Most music distributors want money before your song is even on Spotify: a yearly subscription, a fee per release, or both. RouteNote is the major exception. Its Free plan sends your music to Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, YouTube Music, Amazon and dozens of other stores for nothing, keeps it there for as long as you like, and simply takes 15% of...
DistroKid is the biggest name in independent music distribution, but it isn’t right for everyone. It has no free plan, many useful extras cost more per release, and if you stop paying the yearly fee your music is taken down from Spotify, Apple Music and every other store unless you’ve paid extra per release to keep it there. In 2026 it...
Getting your songs onto Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok and YouTube Music takes a distributor, and DistroKid and RouteNote are two of the most popular. They take opposite approaches. DistroKid charges an annual subscription and lets you keep 100% of your royalties. RouteNote is free: no upfront cost and no yearly fee, in exchange for 15% of what your...
