TuneCore FAQs

1. What is Two-Factor Authentication, and why should I enroll?

Two-Factor Authentication is an extra layer of account protection that requires your TuneCore login information (email address and password) and a unique code that gets sent to your mobile device. If someone were to gain access to your login information, they would not be able to access your account without the one-time authentication code that would have been sent to your phone. Providing these two pieces of information together helps prevent unauthorized access to your TuneCore account and protects your hard-earned funds.

2. Benefits of enrolling in Two Factor Authentication:

Increased account security

Protect earnings/TuneCore balance and personal information

Prevent unwanted access to your TuneCore account

3. How do I enroll in Two-Factor Authentication?

Navigate to your "Account Settings" page and click ENABLE in the Two-Factor Authentication section.

4. What are my options for receiving an authentication code?

There are two ways you can choose from to receive your code:

Text/SMS

Phone Call

*Message and data rates may apply

Please note, only one of these two secure notification methods can be selected at a time. To change your settings, you can do so in your TuneCore Account Settings page.

5. How long does it take to get my code?

You’ll receive your authentication code in seconds. If you are having trouble receiving your code, make sure that you have entered the correct phone number and selected the correct country code.

6. When will I be required to enter an authentication code?

When you log into your TuneCore account

When you request a withdrawal

When you change your personal information like email, password, or stored bank account

You will also be prompted to authenticate any time you change browsers or access TuneCore from a new device.

7. Can I turn off Two-Factor Authentication?

Yes. To turn off Two-Factor Authentication from your account, navigate to Account Settings, and click “Disable”. You will be prompted to enter a code one last time to verify that the account owner is choosing to disable authentication.

8. How do I access my account if I lose my phone or change my phone number?

Please go here for help changing or resetting your phone.

Please go here for additional help.

9. What if I receive an authorization code that I didn’t request?

If you receive an authentication code but did not request one, there is a chance your account password has been compromised - but don’t worry, whomever is attempting to access your account cannot get the code sent to you. We would recommend immediately changing your TuneCore account password.

*Adding, removing, or editing the phone number listed in the "Contact Info" section of your Account Settings will not change the number associated with Two-Factor Authentication.

TuneCore can technically never guarantee a release date as each store takes a different amount of time to process, however if you are looking to set a specific release date, all you need to do is set the “digital sales start date” on the album creation page to your desired release date. The stores will not make your release live in their store until the date you specified.*

If you want your release to go live in all stores at the same time, choose a date at least 4 weeks out. This should give stores enough time to complete their review.

How long does it take for my music to go live in the stores?

*IMPORTANT: Amazon Music & 7digital bothmake preview clips of your song(s) available BEFORE your digital sales start date, as soon as 3-7 business days after distribution for Amazon Music and 7-10 days for 7digital. The release won't be available to buy until your release date, but if you're uncomfortable with having preview clips available before that date, please do not choose Amazon Music or 7digitalas a store for distribution until after or right before your release date.

You can

contact us

from the email registered to your TuneCore account a few days before your digital release date and request to add Amazon Music as a store.

When uploading a new release in TuneCore you can now input your iTunes and Apple Music Artist ID/URL. This will help make sure your release can be found by your fans on the correct artist page in iTunes and Apple Music. If you need help finding your Artist ID/URL in iTunes or Apple Music, you can follow these steps:

Open the iTunes Application on your computer

Search for your artist name in the iTunes Music Store or in Apple Music

Click on your artist name in the search results

Double check to make sure you're on your own artist page

Right-click on your artist name at the top of the page

Click on "Copy Link"

Go back to your TuneCore upload and click on the "iTunes/Apple ID" link next to the "Main Artist*" field to bring up the Artist ID pop-up screen

Paste your link in the space for "iTunes/Apple Music URL" (the URL should have your artist name in it and end in a bunch of numbers)

Click "Save"

To submit a question to our Customer Care teams, please go here.

Important : Always be sure to write in from the email address registered to your TuneCore account and note the UPC of your release so we can find your music faster!

Music Distribution Hours:

Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm (ET)

Saturday-Sunday: limited

We will respond to you within 1 business day. (Note: national holidays may impact response times).

Publishing Administration Hours:

Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm (ET)

We will respond to you within 2 business days. (Note: national holidays may impact response times).

By mail:

TuneCore, Inc.

63 Pearl Street

Box #256

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Media Inquires (for members of the press only)

For media inquiries, please fill out the form here . Important: This address is for questions from members of the press only. Any other inquiries will not be answered.

Volume Discounts

Purchase Distribution Credits in bulk and save up to 20\% on distribution.

If you have over 75 releasesin your catalog to distribute, please contact [email protected] and reference how many releases are in your catalog.

Business Development Inquiries

For business development or partnership inquiries, please submit your request here .

There are many

types of ads

that can appear on a video, including the following:

Display ads (i.e. banners)

Overlay in-video ads

TrueView in-stream ads

Non-skippable in-stream ads

These ads can range from a simple banner to an actual commercial. More than one advertisement may be linked to your video at any given time, which can mean additional monetization income for you.

link

Apple Music for Artists gives artists key analytic data so they can measure their music’s impact. It also provides greater control over Apple Music and iTunes Artist Pages.

As a TuneCore Artist, you’ll have access to new, detailed and helpful data sets and analytics that will give you insight into:

Who is streaming your music

What location they’re listening from

Milestones your tracks are reaching

Streaming, radio and download data

You'll also be able to upload a personalized artist photo and download the new Apple Music for Artists app (available on iOS) to monitor your music’s performance on the go.

To get access to Apple Music For Artists and claim your Artist Profile, click here and follow the instructions. Please note: You’ll have the opportunity during the sign-up process to authenticate your artist profile request using your TuneCore account email address and password. This is recommended as it’ll give you faster access to Apple Music For Artists.

Why aren't all the artists in my TuneCore account listed in the dropdown?

You will only see Primary Artists that have content live in iTunes or Apple Music in the dropdown in your TuneCore account. Featured artists, or other roles and contributors, will not be listed.

I'm having issues signing up for Apple Music for Artists through TuneCore.

Although we recommend signing up through your TuneCore account, it is not mandatory. You can still go through Apple directly to sign up as well via this .

The following information is regarding TuneCore's Publishing Administration service

TuneCore maintains exclusive synchronization rights to Compositions only.This is to your advantage as it avoids confusion in the marketplace and having too many parties representing the same rights can result in higher licensing fees based on our extensive sync negotiating experience.

If you are associated with a licensing house or music library for your sound recordings we will be able to license the composition portion on your behalf. Please have the interested party email us at

[email protected]

TuneCore’s review team should take up to one business day to approve your release. Once your release has been approved, it will be sent to stores immediately. At that point, it will be the responsibility of each store to make the release live.

In order to meet a specific release date in as many stores as possible, we recommend uploading content and paying for distribution 3 weeks ahead of your target release date or pre-order start date. To avoid any additional delays, please make sure your release meets the formatting requirements of our store partners.

Here is the general amount of time it takes our stores to process your release and make it live:

iTunes/Apple Music: 5 days

Spotify: 5 business days

Google Play: 1-2 weeks

Amazon Music: 1-3 business days

Amazon On Demand: 6-8 weeks

Deezer, iHeartRadio: 3-7 business days

All other stores take 1-3 weeks

Remember, these are approximate and we can never guarantee the exact time your music will go live in these stores. Please note, TuneCore has no control over the internal review processes conducted by stores and cannot expedite your release. If you have a required release date we strongly recommend that you distribute your music more than 3 weeks prior to that date.

Ringtones can only be found in the iPhone iTunes app.

How do I set a future release date for my release?

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Publishing Administration Help

Boomplay is currently the #1 and fastest growing music community, lifestyle and entertainment app with a focus on music that aims to build the largest and most sustainable digital music platform in pan-Africa & African diaspora markets. Boomplay'smusic service helps artists and content providers monetize their content effectively while allowing music lovers to do the following:

Download music

Subscribe for unlimited music

Listen to their favorite songs

Watch videos on the go

Curate personal playlist

Follow, engage and interact with fellow users

Listen to their favorite celebrity’s music

Learn more about Boomplay here .

Go Live Time

It can take up to 1 week for content to become available in Boomplay.

Boomplay Territories (Where Music Sells)

Boomplay does not block access to their service from any territory, so it is available in every country.

HowBoomplay Sells Your Music

DoesBoomplay sell your music via?:

DOWNLOADS

STREAMS

Yes

Yes

Pay Rate (How Much Boomplay Pays You)

Paid Streams:

When a subscriber streams your music, you get paid a proportionate share of Boomplay's subscription revenue per month calculated on terms set out in TuneCore's blanket agreement with the store (this usually excludes streams during a subscriber's free trial). Payments will fluctuate each month, depending on the amount of subscription revenue generated and how often your music was streamed.

Paid Downloads:

Downloads are available through Boomplay.Payouts are based on territory specific rates, so for songs downloaded individually you will be paid the wholesale price of Boomplay's retail price calculated on terms set out in TuneCore's blanket agreement with the store.

