HOW TO GET YOUR MUSIC INTO DIGITAL STORES AND...
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CD Baby YOUR MUSIC SERVICES OFFERED MUSICIANS’ SHARE OF REVENUE * CD Baby Mailorder: sends CDs to mailorder customers. Digital sales: offers MP3s to website customers. Digital distribution: encodes and delivers your music to services including iTunes Music Store, Amazon, Spotify, Rhapsody, Google Play, eMusic, etc. Artist sets price. CD Baby gets $4 of every album sale. Artist gets the rest. Artist gets 91% of any MP3 sales off CD Baby website. Of what the services send to CD Baby, artist gets 91% of revenue, whether it’s download sales on iTunes or streams on Spotify. For more information about pricing and additional services offered: members.cdbaby.com HOW TO GET YOUR MUSIC INTO DIGITAL STORES AND STREAMING PLATFORMS Most digital music stores don’t have the capacity to deal with individual artists directly. But that doesn’t mean you can’t participate. If you’re an artist who is self-releasing your music, you can use aggregator services like CD Baby, TuneCore, or DistroKid to get your music into a vast array of digital music stores/services. Here’s a snapshot of what they offer: For a small fee per album, CD Baby offers an impressive array of sales and distribution options. Pay one-time fee of $59 fee per album or $14.95 per single song. TuneCore YOUR MUSIC SERVICES OFFERED MUSICIANS’ SHARE OF REVENUE * TuneCore , TuneCore provides digital distribution for music, video and films, publishing administration for songwriters, and a full interactive administrative accounting solution. Pay $49.99 annually for each album distributed, or $9.99 annually for single distribution. Digital distribution: encodes and delivers your music to services including iTunes Music Store, Amazon, Spotify, Rhapsody, Google Play, eMusic, etc. Publishing administration: if you are a self-published songwriter, TuneCore can help you retrieve some publishing royalties that are otherwise difficult to collect. Of what the services send to TuneCore, artist gets 100% of revenue, whether it’s download sales on iTunes or streams on Rhapsody. Of the publishing royalties TuneCore is able to collect, songwriter gets 90% of royalties. For more information about pricing and additional services offered: tunecore.com. Note that TuneCore is not well suited to ingest music from classical performers that are playing repertoire pieces from other composers. * With these digital aggregator options, it is the artist’s responsibility to pay the songwriter and publisher any mechanical royalties due. Other services to consider Bandcamp: provides an easy platform for musicians to sell their music or merchandise directly to fans. Variable pricing and music + merch bundling are easy, and you can sell your wares in just about any currency. Band- camp sales pages are easily integrated in your existing website. bandcamp.com If you are working with an independent record label, the label will submit your albums to various services and platforms via label aggregators like The Orchard or INgrooves. YOUR MUSIC Orchard/ INgrooves , Digital distribution: encodes and delivers your music and data to services including iTunes Music Store, Amazon, Spotify, Rhapsody, Google Play, eMusic, etc. Your indie label submits your album to its aggre- gator for digital distribution. Orchard/INgrooves encodes and delivers the music and data to all the stores and streaming services. Both Orchard and INgrooves offer many other services including promotional networks, publish- ing royalty collection and licensing assistance. Your indie label DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION FOR INDIE LABELS Of the collected revenue that the services send to Orchard/INgrooves, they keep a small % and send the rest to your indie label. Indie label then splits revenue with its artist based on the agree- ment between label and artist. MUSICIANS’ SHARE OF REVENUE More digital aggregators for self-released artists There are additional companies that each provide an array of services for musicians and filmmakers, from digital distri- bution/aggregation, to promotion, ringtones, apps, download cards, physical manufacturing/distribution, synch place- ments, charting and more. Check each site out to compare prices and features. DistroKid distrokid.com Ditto Music dittomusic.com Loudr loudr.com ReverbNation reverbnation.com Publishing administration: if you are a self-published songwriter, CD Baby Pro can help you retrieve some publishing royalties that are otherwise difficult to collect. Of the publishing royalties CD Baby Pro is able to collect, songwriter gets 85% of royalties. CD Baby PRO Pay one-time fee of $89 fee per album or $34.95 per single song. Get all the services offered above, plus publishing administration. TuneCore Music Publishing Admin Pay a one-time fee of $75 for TuneCore’s Music Publishing Administration services. DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION FOR SELF-RELEASED ARTISTS PledgeMusic: music-focused incubator that facilitates project funding by helping artists build project pages, create incentives, track fundraising progress, pre-sell albums and offer exclusives. pledgemusic.com CD Baby TuneCore Distribution costs for 3 years $59 + $0 + $0 = $59 $30 + $50 + $50 = $130 Selling 100 digital albums on iTunes at $9.99 $630 $700 Selling 100 digital singles on iTunes at 99¢ $63 $70 Digital sales revenue for 100 albums + 100 singles $693 $770 Less distribution costs -$59 -$130 Net revenue $634 $640 Revenue comparison Information compiled by the nonprofit Future of Music Coalition, www.futureofmusic.org | money.futureofmusic.org © Future of Music Coalition 2008 – 2015 Artist Revenue Streams money.futureofmusic.org Patreon: online platform where fans can subscribe to support a particular artist on an ongoing basis. Artists can set the various levels for financial contributions, from $1 up to hundreds of dollars, to support their work either on a monthly basis, or by creation. patreon.com Bandzoogle: provides templates for bands to build mobile-ready websites where they can also sell music and merchandise. No web design skills needed. bandzoogle.com
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CD Baby
YOUR MUSIC SERVICES OFFERED MUSICIANS’ SHARE OF REVENUE *
CD Baby
Mailorder: sends CDs to mailorder customers.
