SAMREENIn this article, you are going to discover the pros and cons of a music distribution service and which one is the current best music distribution service that you should know about. You must have heard about a lot of popular names like cdbaby, Distrokid, TuneCore, etc. well, this blog will give you all of the details today.
So, what is a music distributor? We listen to music on platforms like Spotify but we cannot upload music directly to Spotify but we can upload music directly to YouTube. Since we cannot do that directly on some platforms therefore we need a distributor, we need an aggregator or a middleman that will do this for us. This company which is called a music distributor or content aggregator will put all of your content on Spotify, tidal, Deezer, Pandora, amazon music, google play, or any other music streaming website that you like.
As well as there are obvious streaming services platforms to upload and publish your music content, there are other services as well. For instance, if you want to get your music on TikTok, or maybe on Instagram, these content aggregators or music distributors will do it for you. In return, they will charge you an amount which you have pre-decided in an agreement made between you as a content creator and the music distributor company itself.
Now, the question is not which is the best music distributor company but which one is the right one for you. In this article, you will see the top three content aggregators or music distributors that will help you decide for yourself which company suit best for your content. Well, we are dealing with cdbaby, TuneCore, MobiTising, and distrokid. There are plenty of other names, but this blog is about these only.
So, let’s get started…
1. Distrokid
It popular among DIY artists. Since it’s a distributor, it does not have any kind of publishing platform on streaming services. What Distrokid doesn’t do is that it doesn’t collect your royalties outside the streaming services that it places your music onto it. to publish artists’ content. This means that if you looking for getting your content streamed, then Distrokid is good and will get your job done. However, if you are looking for collecting your money from all the different platforms then you need to hire a different service.
For instance, someone uses your song and says it’s fantastic, and then uses your music into their vlog or any video. Then, you cannot claim copyrights on to it since Distrokid will straight away tell you that, it’s not my job to claim money or to collect money or to claim any copyrights.
Distrokid will just stream your content on Spotify, Deezer, tidal, etc. That’s it. This means that there is your music streamed on several music streaming platforms and there is money that you can generate through your content which you own but that is not being collected. And, if you want it to be collected, it’s a separate service that charges you a fee to get the job done for you.
2. Cdbaby
The original, the pioneer, or the first company that initiated this business and the first company allowing you to upload to the streaming services. Well, it is a bit more expensive but you always have two options just like cdbaby.
You have got cdbaby and cdbaby pro. The only difference is that cdbaby is just a music distributor as in it will add your content to all the streaming platforms it agrees on initially, while the other version of cdbaby is that you will find something extra as in you get all of your royalties collected via cdbbay pro. In terms of the content creator, it is one of the best deals for you.
The one drawback that you need to know about cdbaby is that of all the musicians, they have the greatest number of complaints. However, the bigger the company, the more rivals might be out there spreading rumors about you. Yet, the company should take some steps in order to minimize their complaints numbers and make their customers satisfied.
3. MobiTising
It might sound odd out among all of the other names but this company is a South Asian one and is elevating swiftly in the music industry. The great thing about this platform is that you will find online music streaming app or platform where you can stream whichever music you like in more than five regional languages of Pakistan.
They promote local culture and languages on worldwide musical platforms in languages such as Sindhi, Saraiki, Punjabi, Pashto, Hindko, Balochi, and Urdu. it has its very one sic streaming app and platform under the name of Koyal.pk. The Koyal Pakistan gets your content published too as they go along on other music streaming platforms in Pakistan as well.
This is the same as Distrokid since it is just a content aggregator or a music distribution company. They are not into collecting royalties. So, in order to do that, you will have to hire a third party who is already on good terms with all of these music streaming platforms and would do it for you too.
Sana Hidayat