GOOD TO KNOW: We've built our TuneCore Music Publishing Administration to get songwriters (the person or entity that controls the copyright to the lyrics and melody of the composition) all their royalties from sales and use of their compositions around the world. To learn more about the additional separate royalties you earn as a Songwriter, see our section.

An explicit track is one that has curse words or language or art that is sexual, violent or offensive in nature.

It is up to you if your music should be marked as “explicit.”

IMPORTANT:

If the content of your release is determined to be explicit by iTunes (this includes artwork) and is not marked as "explicit," your release may be hidden from sale in the store.

*Explicit content is not sold inBurkina Faso, India, Nepal, and Uzbekistan iTunes territories.

Also, if you mark one track as explicit on your album, the entire album will carry the “explicit” tag.

Once you’ve created and verified your account (need to create an account?) , you’re ready to begin creating your release. It’s easy!

On your Dashboard, you’ll see the options for music distribution: Album Distribution, Single Distribution, or Ringtone Distribution.

Select the product you want (Album, Single, or Ringtone) and click the blue “START HERE” button.

On the “Create An Album” page, fill in the required release information, and then click “CREATE MY ALBUM” at the bottom.

Once you’ve created your album, you can upload your songs, artwork, and add stores.

To add songs, click MY SONGS in the checklist on the top right corner of the page.

For each song, enter in the title, additional artists (if the track has a featured artist or more than one primary artist), the ISRC (if you have one already, if not a TuneCore Song ID will be given to you for free), and click the green SAVE button.

Need help formatting your track titles and artist names? Click here.

To upload your audio files, click the UPLOAD button that appears once you save the track information.

Make sure your audio files are in the proper format before you start uploading! See Audio Requirements.

To upload your artwork, click MY ARTWORK in your checklist, select your file, then click UPLOAD.

For more information about artwork requirements, click here.

To select digital stores for your release, click ADD STORES in your checklist, and the DELIVER HERE box next to each store you would like to send your music to.

You can select all digital stores with one check box, but you still need to scroll down if you wish to select Amazon on Demand for physical distribution.

Make sure to click SAVE at the bottom!

Please note, at this time TuneCore only distributes ringtones to the iTunes store on the iPhone.

To learn more about the stores we distribute to, click here.

Once you’ve completed all of the required steps, you will see a check mark next to every item in your checklist.

In the box below your completed album checklist, select your subscription plan (1 year, 2 years or 5 years) and click DISTRIBUTE MY ALBUM.

MAKE SURE all your data, audio, artwork, and stores are FINAL before you distribute. Many stores don'taccept changes after distribution.

If your release looks correct in the shopping cart, you can click CONTINUE TO CHECKOUT and proceed with payment and distribution to stores.

Why do I need to give TuneCore this tax information?

TuneCore has recently undertaken a review of its files and we have been unable to locate your applicable U.S. tax documentation (i.e., Form W-8 or Form W-9). These forms are used to represent U.S. tax status, claim income tax treaty benefits (if applicable), and to provide other information necessary to comply with U.S. tax information reporting and withholding rules.

There are several forms available which do I need to fill out?

Please use the wizard provided on the first page of the tax form, which should indicate the appropriate form for you to complete.

If you are a “U.S. Person” by definition of the IRS ( https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf ), then you would need to fill out a W-9. If you are a foreign business or non-resident alien earning income sourced from the U.S. then you are required to submit one of the W-8 forms. We highly suggest you use the wizard to determine which appropriate W-8 form you should use, however you can also find more information about which W-8 form to use at the IRS website ( https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw8.pdf ).

Please note, however, that we cannot provide tax advice. You may want to consult your local tax advisor, or the IRS at www.irs.gov, for further information regarding U.S. tax reporting guidelines, withholding, and the appropriate documentation for you to complete.

Do I need to do this if I already pay taxes in my country of residence outside the U.S.?

Yes, you are still required to submit the appropriate W-8 form. There are tax treaties between the U.S. and many countries that stipulate a lower rate of withholding, and in many cases a 0\%withholding, so if you are a resident of a country that has a tax treaty with the U.S. and claim tax treaty benefits on the appropriate form, there will only be tax withholding up to the applicable percentage.

Do I still need to do this if I don’t use TuneCore Music Publishing Administration?

This is not limited to just Publishing Administration but is for all reportable earnings posted to your TuneCore account. Please fill out one form per TuneCore account.

I’m having trouble filling out the form - what should I do?

If you haven’t already, please use the wizard provided on the first page of the tax form to ensure that you have selected the appropriate form to complete. Please also ensure that you have filled out all required fields. It might also help to clear your cookies or use an incognito window.

If you are still having trouble, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

What should I do if I pay more than one artist or entity from my account?

Even if you have multiple artist or entities that you pay out of your TuneCore account, you are only able to submit one W-8/W-9 per TuneCore account,which will include reportable income from all artists or entities linked to your account. Please use the wizard provided, or consult your local tax advisor for more information and guidance on how to fill out the tax form.

Can I fill this form out once and have the information apply to all of my TuneCore accounts?

Unfortunately, each account will need its own tax form, as we don’t have the ability to “link” accounts for tax purposes.

Will I be receiving a 1099 from TuneCore for 2018?

If you are a U.S. person or U.S. resident by definition ( https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf ) you will receive a 1099 for qualified earnings posted to your TuneCore account in 2018.

As a non-U.S. person, I don’t have a U.S. Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)? Do I need to apply for one to the IRS in order to complete this form?

If you are required to submit a W-8 form as a Foreign Person ( https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/iw8.pdf ) thenn instead of a U.S. ITIN, you can supply your foreign tax ID instead. This will not affect your ability to claim treaty benefits.. That said, we cannot provide tax advice. So, you may want to consult your local tax advisor, or the IRS at www.irs.gov, for further information regarding U.S. tax withholding and information regarding reporting guidelines and the appropriate documentation for you to complete.

Why am I not being allowed to enter Form 8233?

When going through the wizard, please do not choose “personal services” as you are not providing a personal service, but rather generating a royalty income.

How do I know if my form was successfully submitted?

If you can still see the Submit Form button, it means the form hasn’t gone through. Please try again. When the page changes from Submit Form to Edit Form, that’s a confirmation that we have received it.

We've created a handy TuneCore Style Guide to help you make sure your release meets the requirements of the digital stores, and goes live as fast as possible.

Download the TuneCore Style Guide at the bottom of this page.

Formatting Requirements

TuneCore wants to make sure your releases go live as fast as possible. It is very important that you follow these formatting rules, as failing to do so can result in a a store blocking your release until the issue is fixed, and we would hate to see that occur!

iTunes has the right to make any adjustments to releases in order to meet their formatting requirements. This is out of TuneCore's control.

Common Formatting Requirements for Release Titles and Track Titles

Capitalization

We automatically set auto cap formatting in our system for album titles, track titles and artist names, as this complies with formatting rules set by iTunes and other stores:

“The” must be capitalized when it is the start of an Artist's name. If it is the last word in the title then it must also be capitalized (this applies to the words in the following list). In all other cases, the following words must be lowercase for English:

a

an

and

as

at

but

by

for

from

in

into

nor

of

off

on

onto

or

out

over

so

the

to

up

with

yet

Artist Name Formatting : If you think you have an exception that goes against our system's cap formatting, such as an artist name like "MGMT" "TLC" or "TuNe-YaRdS," please contact us from the email address registered to your TuneCore account noting the change you'd like to make. If the exception can be made, we will process the request for you. Be sure to include your UPC.

IMPORTANT: Your artist name formatting must be exactly the same across every release you distribute.

EP

In order to meet Apple's requirements, an album will automatically be identified as an "EP" in iTunes and show as " - EP" after the release title if it meets the following criteria:

1-3 tracks, one or more tracks with a running time of 10 minutes or more, total running time less than 30 minutes

4-6 tracks, with a running time of less than 30 minutes

Albums that do not meet the above criteria will not be identified as an EP.

Single

In order to meet Apple's requirements, an album that contains 1-3 tracks, with each track being less than 10 minutes, will automatically be identified as a single. The term “- Single” will automatically appear in iTunes after the album title.

Albums that do not meet the above criteria will not be identified as a single.

Cover Songs

Cover songs CANNOT include the original performing artist in the track title or artist field.

INCORRECT:

My Way (Originally Performed by Frank Sinatra)

My Way (Cover of Frank Sinatra)

My Way (Tribute to Frank Sinatra)

CORRECT:

My Way

My Way (Acoustic Cover)

For more important information on cover songs, please go here .

Karaoke and Tribute Albums

Original performing artists should NEVER be in the artist field of your release

The only artist that can be listed in the artist field is the karaoke or tribute band performing the song

"Karaoke" cannot be the sole name of an artist. You can incorporate the word "Karaoke" into the artist name, such as, "The All Star Karaoke Group"

Track titles must indicate that this is a karaoke song. Acceptable formatting would be: “Title (Karaoke Version)” or “Title (Instrumental Version)”

There must be no leading vocals in the song

You can include the original performing artist in the track title. Acceptable formatting would be: “Title (Originally Performed By) [Karaoke Version]” or “Title (In the Style of) [Instrumental Version]"

Common Formatting Requirements for Artist Names

Multiple Artists and References

Each separate artist name appearing on your release must be entered in a SEPARATE artist name field on the album level or on the track level. You can do this in our system simply by clicking the 'Add Multiple Artists' link when you are creating a release.

