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TuneCore
What TuneCore is
TuneCore is a web-based music distribution service for artists, labels, and managers. It sends releases to Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, TikTok, and more than 150 stores worldwide. Unlimited plans allow any number of singles, EPs, and albums, while artists retain 100% of their music rights and creative control. The dashboard reports real-time streams, earnings, audiences, listener discovery, and song momentum. Publishing administration covers licensing, registration, worldwide royalty collection, and placement opportunities in film, television, commercials, and video games. TuneCore Accelerator offers solutions intended to improve discovery, streams, and career growth. Catalog transfers can preserve streaming history, playlist placements, and release dates. TuneCore says earnings are paid monthly through the artist account without commission on music revenue. Listed plans start at $24.99 a year. Social-platform distribution has a 20% fee, and eligible YouTube Content ID revenue sends 80% to the artist.
Who it suits
TuneCore suits artists, labels, and managers distributing releases broadly, managing publishing, tracking performance, or transferring an existing catalog.
What it does well
- Distribution to 150-plus stores
- Artists retain music rights
- Unlimited releases on applicable plans
- Monthly payments without music-revenue commission
- Real-time audience and earnings data
What to know first
- No free plan
- Starts at $24.99 a year
- Social-platform distribution has a 20% fee
- Content ID excludes listed material types
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Rising Artist | $24.99/year · Unlimited distribution to 150+ digital stores · Advanced Trends & Analytics · Release on your schedule · Revenue splits · YouTube Content ID | $24.99 a year |
| Single | $24.99/year · Release to all 150+ digital stores · Keep 100% ownership and control | $24.99 a year |
| Breakout Artist | $44.99/year · Everything in Rising Artist · Store Automator · Cover Art Creator · Customer support in 2 business days | $44.99 a year |
| Album | $44.99/year; $56.49 each following year · Release to all 150+ digital stores · Keep 100% ownership and control | $44.99 a year |
| Professional | $54.99/year · Everything in Breakout Artist · Manage multiple artists · Custom label name · TuneCore Direct Advance + RoyFi · Priority support in 1 business day | $54.99 a year |
As tunecore.com lists them, read 1 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
TuneCore combines digital distribution, publishing administration, analytics, and catalog transfers for music professionals. Plans begin at $24.99 a year, with separate fees and eligibility rules for some services.
Facts from TuneCore's own pages
- Accelerator
- TuneCore Accelerator provides solutions intended to improve music discovery, increase streams and grow artists' careers. · tunecore.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- The TuneCore dashboard provides real-time data on streams, earnings, audiences, listener discovery and song momentum. · tunecore.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Catalog transfers
- Artists can transfer an existing catalog to TuneCore while retaining streaming history, playlist placements and release dates. · tunecore.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Content ID limits
- Content ID excludes tracks containing reused beats or samples, ambient or library sounds, karaoke or soundalike versions, many covers, compilations and other listed ineligible material. · support.tunecore.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2006 · tunecore.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn, New York, United States · tunecore.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Music distribution
- TuneCore helps artists, labels and managers sell music through Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, TikTok and more than 150 stores worldwide. · tunecore.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Payments
- TuneCore says earnings are paid monthly directly through the artist account with no commission on music revenue. · tunecore.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Publishing administration
- TuneCore administers compositions through licensing, registration, worldwide royalty collection and placement opportunities in film, television, commercials and video games. · tunecore.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Rights ownership
- TuneCore says artists retain 100% of their music rights and creative control. · tunecore.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- Believe's privacy policy says it uses physical, technical, administrative and organisational security measures and processes data under GDPR and other applicable laws. · tunecore.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Social-platform fee
- The pricing comparison states that unlimited social-platform distribution to TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube applies a 20% fee. · tunecore.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Unlimited releases
- Unlimited plans allow artists to upload as many singles, EPs and albums as they want with no release limits. · tunecore.com, 1 Oct 2026
- YouTube Content ID
- YouTube Content ID identifies videos using an artist's music and collects revenue, sending 80% directly to the artist's TuneCore account. · support.tunecore.com, 1 Oct 2026
Where TuneCore stands on Freedom251
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