General Music Chat

I love this guy...and wish we would all follow his lead to dilute Spotify's value like they've done to our music.


http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/read/youne ... nd-spotify

this one is even better..

http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/read/youne ... y-sleepify

Ok, but what's their actual cost to get the songs up on cdbaby, itunes, spotify? Last I saw it was like $39 at cdbaby + an annual fee. Not sure how you get music on spotify. I've submitted to pandora now that they offer e submissions.

CDBaby doesn't charge an annual fee but they do get a percentage of every sale.

Tunecore charges an annual fee but doesn't take anything from a sale.


Both of them will put your music on Spotify (like it or not) and other digital streaming services.

CDBaby doesn't charge an annual fee but they do get a percentage of every sale.

Tunecore charges an annual fee but doesn't take anything from a sale.


Both of them will put your music on Spotify (like it or not) and other digital streaming services.

Right, but the guy who made $23000 - how much did he spend to get his hundreds of tunes up there? Figuring there is a limit on # of songs per album they allow (20, for most, I think), he could be spending thousands. Of course he's figured out how to cater to the lowest common denominator (songs about poop?)

This is what TUNECORE charges (he probably chose their high-volume option)

With TuneCore Music Distribution you pay to distribute per release. Each release subscription renews annually.
Remember, with TuneCore Music Distribution you always keep 100% of your rights and the money that you make when your music sells in stores.

The subscription fee covers the maintenance of your music in the stores - with stores constantly changing their requirements, we make sure your music meets all of their specifications. Plus, you receive detailed sales reporting so you know where every penny came from, iTunes weekly trend reports and personal support from our dedicated Customer Care team whenever you need it.

Our product pricing is listed on our site here and below:

Albums
The cost of first year distribution is $29.99 per album
Each album subscription renews annually at $49.99

We also offer the following plans
2-year subscription for $75.98 (a 5% savings!)
5-year subscription for $206.95 (a 10.00% savings!)

Singles
The cost of first year distribution is $9.99 per single
Each single subscription renews annually at $9.99

We also offer the following plans:
2-year subscription for $18.98 (a 5% savings!)
5-year subscription for $44.95 (a 10% savings!)

Ringtones
The cost of first year distribution is $19.99 per ringtone
Each ringtone subscription renews annually at $19.99

Take Down / Cancel Renewal
There are no fees to take down or remove your content from the stores, and you can request we remove your content at any time, just go here.

Adding Stores
If you add new stores after distribution there is a cost of $1.98 per store, per release.


Volume
If you are releasing 75 or more releases at once and are interested in our volume program click here.

Publishing Administration Service
This service, separate from Music Distribution, helps songwriters collect publishing royalties due from the sale and streams of your music both in the U.S. and internationally, by registering your compositions with the global rights organizations and digital stores.

There is a one-time set up fee of $75.00 per songwriter (one songwriter per TuneCore account.)
TuneCore receives 10% of the money that we collect on your behalf. (*Please note that there is a 20% commission on any license fee that we secure through the efforts of our Creative Team)