Note: if you need to add multiple artists to an album title (not a single or ringtone), you must contact Customer Care here before you distribute. This will ensure that your formatting is submitted to iTunes correctly.

IMPORTANT: Only the artist name alone must appear. This means you cannot add extra information. Below are some examples of unacceptable artist names with extra information.

Incorrect Formatting

Issue

Correct Formatting

John Doe (Guitarist)

Shows instrument

John Doe

Cunningham, John

First name must precede last name

John Cunningham

JohnJohn

Incorrect spelling

John John or John-John

Slash (of Guns N' Roses)

Includes band name

Slash

Elvis Presley (1935-1977)

Includes birth and death dates

Elvis Presley

Use of Parenthesis and Brackets for Multiple References

For albums that are deluxe versions, remastered versions, re-releases, radio-edits, volumes, etc, and you are referencing this within parenthesis or brackets, the first reference must always be in (parenthesis) and anything referenced after the parenthesis must be in [brackets]. For examples:

INCORRECT:

Colorful [Deluxe Version]

Love Letter (Live Version) (Radio Edit)

CORRECT:

Colorful (Deluxe Version)

Love Letter (Live Version) [Radio Edit]

If any song is a live version, you must reference the song as a live version as such: "Song Name (Live)"

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are acceptable. These are all case-sensitive:

a.k.a. (This can only be used in titles and is NOT allowed in artist names)

#

&

DJ

feat.

No.

Pt.

Pts.

TV

vs.

Vol. (Albums that have 'Vol.' in the title must not be written as 'Volume')

Technically, your music is copyrighted the instant you create it. You are not required to register your copyrights with a government office prior to using TuneCore, however many artists feel more comfortable registering their copyrights before making their songs available for worldwide distribution. If you are registering your copyright in the US, you can do so very easily here:

http://www.copyright.gov/

Important: Your audio must meet the format specifications below to go live in the digital stores. Content holders are responsible for properly formatting their content.

Follow these instructions to convert your audio to the recommended 16 bit (sample size), 44.1 kHz (sample rate), 1411 kbps (bit rate) stereo WAV files in iTunes before you upload to TuneCore:

Open the iTunes application on your computer.

Search for your song(s) in your iTunes Music Library and highlight it (do this by clicking once on the song).

Go to Preferences (On a Mac, this is under the iTunes drop down menu. On a PC, iTunes Version 10 or older, this is under the Edit drop down menu. On a PC, iTunes Version 11, this is under the square icon on the top left of your iTunes window).

How Not to Get Blocked by Stores For Formatting Error

Once you've clicked Preferences,make sure you are on the General tab. Go down to where it says Import Settings (if you have an older version of iTunes, you may have to click where it says Advanced and then click on Import Settings ).

Change Import Using to WAV Encoder . Then click to change Setting to Custom and a new window will open.

In the Custom window, change the Sample Rate to 44.1 kHz and Sample Size to 16 bit . Make sure Channels says Stereo and Stereo Mode says Normal . Then continue clicking OK until you are back to your iTunes library.

With your song title(s) still highlighted right click and select Create WAV version. Your song(s) will immediately begin converting. If you have a newer version of iTunes you may need to go to File, click Convert and "Create WAV Version"

Once the song has finished converting, you will see that the highlighted song(s) is the old version. We recommend you drag the newly converted file(s) (not highlighted) to a folder on your desktop directly from the iTunes library so you will be able to find it later.

You can upload your new audio file(s) to TuneCore.

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If you are exporting from a recording program or importing the audio from a CD (also called "ripping"), you can change the settings/preferences of your export to be 16 bit (sample size), 44.1 kHz (sample rate), 1411 kbps (bit rate) stereo WAV files.

NOTE: If you're using an audio converting website that is not professional software or iTunes, we strongly recommend that you convert your audio again in iTunes afterwards to the required format. Other programs can often embed hidden coding within your audio files, which will likely make the files unrecognizable by the digital stores and cause your release to be rejected.

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How To Get Your Audio Files Ready for Distribution

TuneCore accepts the following payment methods:

PayPal

Credit/Debit Card

TuneCore balance (if available in your account)

If you have any questions about any recent TuneCore charges please reach out to us here.

Please note that TuneCore always delivers your artist and album information exactly how you entered it in your TuneCore account.

However, each store does a certain amount of auto-formatting and will automatically place two albums together if their system believes they belong to the same artist (sometimes this happens if 2 different artists have very similar names or the same name).

If your release is not appearing independently in iTunes or Apple Music you can actually submit the fix directly in your TuneCore account here.

Click on your Artist Name that is experiencing the issue and then "Artist ID's".

From there you can click "Manage" and proceed through the process to either move your content to an existing page in iTunes or to move your release/s to a brand new artist page.

Please be aware it may take 1-2 weeks for the artist separation to publish completely.

If this issue happened to your releases on any other stores, please contact us and we will immediately contact the store so they can separate you from the other artist and have all of your music show together. Please be sure to write from the email registered to your TuneCore account and note the affected UPC(s) and stores.

How We’re Getting Your Mechanicals From Streaming

With access to millions of songs in high quality audio through your computer, on your mobile deviceand beyond, Spotify makes it easier than ever for music fansto play and share music legally. All you need to do is create a Spotifyaccount and download the streaming music player. For more details,take a look at the Spotify introduction video .

Spotify recently introduced their "Follow" option to make it easier for fans to follow their favorite artists, and for artists to bring more fans to their profiles. You can learn more about this new Spotify "Follow" feature here .

Spotify and Sony Network Entertainment International LLC (SNEI) have launched Spotify on Playstation Music, making it easier than ever for gamers to enjoy their favorite tracks whilst playing their favorite games. The experience isavailable on PS4, PS3, and Xperia devices allowing music for everyone, with on-demand playback of catalogue and playlists.

Go Live Time

It takes about5 business daysfor content to go live in Spotify.

Spotify Territories

Spotify is currently available in Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy,Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam

How Spotify Sells Your Music

Spotify sells your music via:

DOWNLOADS

STREAMS

No

Yes

Paid Streams :

Spotify provides on-demand streaming access to your music through an application. Users can choose either a free, ad-funded version, or a subscription option for ad-free listening and access to Spotify on their mobile phones.

Important : The displayed play count for a specific track in Spotify is aggregated from identical versions of the same track. In other words, the play count for a track that appears on multiple releases in Spotify may be higher than the streams reported in your Trend and Sales Reports.

Paid Downloads :

Downloads are no longer available in Spotify. However, any gift cards that were previously purchased are still being honored.

Pay Rate(How Much Spotify Pays You)

Paid Downloads:

*Downloads are no longer available in Spotify. However, any gift cards that were previously purchased are still being honored. .

Paid Streams:

For songs streamed, Spotify has deals with necessary rights holders in all of its launch countries.Spotify and these rights holders have agreed upon a royalty based on how frequently your music is played. Each stream earns you a share of Spotify's advertising revenue. The actual amount varies and depends on the ratio of advertising revenue and your percentage of the total number of streamson Spotify in a given month.

When a subscriber streams your music, you get paid a proportionate share of Spotify's subscription revenue per month calculated on terms set out in TuneCore's blanket agreement with the store (this usually excludes streams during a subscriber's free trial). Payments will fluctuate each month, depending on the amount of subscription revenue generated and how often your music was streamed.

Some countries have special rules, so that even before taxes, tariffs, exchange rates or treaties kick in, some money is deducted by the store to pay fees and royalties dictated by local copyright laws. So from the amount you receive for sales of your music in that country, some amount will be deducted to pay the copyright holders under the local copyright laws. Even if the copyright holder is you, some laws require certain royalties to be paid out in that country. However, no matter what, you willbe paid the pay rate, after taxes, exchange rate adjustments, etc.

Also, if your content is played in Spotify Radio funds will be paid to your TuneCore account.

GOOD TO KNOW: We've built our TuneCore Publishing Administration to get songwriters (the person or entity that controls the copyright to the lyrics and melody of the song) all oftheir royalties from thesales and use of their songs around the world. To learn more about the additional separate royalties you earn as a Songwriter, see our Publishing Administration Help section.

NOTE: Spotify displays anyreleases that have 5 songs or lessand are under 30 minutes in total length, in the "Singles" section of their store.

Are you seeing content you removed, or set a future release date for on your Spotify player? If so, click here.

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Publishing Administration Help

Pandora is a music streaming and discovery platform that utilizes its proprietary Music Genome Project to deliver personalized music tailored to the tastes of music listeners. Pandora has 3 tiers of service:

Tier 1: Ad-supported radio, with listeners getting extra skips and limited replays of a recently played track by watching a 15-30 second video.

