date.
Your audience is bigger than ever before. Besides the leading download and streaming services, we now also supply Facebook and Instagram with your music. Therefore, 3 Billion monthly active users of the social networks have the opportunity to share your music in their posts, photos or stories – and you get paid for each view. This also enables you to easily share and promote your music.
The integration on Facebook and Instagram is still new, and is currently being tested and expanded. There is no claim to have your music available on Facebook and Instagram. According to Facebook, the first sales reports will be available at the end of 2020. We will then retrospectively account all your streams and add the credit to your account. The amount of money per stream is yet to be determined.
The integration of Facebook and Instagram is an awesome opportunity for artists, bands, producers, and independent labels to share and spread their music, get more fans, and earn additional money. Therefore, it’s not possible to exclude Facebook and Instagram from the online music distribution.
You keep all rights on your music. We only need the worldwide online music distribution right for the uploaded songs, during the time we distribute them. You're not allowed to distribute the same songs to the same music services through another music distributor or directly to a music service during the contract period. But of course, you can still exploit your songs in every other way possible, like on CD, LP, as YouTube video, or as stream or download on your own homepage.
You need the rights for all audio recordings ("master rights"), the permissions of all copyright owners (songwriter, composer, publisher), and the rights for the cover picture. If you use any content (such as audio recordings, samples, melodies, lyrics, compositions, artist names, trademarks, logos, graphics, pictures, photos) of others, you need to get the permission from the rights' owner. You're not allowed to upload this content without the respective permission.
You are responsible and liable for owning all rights for the content you upload. We recommend to get a written permission from all rights owners to avoid legal problems. By uploading your album, you confirm to own all necessary rights and permissions and that no third parties' rights are violated. If case of rights violations you are fully liable.
You can use our service with or without joining a royalty collection society. Joining usually makes sense when your music is already selling a lot, regularly playing on radio, or being licensed for bigger projects. For newcomers we don't recommend joining a collecting society.
The royalty payments are processed by the music services to the collection societies. If you have any questions about royalty collection, please refer to your countries' royalty collection society.
To use parts of other songs ("samples") you need a written permission from the label owning the master rights of the original recording. If you use samples from music libraries, make sure you're allowed to use them for commercial purposes.
For remixes the version "Remix" is mandatory. Additionally you can add the remixer in the song title as followed: "Song Title (Remix by XY)".
To publish a remix, where you don't own all rights to the original song, you need the written permission from the label (to use the original recordings) and the copyright owners (for editing the lyrics and composition). Using third party content without the respective usage rights is a criminal offense.
The same applies to DJ mixes, but for every single song. That's why we don't distribute DJ mixes.
You can only upload cover version, when you have the permission of the copyright owners. Furthermore, you have to follow these guidelines:
Cover versions are often legally problematic. We recommend to always get written permissions from the copyright owners or to consult a lawyer.
We can't guarantee that cover versions will be accepted by the music services. Some music services reject cover versions, if there are already too many versions of the same song. The rejection of a single cover song leads to the rejection of the whole album.
Each artist name has to be distinctive and unique and can not be in use by another artist or band already. Before using our service, you have to check if your artist name is already in use by another artist or band (e.g. by search on Google, Spotify, iTunes, YouTube).
The usage of small and capital letters or special characters is legally not sufficient to make an artist name distinctive and unique.
If your artist name is already in use, you're violation the name rights of the other artist and your albums will be added to the already existing artist profile in the music services and can be deleted at any time. Furthermore, you could be sued for violating name or trademark rights. There is no entitlement for an own artist profile with an already existing artist name that's used by a third party.
If your artist name is already in use, you have to change your artist name immediately to avoid legal problems. Make sure the new artist name is distinctive and unique. If the artist name is also used on your cover pictures, they have to be changed as well. If you think you own the artist name rights, please contact a lawyer.
You can always change artist names by a data revision.
Please refer to your local tax authority. For newcomers we recommend to take care of selling your music first and taking care of taxes afterwards.
If you violate third party rights, laws, or our terms, your albums may be deleted, your account suspended or deleted, and payouts cancelled.
Rights violations are often criminal offenses that might have further consequences, such as contractual penalties, legal warnings, action for an injunction, claims for compensation, as well as legal fines or prison sentences. Therefore, please make sure you don’t violate any rights.
Typical rights violations are for example:
NOTE: It’s technically not possible, and we’re legally not obligated, to check your uploaded albums for their rightfulness. With the upload you confirm that no rights are being violated and you are liable for all damages, costs, or expenses arising from a rights violation.
Please contact our support. Describe your problem precisely, so we can help you asap (e.g. your album title, internet browser, music service links etc.).
We distribute all music styles. You can choose from hundreds of different musical genres. The only exception is "Classical" (such as Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert). The music services have special requirements for this genre and classical albums often get rejected, because there are already too many cover versions. That's why we can not distribute "Classical" music.
If you choose "Soundtrack" there has to be a movie or film to the soundtrack, otherwise your album will be rejected.
Our promo tools can help you sell your albums. They are self-explaining and can be created and embedded with a few clicks, and without any technical skills. You can find more info on promotion.
To account your sales every song needs an ISRC (song identification) and every album needs a UPC (album identification). All required codes are already included in your flatrate, so you don't have to worry about these codes.
You'll find the codes in your user account under "albums" after an album has been distributed by us. You can also use these codes also for your CD or vinyl production as long as the album is identical.
If you have your own ISRC codes you can enter them during the upload (only with Label Flatrate). For digital albums it's important that every song/track has a new ISRC, even re-releases. Unlike with physical album, the ISRC can't be used multiple times for the same song. ISRCs that are used twice will be replaced by us.
The LC is not required for online music distribution. Since we don't have any rights on your recordings, we can't provide an LC. If you still need an LC, please refer to the performing rights society for your country.
Yes. Audio books can be uploaded just like regular music albums and should be divided into several tracks (or chapters) with max. 10 minutes playtime. The total playtime should not exceed 120 minutes. The track titles have to begin with "Chapter 1: Title X" or "Part 1: Title Y". During the upload you have to select "Audiobook" as genre and enter the authors' name as songwriter and composer. The total number of tracks also reflects on the sales price.
Audio books will not be distributed to Apple Music / iTunes and are usually not distributed to music streaming services.
We're a online music distribution service and don't offer physical distribution such as CDs or LPs. By that we save production, packaging, storage and delivery costs and remain eco-friendly.
The distribution of music videos is still very expensive but the revenue remains very low. We recommend to upload your music videos for promotional purposes on YouTube and other social media platforms. You should include at least one music service link in the video description.
Beatport only publishes certain music genres ("Dance" and "Electronic") and reserves the right to reject albums without giving any reason. Beatport will publish all albums with "YouTunez" as label.
Your sales success depends on the quality of your music, cover picture and promotion. Here you'll find some helpful online music distribution tips.