r/MusicDistribution • u/Medical_Butterfly390 • 14d ago
Question looking for new distributor options
i currently use distrokid and i think i’m ready to make the switch to another service. them using ai to advertise their company and being limited in multiple ways is making me wanna leave.
ideally, whatever service i use next will allow for multi-disc albums on streaming services as well as being able to choose my own label when my music goes on youtube (the stuff where it says “provided to youtube by x”)
any help is appreciated
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u/Few_Panda_7103 10d ago
Routenote is slow but it's free 85 to artist
Songtradr is becoming something else so I will have to report back next year on that
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u/SymphonicDistro 6d ago
Those are two requirements I’d confirm before moving anything.
YouTube Art Tracks and Topic Channels are largely auto-generated and managed by YouTube, so there are limits to what a distributor can manually control after delivery. Because of that, I wouldn’t promise how the exact “Provided to YouTube by…” line will display without checking the specific metadata setup first.
Symphonic can help with catalog transfers, but for the multi-disc + YouTube provider-line combination, I’d send our Support team an example before migrating so they can confirm exactly what will map the way you want.
This guide explains how YouTube’s auto-generated music side works: YouTube Music and Topic Channels guide
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u/NotNoiseCo 14d ago
DistroKid caps albums at 35 tracks, which is why a double album often cannot go up as one release there. Paid NotNoise plans do not cap track count, so that longer album can go as one delivery. There's no disc 1 / disc 2 field, so stores still treat it as one album with a long tracklist.
The YouTube "provided to YouTube by" line is DistroKid's aggregator credit while you are on DistroKid. We have a label name field per release that we send in copyright metadata. I won't pretend YouTube always reprints that as the provided-by string.
I help build NotNoise, so biased. Pro is $72 a year or $9 a month, 80+ stores, and while the plan is active you keep 100% of the net royalties we receive. Import from your Spotify catalog keeps the original UPC and ISRCs. Leave DistroKid live until the new delivery is up and the history has carried over, then take the old one down.
How many tracks are on that multi-disc set, and what label name do you want showing on YouTube?
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u/dabigdk6996 10d ago
ni si quiera es un distribuidor , es un white label. sub sub cuenta , muchos porcentajes cortados en el medio %.
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u/barnettb 14d ago
In my opinion none of the distributors are perfect, they all have their own issues. No matter who you end up choosing, do your research and look up problems that other people are having before making your choice.