Tier 2: “Pandora Plus” limited interactive radio, with more replays and skips and the ability to listen to offline radio stations including Pandora’s most popular feature, Thumbprint radio.

Tier 3:"Pandora Premium" with full on-demand music selection and playback functionality.

Pandora may not make your content available in Pandora Premium if they are unable to clear the necessary publishing rights.

Please note that your music may not be available for streaming on Pandora Premium until Pandora is able to license certain music publishing rights for the underlying musical composition(s) of your sound recording(s).

Pandora relies on Music Reports Inc. to clear these rights.Therefore, in certain cases, your music can’t go live on Pandora Premium until whomever publishes the musical composition behind your music is registered with this company.

If you both wrote and self-published the music you’re distributing, you’re welcome to sign up for TuneCore’s Publishing Administration service .Once you sign up, TuneCore will, on your behalf, take care of getting your music properly registered and licensed to be streamed and sold in any major store.

NOTE: TuneCore cannot guarantee that delivered content will be added to Pandora’s playable library, which is curated.

Please be aware that the following types of content will not be added to Pandora’s playable library:

Spoken word or other non-music audio

Karaoke

Ringtones

Nature sounds

Content using Middle Eastern, Asian or Cyrillic script.

Soundalike covers

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IMPORTANT : Not all content will become available in Pandora . Pandora has their own review process (which can take at least 3 weeks)and curates all music that is delivered to them. As a result, we are not able to provide a time frame for when content will become available in their services (if ever).

If you would like to pitch your music to Pandora's Curators you can go here .

Pandora Territories (Where Music Sells)

Pandora is available inthe United States.

HowPandora Sells Your Music

DoesPandora sell your music via?:

DOWNLOADS

STREAMS

No

Yes

Pay Rate (How Much Pandora Pays You)

For Tier 1 plays, Pandora will still be paying a portion of revenue through Sound Exchange.For any questions pertaining to money paid to Sound Exchange, please contact Sound Exchange directly.

Paid Streams:

When a subscriber streams your music, you get paid a proportionate share of Pandora's subscription revenue per month calculated on terms set out in TuneCore's blanket agreement with the store (this usually excludes streams during a subscriber's free trial). Payments will fluctuate each month, depending on the amount of subscription revenue generated and how often your music was streamed.

GOOD TO KNOW: We've built our TuneCore Music Publishing Administration to get songwriters (the person or entity that controls the copyright to the lyrics and melody of the composition) all their royalties from sales and use of their compositions around the world. To learn more about the additional separate royalties you earn as a Songwriter, see our section.

Yes you can!

To get a NEW TuneCore UPC :

To get your TuneCore UPC, just create an album, single or ringtone by clicking on the "Music" button on your navigation.

Then click "add an album," "add a single" or "add a ringtone."

Once you enter the information on the "Create an Album/Single/Ringtone" page, leave the UPC field blank and click save.

A TuneCore UPC will automatically be generated for you.

After you create your release you can find your UPC, by clicking on your release. On the "Album Overview" page you'll see your UPC at the top of the page under your "Label" field.

To get a NEW TuneCore ISRC :

Just enter the song names on the "My Songs" page.

Once you click save after entering each song name, a TuneCore ISRC will automatically be generated for you.

Your TuneCore ISRC will be saved in your account until you're ready to upload your audio files.

To add your EXISTING/OPTIONAL UPC BEFORE DISTRIBUTION :

To enter your own optional UPC, just create an album, single or ringtone by clicking on the "Music" button on your navigation.

Then click "add an album," "add a single" or "add a ringtone."

Enter your UPC code in the UPC field.

here

To add your EXISTING/OPTIONAL ISRC Code BEFORE DISTRIBUTION :

Just enter the song names on the "My Songs" page.

Enter your ISRC Code in the "ISRC (Optional)" field below.

If you want to apply for ISRCs issued by IFPI, please contact your local ISRC agency here . If you want to apply for a UPC issued by GS1, please contact your local GS1 office .

Publishing Administration Help

Amazon On Demand allows you as an artist to have unlimited physical inventory made upon each purchase that is placed for your physical CD. There are no up-front manufacturing costs and you upload just the same way as you would for distributing to any other digital store.

Albums that are distributed to Amazon On Demand must not be longer than 78 minutes and must not be over 99 tracks. Track titles must not be longer than 130 characters. If these requirements are not met, the release will not go live in Amazon On Demand.

IMPORTANT: Please note that submitting your release to Amazon On Demand does not mean your music has been submitted to Pandora.If you are submitting to Amazon On Demand for consideration on Pandora radio, your album must have AT LEAST TWO TRACKS.1 track albums will not be eligible for consideration.For more information on submitting to Pandora, please click here .

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Please note, we are currently working with Amazon to resolve ingestion issues. We hope to be delivering music to them again in the coming weeks.

It can normally take 6-8 weeks for content to become available in Amazon on Demand.

Amazon On Demand Store Territories

Amazon On Demand is available in the United States & Japan andhas international shipping available.

How The Process Works for Amazon On Demand

When your album is ordered at Amazon.com, it will be manufactured with high quality four-color artwork (a CD booklet, tray card and four color printing on the CD) in a shrink-wrapped jewel box. Amazon will fulfill and ship the order just like any other Amazon product. CDs for sale at amazon.com can be found by selecting "Music" next to the Search button's dropdown or simply by searching the artist name or album title.

If you don't have your own artwork, no problem! You do not need full artwork. All you need is an album cover image. At TuneCore you will pick from one of ten templates that layout and design all the rest of your artwork for free. Artwork Specs:

Your album cover art has to be a higher quality than a digital album cover as it is being physically printed.

Dimensions:

1600 x 1600 pixels

300 dpi (dots per inch)

IMPORTANT:

When you distribute your release to Amazon On Demand through TuneCore, their store will automatically put a color border around your artwork (they will use the color that best matches your artwork). We have no control over this, as it is done by Amazon On Demand so as to not cut off any text or image on the cover art.

Amazon only accepts languages that use Latin-1 characters. This excludes languages like Russian, Japanese, Arabic, etc.

What if I have my own complete jewel case artwork?

We do not offer a way for you to submit custom artwork to Amazon.com for physical distribution (Amazon On Demand). We do however provide pre-designed templates for artwork, which you will find when you are creating your release in TuneCore as long as you have selected Amazon On Demand as a store for distribution. If you do not want to use one of our pre-designed artwork templates, you can distribute to Amazon On Demand on your own directly by going to this link: https://www.createspace.com/

Please remember, if you are choosing to go through CreateSpace on your own, do not select Amazon On Demand as a store when you distribute your release through Tunecore.

How Amazon On Demand Sells Your Music

Does Amazon On Demand sell your music via?:

DOWNLOADS

STREAMS

Yes

No

In TuneCore, you select what wholesale price tier you want your album to sell for starting at $8.98 and going up in one dollar increments to $19.98. Your album will be available for purchase on Amazon.com at the price you pick at TuneCore.

Pay Rate (How Much Amazon On Demand Pays You)

From each sale of your CD at Amazon.com, TuneCore pays you 40\% of the sale price selected. As always, TuneCore passes through 100\% of what we receive for your sales automatically into your TuneCore account balance. So, for example if you choose a price of $10.98 you will receive: $4.39.

Can I order my own CD?

Yes! Just go to Amazon.com, search for your CD, and order it.

Will I get a physical copy of my CD before it goes live?

No, there will not be a physical copy made before it goes live.

GOOD TO KNOW: We've built our TuneCore Publishing Administration to get songwriters (the person or entity that controls the copyright to the lyrics and melody of the song) all their royalties from sales and use of their songs around the world. To learn more about the additional separate royalties you earn as a Songwriter, see our section.

A UPC (Universal Product Code) or EAN (International Article Number) is a unique code used to identify a product, such as an album, single or ringtone.

If you want to apply for ISRCs issued by IFPI, please contact your local ISRC agency

here

. If you want to apply for a UPC issued by GS1, please contact your local GS1 office

here

.

If you believe someone wrongfully distributed music through TuneCore and you are the copyright holder (or are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright holder), please follow the steps below to submit a DMCA Notification of Claimed Infringement.

Go to

www.tunecore.com/index/terms

and click on the "Copyright Policy" tab.

Read all instructions under section "DMCA Notification of Claimed Infringement."

Submit your claim via email or mail with the six required points of information

to:

Copyright Agent

TuneCore, Inc.

63 Pearl Street, Box #256

Brooklyn, NY 11201

[email protected]

A TuneCore Copyright Agent will respond to your notification within 2-3 business days.

You can remove your content from any or all stores, at any time (at no charge).

You can take down one release or multiple releases.

Please note : This is a permanent action that cannot be reversed.

Follow these steps to request a take down of your music:

Once you click on the link below you will be brought to the Take Down Request Form. For security purposes, please submit the email address registered to your TuneCore account in the form.

Once you click “Submit” you will receive an email to the address you provided with instructions on how to remove your music from stores.

Read the information on how take downs are processed.

If you wish to proceed with removing your content from stores, click the link at the bottom of the email you received.

