Whats the best way to music on iTunes, Spotify etc.

TradLad69

Hi all, looking for pointers/advice for the best way to get music onto iTunes, Spotify etc.
Is it best to use a 3rd party distributor? If so anyone know which is best?
Thanks in advance.

Dolbert

Tunecore is pretty good, €25 to put an album on iTunes, Spotify and Amazon music iirc, less for single tracks.

dennis regan

I've always used CD Baby. Gets your stuff on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Apple....the whole lot really.

Dord

Used CD Baby and it went up everywhere you'd expect and also works on Shazam and now Apple Music.

I quite like Bandcamp also for going direct. They take less of a cut and you can dress up the webpage or use it as your band website. They're not a distributer so it won't go on iTunes etc. but it's a good alternative for anti-Apple people. They'll also allow you to setup download codes to give away music (e.g. at gigs)

Nervous Wreck

I've used CD Baby and Tunecore. While TuneCore is much better for tracking sales etc, CD Baby seems to be more economic in that it only takes a one of payment, while Tunecore is, iirc, an annual subscription.

TradLad69

Thanks for all the replies guys. Much appreciated.

FionnK86

Also check out Distrokid.com. I used them!

TradLad69

Thanks Fionn.

oliviablond

Yep Distrokind is worth checking