Digital sales: off ers MP3sto website customers.
Digital distribution: encodes and delivers your music to services including iTunes Music Store, Amazon, Spotify, Rhapsody, Google Play, eMusic, etc.
Artist sets price. CD Baby gets $4 of every album sale. Artist gets the rest.
Artist gets 91% of any MP3 sales off CD Baby website.
Of what the services send to CD Baby, artist gets 91% of revenue, whether it’s download sales on iTunes or streams on Spotify.
For more information about pricing and additional services off ered: members.cdbaby.com
HOW TO GET YOUR MUSIC INTODIGITAL STORES AND STREAMING PLATFORMS
Most digital music stores don’t have the capacity to deal with individual artists directly.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t participate. If you’re an artist who is self-releasing your music, you can use aggregator services like CD Baby, TuneCore, or
DistroKid to get your music into a vast array of digital music stores/services. Here’s a snapshot of what they offer:
For a small fee per album, CD Baby offers an impressive array of sales and distribution options.
Pay one-time fee of $59 fee per album or $14.95 per single song.
TuneCore
YOUR MUSIC SERVICES OFFERED MUSICIANS’ SHARE OF REVENUE *
TuneCore
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TuneCore provides digital distribution for music, video and films, publishing administration for songwriters, and a full interactive administrative accounting solution.
Pay $49.99 annually for each album distributed, or $9.99 annually for single distribution.
Digital distribution: encodes and delivers your music to services including iTunes Music Store, Amazon, Spotify, Rhapsody, Google Play, eMusic, etc.
Publishing administration: if you are a self-published songwriter, TuneCore can help you retrieve some publishing royalties that are otherwise difficult to collect.
Of what the services send to TuneCore, artist gets 100% of revenue, whether it’s download sales on iTunes or streams on Rhapsody.
Of the publishing royalties TuneCore is able to collect, songwriter gets 90% of royalties.
For more information about pricing and additional services offered: tunecore.com. Note that TuneCore is not well suited to ingest music from classical performers that are playing repertoire pieces from other composers.
* With these digital aggregator options, it is the artist’s responsibility to pay the songwriter and publisher any mechanical royalties due.
Other services to consider
Bandcamp: provides an easy platform for musicians to sell their music or merchandise directly to fans. Variable pricing and music + merch bundling are easy, and you can sell your wares in just about any currency. Band-camp sales pages are easily integrated in your existing website. bandcamp.com
If you are working with an independent record label, the label will submit your albums to various services and platforms via label aggregators like The Orchard or INgrooves.
YOUR MUSIC
Orchard/INgrooves
,
Digital distribution: encodes and delivers your music and data to services including iTunes Music Store, Amazon, Spotify, Rhapsody, Google Play, eMusic, etc.Your indie label submits your album to its aggre-
gator for digital distribution. Orchard/INgrooves encodes and delivers the music and data to all the stores and streaming services.
Both Orchard and INgrooves offer many other services including promotional networks, publish-ing royalty collection and licensing assistance.
Your indie label
DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION FOR INDIE LABELS
Of the collected revenue that the services send to Orchard/INgrooves, they keep a small % and send the rest to your indie label.
Indie label then splits revenue with its artist based on the agree-ment between labeland artist.
MUSICIANS’ SHARE OF REVENUE
More digital aggregators for self-released artists
There are additional companies that each provide an array of services for musicians and filmmakers, from digital distri-bution/aggregation, to promotion, ringtones, apps, download cards, physical manufacturing/distribution, synch place-ments, charting and more. Check each site out to compare prices and features.
DistroKid distrokid.com Ditto Music dittomusic.com
Loudr loudr.comReverbNation reverbnation.com
Publishing administration: if you are a self-published songwriter, CD Baby Pro can help you retrieve some publishing royalties that are otherwise difficult to collect.
Of the publishing royalties CD Baby Pro is able to collect, songwriter gets 85% of royalties.
CD Baby PROPay one-time fee of $89 fee per album or $34.95 per single song. Get all the services offered above, plus publishing administration.
TuneCore MusicPublishing AdminPay a one-time fee of $75 for TuneCore’s Music Publishing Administration services.
DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION FOR SELF-RELEASED ARTISTS
PledgeMusic: music-focused incubator that facilitates project funding by helping artists build project pages, create incentives, track fundraising progress, pre-sell albums and offer exclusives. pledgemusic.com
CD Baby TuneCore
Distribution costs for 3 years $59 + $0 + $0 = $59 $30 + $50 + $50 = $130
Selling 100 digital albums on iTunes at $9.99 $630 $700
Selling 100 digital singles on iTunes at 99¢ $63 $70
Digital sales revenue for 100 albums + 100 singles $693 $770
Less distribution costs -$59 -$130
Net revenue $634 $640
Revenue comparison
Information compiled by the nonprofit Future of Music Coalition, www.futureofmusic.org | money.futureofmusic.org
© Future of Music Coalition 2008 – 2015
Artist Revenue Streamsmoney.futureofmusic.org
Patreon: online platform where fans can subscribe to support a particular artist on an ongoing basis. Artists can set the various levels for financial contributions, from $1 up to hundreds of dollars, to support their work either on a monthly basis, or by creation. patreon.com
Bandzoogle: provides templates for bands to build mobile-ready websites where they can also sell music and merchandise. No web design skills needed. bandzoogle.com