Once you request your release to be taken down, Spotify can take at least 2 business days to remove your content. Most other stores can take up to one week to remove your content. iTunes will remove the content within 48 hours of receiving the request.

Proceed to the takedown form here.

Generally, stores report an entire month’s sales to TuneCore on a two-month delay. So, if a sale of your music occurred in January, you would receive the money and sales reports in March.

TuneCore posts your sales reports and money in your TuneCore account every Friday for all stores, as long as we’ve received reports.

iTunes’ sales are typically reported on the first Friday of the month.

We do not send you notifications when you get paid. Please check your account starting two months after your music has become available in stores.

If you've had no sales activity for a particular month in any store, you will not receive a sales report for that month.

How do I see my sales?

NOTE: If music sales take place in the last few days of a month, the stores often carry those sales over to the next month’s reporting statement. Also, we cannot report money to accounts until the stores have sent us that period's sales reporting and money. If there is ever a delay in a store reporting sales to us, there will be a delay in posting sales to accounts for that store.

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Can I see my sales activity sooner than 2 months out?

Yes. For iTunes, Amazon Music, and Spotifysales only, we provide Daily Trend Reports. Learn more about them here

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Publishing Administration Help

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Their mission is to inspire and enrich people’s lives by offering a home for creative expression and an experience that is genuine, joyful, and positive.

TikTok is one of the most downloaded apps in the world. It allows users to upload 15-second videos to a scrollable feed, using background music from their diverse library of songs. Additionally, TikTok’s “Sound Selection” page within the app has discovery features like genre playlists and “Hashtag Challenges” that encourage users to get creative with music and engage with trending topics. These discovery features have made TikTok a viral platform for artists.

Important:TuneCore will collect revenue quarterly based on usage.

Go Live Time

Most releases take 5 days to go live in TikTok

TikTok Territories (Where Music Sells)

TikTok does not block access to their service from any territory, so it is available worldwide.

HowTikTok Sells Your Music

Does TikTok sell your music via?:

DOWNLOADS

STREAMS

No

Yes

Pay Rate (How Much TikTok Pays You)

Paid Streams:

When you distribute to TikTok, you’ll be giving hundreds of millions of users permission to stream your music in their short-form videos, and TuneCore will collect revenue quarterly based on usage.

When a subscriber streams your music, you get paid a proportionate share of TikTok's subscription revenue per month calculated on terms set out in TuneCore's blanket agreement with the store (this usually excludes streams during a subscriber's free trial). Payments will fluctuate each month, depending on the amount of subscription revenue generated and how often your music was streamed.

GOOD TO KNOW: We've built our TuneCore Music Publishing Administration to get songwriters (the person or entity that controls the copyright to the lyrics and melody of the composition) all their royalties from sales and use of their compositions around the world. To learn more about the additional separate royalties you earn as a Songwriter, see oursection.

IMPORTANT: Password Reset emails can take up to 5hours to arrive in your inbox.

Why do I need to change the password for my TuneCore account?

At TuneCore, we know that being an artist is challenging enough without having to worry about the security of your information, data and earnings. That is why, in light of recent cybersecurity incidents affecting companies big and small, we have decided to take a proactive measure to help keep your account protected.

In order to make your account login even more secure, effective Wednesday, December 13, 2017, TuneCore has implemented new enhanced password criteria. Please log into your TuneCore account, and you’ll be prompted to set a new stronger password.

Has TuneCore been compromised?

To be clear, TuneCore has not experienced a security issue. TuneCore is serious about online security, and we believe that by further enhancing password criteria on your account, you can enjoy a little extra peace of mind that your account is even safer than it was before this update.

Some additional tips we recommend you take to keep your accounts safe:

Never give out your password to anyone

Don’t use the same password on multiple accounts/websites

Don’t use dictionary words

Make sure your devices are secure

Once you have made all the edits requested by the TuneCore Content Review Team (

[email protected]

), please reply to the email you received to confirm you have made the changes.

At that time, we will review and approve your release and deliver it to all your selected stores. Once your release has been approved and delivered, the release status will change from "Unreleased" to "Sent" and you will receive a confirmation email from the content review team.

We've created a handy TuneCore Style Guide to help you make sure your release meets the requirements of the digital stores, and goes live as fast as possible.

The digital stores have specific requirements when it comes to the formatting of albums, singles and ringtones. If your release doesn’t meet these requirements, it may not make it to stores.

Here are some of the items covered in the TuneCore Style Guide:

Artist Name

Album & Track Names

Cover Art

Soundtracks

Karaoke & Tribute Albums

New Versions of Albums

Medleys, Hidden Tracks & Vs.

EPs & Singles

Download the TuneCore Style Guide today and keep it handy for reference when you distribute your next release!

TuneCore Social: Share, engage, and connect with your music fans on social media, faster and easier than ever before.

TuneCore Social is an all-in-one social media management tool for musicians. Streamline your digital presence with one easy to use hub so that you can spend more time focusing on writing music, booking shows, and meeting fans face-to-face. Connect your Facebook fan page, Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud, YouTube, and Mixcloud accounts so that you can track your stats. If you’re busy touring or recording, you can post to your audience across multiple networks and even schedule posts in advance. Share, engage, and connect so that you can get more fans, faster and easier than ever before.

TuneCore Social is free to use for any TuneCore artist with an active distribution in their account. Whether you’re an independent artist or a label, TuneCore Social can help you with whatever you need to keep yourself in the conversation and your fans in the loop.

Please see TuneCore Social's FAQs below:

1.What social media platforms can I post to with TuneCore Social?

You can post to your Facebook Fan Page, Twitter, SoundCloud, and Mixcloud accounts with TuneCore Social.

2.What social media platforms can I receive analytics from with TuneCore Social?

You can view analytics from your Facebook fan page, Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud, YouTube, and Mixcloud accounts.

3.Can I link multiple Facebook or Twitter accounts to one profile?

At this time, our service is designed for artists that have one Facebook or Twitter account per profile. We’re working towards offeringTuneCore artists an opportunity to manage profiles for multiple artists and bands, but this is not yetavailable on TuneCore Social.

4. How do I remove a Facebook fan page orother social media account from TuneCore Social?

To disconnect a Facebook fan page (or any other social media account) from your TuneCore social account, simply go to the settings for that artist by clicking on the edit button at the top of your TuneCore Social dashboard.Then, click the “REMOVE ARTISTS” button at the bottom of the page.

5.When do my Scheduled Posts and Media Uploads reset?

Your Scheduled Posts and Media Uploads reset on the 1st of the month.

6.What are the upload requirements for Mixcloud?

Mixcloud accepts all types of Radio content including talk & music radio shows, DJ mix sets, and Podcasts.

Please note : Mixcloud does not allow the upload of single tracks or albums, and has a limit of tracks you can use by a single artist. Mixcloud alsohas a minimum file length of 6 minutes. If you do not abide by these rules, your content may be removed from Mixcloud.

7. How do I cancel my TuneCore Social Pro subscription from a desktop?

You can manage your TuneCore Social subscription by going into your TuneCore Social account, clicking on your account name, and then "Subscription Preferences".

Whitelist means to “exclude.” If you do not want TuneCore to collect revenue for your sound recordings on your channel, you can set your Channel Preferences to whitelist (exclude) your YouTube channel.

In order for your music to remain live in stores for another year, you have to pay for its renewal fee. If the renewal fee has not been paid for after the renewal date, we automatically take down your music from stores.

We do send notifications to the email address on the account 28 days before the renewal date and twice after the renewal date, allowing you a grace period to pay.

Once a release is removed from the stores, it is considered final and cannot be reversed. If you'd like to re-release this music and get it live in stores again, you will have to create a new release in your account and go through the same upload process. NOTE: You cannot use the same UPC/Song IDs, as stores consider each release to be a new product, but we provide you with free UPCs and Song IDs.

The digital services that TuneCore distributes your music to pay for downloads and streaming sales. Streaming services (likeSpotify) pay artists based on a percentage of revenue that the service receives. For example, if your music was streamed on MySpace, MySpace reports to TuneCore your royalties based on a percentage of their revenue and we then post that money to your TuneCore account.

In addition, you may be eligible to collect other types of streaming royalties from SoundExchange. SoundExchange is a non-profit organization established by the Copyright Royalty Board. SoundExchange collects and distributes digital performance royalties on behalf of recording artists, master rights owners (like record labels), and independent artists who own their masters. SoundExchange collects these royalties from three main sources:

Non-interactive webcasters

: SoundExchange collects royalties from non-interactive webcasters, that is service providers that do not allow users to pick and choose what they listen to. Pandora is an example of a non-interactive webcaster, whereas MySpace or YouTube are interactive (or on-demand) streaming services because a user picks exactly what he/she wants to listen to.

Satellite and Digital Cable TV

: When your song is played through digital cable and satellite television music related services like Music Choice (Digital Cable) and Muzak (Dish), SoundExchange collects and distributes the royalties.

Satellite Radio Services

: In the world of terrestrial radio, it's only the songwriter and publisher that receive performance royalties, not necessarily the performing artist (unless they own or control their underlying composition(s)). However, in the world of satellite radio, like SiriusXM, SoundExchange monitors their plays and allocates the money to recording artists accordingly.

In order to collect potential royalties owed to you on these types of services, you will need to register with

Sound Exchange

directly, which is free.

Please also note that SoundExchange is different from performing rights organizations such as BMI, ASCAP and SESAC (the “PROs”). The PROs collect royalties when music is publicly performed on behalf of songwriters and publishers, not the performance artists per se (although as mentioned above, they may be the same person). Registration with the PROs is a separate process. Visit their respective websites for more information.

When you set up a pre-order on iTunes and Google Play, you can market your release with an iTunes buy link and offer your fans Instant Gratification tracks, all before your release date.This often means more sales for you and more excitement among your fans!

What is a pre-order?

In iTunes and Google Play, album, single and EP pre-orders are available for sale in advance of your official release date (only your Instant Gratification tracks will be immediately downloadable). Keep in mind the Instant Grat option for a pre-order is only for iTunes.

What are the benefits of a pre-order?

You get5 key benefits:

Marketing with Buy Link : You can market the release to your fans with a link to iTunes where they will be able to pre-purchase your release. Note, artists often choose to offer the pre-order at a lower price to fans in advance of the release date. Once your release is available for pre-order in Google Play you can advertise the link as well.

Marketing Instant Gratification Tracks (iTunes Only) : You can choose to offer your fans Instant Gratification tracks. These tracks are delivered immediately to fans who purchase the pre-order. These tracks are not free; they’re just purchasable before the official release date. The Instant Gratification option encourages full album purchase. You can offer up to half of your release as Instant Gratification tracks (you need at least 4 tracks on your release). These tracks will also be available for individual purchase during the pre-order period..

iTunes Marketing : Pre-order sales count towards your iTunes chart position during the pre-order period.Driving fans to purchase your pre-order can help you rise on iTunes charts, creating a higher profile for your release.

Pre-order pricing (iTunes Only) : As part of your pre-order, you can request a lower price point that changes on your release date, encouraging fans to take advantage of this offer. Sale pricing is optional.

Fans can get an Automatic Download : Fans who have pre-ordered your release can set it up so their iTunes automatically downloads the album on the release date, or they can request an email notifying them to finalize the download.

What is the cost of a pre-order?

It is $15.00 to set up a pre-order to just iTunes or Google Play. However, if you decide to send your pre-order to both iTunes and Google Play it is $25.00

Learn how to set up an iTunes and Google Play pre-order as part of distributing your music with TuneCore

Add a pre-order to your new Album or Single now.

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If you are getting an error when you upload artwork to your TuneCore release and it's in the correct format ( see TuneCore's artwork requirements ), it's possible that there was an issue when the art was encoded. This can cause a problem when TuneCore's system reads the file.

The following steps should fix this issue:

Open the Preview application (on a Mac) or use another image viewing program

Click "Export" or "Save As" from the "File" menu and export your image as a ".png" file on your computer

Upload the new .png artwork to your TuneCore release

If you have any questions or problems Contact Customer Care and we'll be happy to assist you.

STORE LISTING

DOWNLOADS

STREAMS

iTunes

Yes

Yes 1

7digital

Yes

Yes

8tracks

No

Yes

Akazoo

Yes

Yes

Amazon Music

Yes

Yes 2

Amazon On Demand

Yes

No

Anghami

No

Yes

Boomplay

Yes

Yes

Claromsica

Yes

Yes

CR

No

Yes

Deezer

No

Yes

Google Play

Yes

Yes

Gracenote

No

No

iHeartRadio

No 3

Yes 3

JB Hi Fi

No

Yes

KKBox

No

Yes

Kuack Media Group

No

Yes

MediaNet

Yes

Yes

Music Island

Yes

Yes

Napster

No

Yes

Neurotic Media

Yes

Yes

Pandora

No

Yes

Q.SIC

No

Yes

JioSaavn

No

Yes

Shazam

No

No

simfy africa

No

Yes

Slacker

No

Yes

Spinlet

Yes

Yes

Spotify

No

Yes

TargetMusic

Yes

Yes

Tencent

Yes

Yes

TIDAL

Yes

Yes

TikTok

No

Yes

TouchTunes & PlayNetwork

No

Yes

VerveLife

Yes 3

Yes 3

Yandex.Music

No

Yes

YouTube Music

No

Yes

Zvuk

No

Yes

1 - Streaming revenue is possible through cloud service and if you've opted in to Apple Music .

2 - Streaming revenue is possible through cloud service, Amazon Music Unlimited,and Amazon Prime Music

3 - This store/service may pay out sales money to SoundExchange .

If you have an account and have NOT distributed music: Please contact us from the email registered to your TuneCore account.

If you HAVE distributed music: Since you've had transactions in your account, your account needs to remain open so that you can log in to access any possible future funds that are posted to your account. Not only is there a two month delay in accounting, but in some instances other stores may have even longer delay and some stores process accounting quarterly.

Additionally, we keep accounts open so that you can come back to view all historical sales information.

To unsubscribe from marketing emails, please click the "unsubscribe" link in the footer of an email we sent you.

The following information is regarding TuneCore's Publishing Administration service

TuneCore accounts to you 45 days following the end of each calendar quarter.

Your PDF accounting statement and royalties appear in your TuneCore Dashboard under the MONEY & REPORTS tab under BALANCE . You will receive a statement if income has been earned but you will only be able to withdraw the funds if you have submitted tax info.

Please be advised after successfully registering your compositions, it can take up to 9-12 months for us to begin to receive publishing royalties that you may be owed domestically. For foreign sources, it can take upwards to 18 months.

Below is the yearly quarterly schedule for your reference:

Quarter 1 = JanuaryMarch (Payout will occur in mid May)

Quarter 2 = April-June (Payout will occur in mid August)

Quarter 3 = July-September (Payout will occur in mid November)

Quarter 4 = October-December (Payout will occur in mid February of the following year)

Sorry, we can’t reverse a take down but we can help you get your music live again in the stores.

The reason we can’t reverse your take down is that when music is removed from the stores, they consider the action final. The stores view each release (UPC) as a final product that should only be removed if the rights have been lost and/or there is no intention of selling that product again.

Currently, the only way to re-release removed content is to create a new release, upload again and checkout. Unfortunately our system can’t copy your content. The good news is we just lowered our first year distribution price to $29.99 per album and $9.99 per single.

The new release will need a new UPC(these are unique and cannot be duplicated in our system). If you used optional ISRCs or TuneCore ISRCs, you can use them again for the same exact tracks.

iTunes Tips & Tricks

iTunes is an application that allows users to purchase, download and listen to music and video via computers or other iTunes compatible devices.

To learn more about the new Apple Music service, please go here .

Go Live Time

Most releases take 5 days to go live in iTunes

Please note, TuneCore has no control over the internal review processes conducted by stores and cannot expedite your release. If you have a required release date we strongly recommend that you distribute your music more than 3 weeks prior to that date.

iTunes Worldwide Store Territories

When you select iTunes Worldwide your music will be sent to the territories below (for Albums, Singles and Ringtones). NOTE: As iTunes adds new territories your music will be automatically sent to those stores (unless you use the territory restriction tool.)

UPGRADE YOUR LIVE RELEASES TO ITUNES WORLDWIDE FOR FREE

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados,Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana,Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina-Faso*, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic,Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France,Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau,Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India*, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal*, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States,Uzbekistan*, Venezuela, Vietnam

*Explicit content is not sold in these iTunes territories.

How iTunes Sells Your Music & Store Pricing

iTunes sells your music via:

DOWNLOADS

STREAMS

Yes

No*

*It is possible for you to receive streaming revenue in your account through the iTunes Match and iTunes Radio services.

Singles

In TuneCore’s system a single is one (1) track.

A single in the iTunes Store can be one (1) release with one to three (1-3) tracks.

The tracks must be under 30 minutes total and all individual tracks must be less than 10 minutes.

Any releases that meet the above requirements will automatically have “- Single” inserted in the release title within the iTunes Store.

As a default, tracks will be sold for $0.99 in iTunes (if they are less than 10 minutes.)

If a single track is 10 minutes or longer, iTunes will automatically sell the release at an album price.

Albums

An album in TuneCore’s system is any release with two (2) or more tracks.

There may be cases where you release an album through TuneCore and the release is labeled as a “Single” or “EP” in the iTunes Store.

If a song on an album is 10 minutes or longer, iTunes will automatically label the track as "album only," the album price will default to $9.99, and iTunes customers will only be able to buy this track by purchasing the whole album.

EPs

In order for a release to be considered an EP, it must meet one of the following two requirements:

The release has a total of 1-3 tracks, one or more of the tracks is/are 10 minutes or longer and entire release at less than 30 minutes.

The release has a total of 4-6 tracks and entire release at less than 30 minutes. If your release meets the above requirements and you do not have "- EP" in the title of your album, iTunes will automatically insert "- EP" in the title when delivering your album to the store.

Purchasing and Pricing

Customers can buy whole albums as well as individual tracks off of an album (the only exception being if a track is 10 minutes or longer it is only available with the purchase of the whole album).

By default, albums are automatically priced in iTunes using this equation: # of songs X $0.99 USD = price of album.

EXCEPT if the album has more than 10 songs, in which case the price will automatically default to $9.99 USD.

Songs are automatically priced at $0.99 USD unless the song is 10 minutes or longer, in which case it will be priced as an album (if it’s a single) or available only with purchase of the full album (if it’s on an album).

The price for other territories will automatically be converted to that country's currency.

You can select any Album Price from USD $1.99 - $15.99 USD in dollar increments but it must meet the following requirements:

If you want to sell your album for $1.99 USD, the number of tracks cannot exceed 4

If you want to sell your album for $2.99 USD, the number of tracks cannot exceed 7

If you want to sell your album for $3.99 USD, the number of tracks cannot exceed 10

For a Single (less than 10 minutes): You can select a price of $0.69, $0.99 or $1.29.

For track prices on an album (this will alter all tracks): You can select a price of $0.69, $0.99 or $1.29.

If you would like to take advantage of diffent pricing options please <A style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://help.tunecore.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/273">go here for more information</A> .

EXCEPTIONS: iTunes (and all other digital retailers) reserves the right to sell music and/or music videos any way it wants and at any price it wants. When your songs, albums or music videos sell, you will always receive the wholesale price (the money you receive from a sale; please refer to the payout rate chart provided below), but iTunes can sell your music or video for a penny, a million dollars, or anything in between, which is the retail price.

For music, iTunes reserves the right to make a song “album only,” meaning an iTunes customer is unable to download and purchase the song individually without buying the entire album. iTunes does this solely at its own discretioniTunes decides and TuneCore (and our customers) have no say in the matter.

Important :iTunes does not accept soundalike cover songs (more and more stores are starting to take this stance as well). A soundalike cover is a song that sounds very similar to the original. Stores consider this content deceptive and misleading and do not want their customers to purchase this material by mistake. If you distribute soundalike covers to this store the content willget hidden and we will not be able to reverse this or issue any refunds.

Pay Rate (How Much iTunes Pays You)

Generally, for songs sold individually off of an album or single in iTunes, your wholesale payout rate is as follows:

iTunes Stores Territory

You Receive Per Song

iTunes Australia

AUD $0.99

iTunes Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

USD $0.43

iTunes Canada

CAD $0.70

iTunes Europe

EUR 0.71

iTunes Hong Kong

HK $3.72

iTunes Japan

JPY 89

iTunes Latin America

USD $0.70

iTunes Mexico

MXN $8.40

iTunes New Zealand

NZD $1.17

iTunes Singapore

SGD $0.79

iTunes Taiwan

TWD $12

iTunes United Kingdom

GBP 0.57

iTunes United States

USD $0.70 (No exchange required)

Albums are sold in their entirety in two possible ways:

1.Albums under 10 songs are priced by the song. To calculate how much you would receive from the sale of an EP or an album with fewer than 10 songs, multiply the number of songs by the pay rate of that iTunes store.

2. Generally, for albums with 10 or more songs sold in iTunes, your wholesale payout is as follows:

iTunes Stores Worldwide

You Receive Per Album

iTunes Australia

AUD $9.99

iTunes Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

USD $6.00

iTunes Canada

CAD $7.00

iTunes Europe

EUR 4.90

iTunes Hong Kong

HK $34.80

iTunes Japan

JPY 865

iTunes Latin America*

USD $7.00

iTunes Mexico

MXN $84.00

iTunes New Zealand

NZD $11.75

iTunes Singapore

SGD $7.20

iTunes Taiwan

TWD $120

iTunes United Kingdom

GBP 4.30

iTunes United States

USD $7.00 (No exchange required)

Important: Payment earned outside of the U.S. is lower for various reasons. First, payment on international sales is made in the local currency and therefore subject to exchange rate fluctuations when converted to U.S. dollars. Second, local laws may require that before remitting the money to TuneCore, iTunes must deduct sums for applicable local taxes or other tariffs depending on the territory where you distribute your music. Third, the current wholesale price paid to you for international sales of your music may reflect a deduction for publishing royalties, as iTunes pays those royalties to local copyright societies and publishers (the “Copyright Deduction”), and then the copyright societies pay out those royalties to the rights holders (even if you are the rights holder and/or control the underlying rights to the composition). The Copyright Deduction may vary per country depending on local laws and customs at the time of payment,and are subject to change..

TuneCore ALWAYS pays you 100\% of the proceeds that you earn on your sales through iTunes Worldwide after these deductions are applied.

Pay Rate for "Complete My Album" (How Much iTunes Pays You)

iTunes lets customers who purchased one or some of the tracks from an album complete the album purchase without having to pay the full album price ("Complete My Album" or “CMA”). The iTunes customer pays an adjusted price to obtain the additional tracks in the album. For accounting purposes, the CMA album will be accounted for as a sale of a full album, and the previously purchased track is considered a return (this will show in your monthly sales report as a negative sale). If the purchaser buys a song (i.e. as a single before the album is available), the purchaser can only buy the album, when available, as a CMA purchase if 1.) the song on the album has the same exact track title, artist name and track length as the single; 2.) the same ISRC is used on the song; 3.)the album price isequal to the sum of tracks.

When a CMA purchase is made, this will cause a 1 week sales reporting delay for your monthly sales report.

Example: If you had an album in iTunes U.S. with 15 songs and one of your fans purchased one song for $0.99 from the album(say, track #8) you'd get the track Pay Rate of $0.70. If the same customer came back and later purchased the album in its entirety as a CMA, you would earn the Pay Rate for a whole album sale for albums over 10 songs/tracks: $7.00. A refund for the original track #8 purchase would be generated. It would "cancel out" the next sale you had of that particular track. That is, if in the same month, someone (anyone) purchased track #8, that sale would be "cancelled out" by the CMA refund and would not appear on your sales report. The refund remains until cancelled out by a sale, and can persist over many months until another track #8 is purchased.

If the same version of a song (meaning same exact recording with the same exact ISRC) is available for purchase as a single and it also appears on a full length album, a "complete my album" option may show on the full length album for iTunes customers who already purchased the single.The "complete my album" option will not appear if the same version of a song is available for purchase as a single and on an EP (6 songs or fewer).

Singles will not CMA to an EP.Only Singles or EPs CMA to full Albums.

You can learn more about iTunes' Complete My Album feature here .

COLLECT MORE MONEY - GOOD TO KNOW: We've built our TuneCore Publishing Administration to get songwriters (the person or entity that controls the copyright to of the lyrics and melody of the song) all their royalties from sales and use of their songs around the world. To learn more about the additional separate royalties you earn as a Songwriter, see our Publishing Administration Help section.

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Tencent Music Entertainment is the largest online music entertainment platform in China. They operate the country’s top three music mobile apps QQ Music, Kugou Music, and Kuwo Music. They differentiate themselves through their scale, products, content, technology and data. Tencent enrich people’s lives by enabling them to seamlessly interact with music in all possible aspects, including discovering, listening, singing, watching, performing and socializing.

As a partner of choice for music labels and content owners, Tencent empower artists, musicians and performers to create, distribute, and monetize their music work.

Go Live Time

It takes about 4-6 weeks for content to go live in Tencent.

Tencent Territories (Where Music Sells)

People’s Republic of China, but excluding Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan region.

HowTencent Sells Your Music

Does Tencent sell your music via?:

DOWNLOADS

STREAMS

Yes

Yes

Pay Rate (How Much Tencent Pays You)

Paid Downloads:

Downloads are available through a selection of Tencent's partners. Payouts are based on territory specific rates, so for songs downloaded individually in a store, you will be paid the wholesale price of Tencent's retail price calculated on terms set out in TuneCore's blanket agreement with the store.

Paid Streams:

When a subscriber streams your music, you get paid a proportionate share of Tencent's subscription revenue per month calculated on terms set out in TuneCore's blanket agreement with the store (this usually excludes streams during a subscriber's free trial). Payments will fluctuate each month, depending on the amount of subscription revenue generated and how often your music was streamed.

GOOD TO KNOW: We've built our TuneCore Music Publishing Administration to get songwriters (the person or entity that controls the copyright to the lyrics and melody of the composition) all their royalties from sales and use of their compositions around the world. To learn more about the additional separate royalties you earn as a Songwriter, see our section.

Publishing Administration Help

Apple Music is a “premium” subscription streaming service with two principal price tiers: $9.99 per month for individual subscription and $14.99 for family subscriptions (up to 6 accounts)

How is Apple Music different from other streaming stores?

Unlike many streaming stores, Apple Music does not include a “free” ad-supported tier, where users do not pay for the service but are instead served advertising.After an initial 3 month free trial, which users will only be able to access after providing credit card information, Apple Music will be only be available to paying subscribers.

Apple has indicated that the service will have a strong focus on editorial and artist features, including “Artist Connect”, which will allow approved artists to post free content directly on the service and interact with fans.(Please note that Artists will not be compensated for content uploaded through “Artist Connect”).

You can learn more about the different features of Apple Music here .

If you'd like to be included in the Apple Music for Artists Beta program, please go here.

Important: In order to deliver your contentto Apple Music you must distribute to iTunes and opt into the Apple Music service.

Go Live Time

If you've already distributed content to iTunes and would like to opt in to Apple Music you can do so from the Store Manager page here

It should take the same amount of time for content to go live in Apple Music as it does for iTunes. To view the Go Live Time for iTunes, please go here .

Apple Music Territories (Where Music Sells)

Apple Music is available in the same territories as iTunes and China*, Korea. To view the iTunes Territories, please go here .

*Content in this territory is editorially selected by iTunes. Not all content will be made available in China.

HowApple Music Sells Your Music

DoesApple Music sell your music via?:

DOWNLOADS

STREAMS

No

Yes

Pay Rate (How Much Apple Music Pays You)

Paid Streams:

When a subscriber streams your music, you get paid a proportionate share of Apple Music's subscription revenue per month calculated on terms set out in TuneCore's blanket agreement with the store (this usually excludes streams during a subscriber's free trial). Payments will fluctuate each month, depending on the amount of subscription revenue generated and how often your music was streamed.

GOOD TO KNOW: We've built our TuneCore Music Publishing Administration to get songwriters (the person or entity that controls the copyright to the lyrics and melody of the composition) all their royalties from sales and use of their compositions around the world. To learn more about the additional separate royalties you earn as a Songwriter, see our section.

In November 2011 Apple launched its new iTunes Match service. This service costs iTunes users an additional fee per year and generates revenue for TuneCore artists.

With this service, Apple will make all music in an iTunes user’s music library available to that user on up to ten iTunes compatible devices through streaming and/or downloading without having to upload the music onto each and every device. It does not matter if the song was purchased from the iTunes Store the iTunes Match service will also include access to songs that were ripped from a CD, downloaded from the Internet or became available to the user via other means.

How much do TuneCore artists get paid when their recordings are available via the iTunes Match service?

You get paid each time your music is re-downloaded or streamed via the iTunes Match service.

The amount TuneCore artists get paid for the iTunes Match service is based on a unique revenue share model. Each time your music is accessed via iTunes Match, iTunes pays you a pro-rated share of the total subscription revenue generated by the iTunes Match service that includes both recording and publishing revenue. Keep in mind that the payout rate will fluctuate each month depending on how much subscription revenue was generated and how often your music was re-downloaded and/or streamed.

As always, TuneCore will pay out 100\% of the revenue it receives from iTunes for your music; however, iTunes Match payments are unique in that they include both recording and publishing income. And if you do not control the underlying musical composition(s) to the recording(s), you are obligated to remit the publishing income to whomever owns or controls the musical composition(s); usually the songwriter or his/her publisher.

How much publishing income do I have to pay to third parties?

For any iTunes Match revenue that you may receive, seventeen percent (17\%) of that amount represents publishing income. Therefore, if you receive $1.00 in iTunes Match income for one of your sound recordings and do not own or control the underlying musical composition to that sound recording, you would have to give seventeen cents ($0.17) to the songwriter or publisher that owns or controls the underlying musical composition.

TuneCore has partnered with Payoneer, a leading international payments company, to streamline and simplify your revenue payouts. With the help of Payoneer, TuneCore gives you faster, more secure, reliable, and flexible access to the money you make from your music.

You can log in at any time to withdraw money from your TuneCore account (we do not have automatic withdrawals set up). Under your name, click on "Withdraw Money." Each time you choose to withdraw, you can request any amount and select to send the money to your preferred Payoneer withdrawal method:

PayPal -($1.00 withdrawal minimum)[Fees for USD to USD: $0.25 fee per transaction. Fees for USD to Other Currency: 2\% of requested amount, up to a maximum of $20.00]

Payoneer Balance /Bank - (Fees: $1.00 USD)

Check (US Only) - (Fees: $5.00 USD)

TuneCore will review all withdrawal requests within 2-3 business days.

In order to sign up for Payoneer you need to have money in your TuneCore balance and then visit your Withdraw Money page.

If you have any further questions regarding your Payoneer account, please visit their Support Center.

For Payoneer’s contact information, please go here.

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When Do I Get My Sales Money And Reports?

Important

: iTunes, Amazon Music,and Rhapsody do not accept soundalike cover songs (more and more stores are starting to take this stance as well). A soundalike cover is a song that sounds very similar to the original. Stores consider this content deceptive and misleading and do not want their customers to purchase this material by mistake. If you distribute soundalike covers to these stores the content willget hidden and we will not be able to reverse this or issue any refunds.

If you plan on distributing a cover song, you may need to first get permission (and possibly a license) from the original copyright holder to release your song digitally.

Cover songs should NOT include the original performing artist in the track title or artist field.

INCORRECT:

My Way (Originally Performed by Frank Sinatra)

My Way (Cover of Frank Sinatra)

My Way (Tribute to Frank Sinatra)

CORRECT:

My Way

My Way (Acoustic Version)

You can look into purchasing a mechanical license for a cover song in the US from

The Harry Fox Agency

.

Does TuneCore automatically pay out mechanical royalties to rights/collection societies?

For more detailed copyright info you can view a free PDF booklet we have on the subject

here

.

Click your name on the top right of your TuneCore account

Click "Account Settings" and click one of the tabs you need to change

Enter your new information (if you are changing the email address, be sure to enter the new email in both required fields)

Leave the 'New Password' fields blank if you do not want to change your password and just click save changes

You will be asked to enter your current password for security purposes

Last, click save changes

Important: At this time we are unable to add, delete, or edit artist roles or contributors.

Once a release has been paid for and delivered to the stores, we can't guarantee that all stores will make requested changes.

What changes cannot be completed after a release is distributed to the digital stores?

For all other change requests, You have TWO OPTIONS when it comes to processing release changes:

OPTION 1: Take Down Your Current Release and Distribute a New Version

This is recommended as it guarantees the change will be made in all stores.

This is a permanent action that cannot be reversed.

You will have to resubmit the release and pay for distribution again (we CANNOT issue a refund for therelease you are taking down).

Your release will receive a new UPC code because it’s technically a new product. However, if you have your own optional ISRCs or want to re-use the TuneCore ISRCs, you can use them again on the same exact tracks.

All stores will permanently remove any reviews and comments related to the original UPC as well as store playlists that included this UPC.

Remove Content

OPTION 2: Make Changes to Your Current Release

This route is not recommended, as we cannot guarantee the changes will be made in all stores.

For Art Work and Audio changes we will email you instructions on how to replace your content.

Spotify will reflect changes, but it could take at least 2 business days. iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon Music generally process changes, but this may take up to two (2) weeks.

Other stores take weeks or months to process changes (if at all).

Change My Release

GOOD TO KNOW: What changes cannot be completed after a release is distributed to the digital stores?

In order to get verified and get a blue check mark on your profile in Spotify, you’ll need to get access to Spotify for Artists.

Once Spotify confirms who you are and gives you access, you’re all set. (It may take a little time for your blue verification check mark to appear on your Spotify profile.)

You no longer need to fill out a separate form and you no longer need 250 followers. Verification is now available for all artists.

PLEASE NOTE:

There is no guaranteed timetable for verification, but Spotify's goal is 2-6 weeks. TuneCore does not process these requests, nor are we able to provide additional support with the process.

If you are having issues with your profile, please make use of Spotify's Support options: https://www.spotify.com/us/about-us/contact/

here

TuneCore is proud to present Custom Engineering by AfterMaster Audio Labs.Aftermaster Audio operates state-of-the-art mixing and mastering studios in Hollywood California and is comprised of some of the recording industry's most decorated and talented engineers.

The Aftermaster team has the largest combined discography of any audio company in history and we are excited to provide our loyal customers with mastering from their seasoned engineers.A comprehensive list of Aftermaster's discography can be found here.

To help with the mastering process, please keep the following in mind:

Please send Aftermaster 24bit (or 16bit) .wav or .aiff files. They should also be 44.1kHz (or higher). MP3s will not be accepted.

Do not send Aftermaster separate elements for your MIX session. A mixing service is currently not offered through Aftermaster so they require just your FINAL, approved, stereo mixdown. The format for this should be 24bit (or 16bit) .wav or .aiff files, and 44.1kHz (or higher).

Aftermaster will deliver your finished mastered products inBroadcast Waveformat (BWAV). The reason for this is because it’s the most versatile (it works for both Mac & PC platforms). If for any reason you need your files in a different format, you can visit our Help page here that gives instructions on how to convert files to .wav in iTunes.

For any questions regarding your master, pleasecontact AfterMaster directly .

The following information is regarding TuneCore's Publishing Administration service

Yes, you will still receive your statements for your

writer share

directly from your corresponding PRO/Performing Rights Society. Your

publisher share

, however, will show up in your quarterly accounting statement from TuneCore. TuneCore is your administrator and therefore collecting on your behalf with you keeping full ownership of your rights.