Thought this might be some good news for western vocaloid producers
The program will slowly roll out over the next several months
The program will slowly roll out over the next several months
Spotify to allow independent musicians to upload music directly to the service
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Oh this is exciting. I’d definitely be interested in this, and hopefully other producers would be too
I highly recommend going for a distribution service like Distrokid, CD Baby or Tunecore instead of uploading directly to Spotify. Here's why!
I've been using Distrokid for over a year, but was immediately given access to Spotify for Artists AND can submit lyrics to iTunes/Apple Music. Paying the Musician Plan fee ($19.99/year) is on the cheap side to be honest, and I'm gracious for that. As good as Spotify is, it's just one website. If you opt for a distributor, more than likely they'll include Spotify on a list of sites that they'll direct your music to.
See that green icon my cursor is under? That's Spotify. If you upload directly to Spotify, you're missing out on all those other sites. Things like YouTube Content ID, Amazon MP3 and aren't even an option with Spotify. I'm not totally opposed to uploading directly to Spotify, but I just want people to know they have options when it comes to where they share their music-- especially when there's royalties involved.
I've been using Distrokid for over a year, but was immediately given access to Spotify for Artists AND can submit lyrics to iTunes/Apple Music. Paying the Musician Plan fee ($19.99/year) is on the cheap side to be honest, and I'm gracious for that. As good as Spotify is, it's just one website. If you opt for a distributor, more than likely they'll include Spotify on a list of sites that they'll direct your music to.
See that green icon my cursor is under? That's Spotify. If you upload directly to Spotify, you're missing out on all those other sites. Things like YouTube Content ID, Amazon MP3 and aren't even an option with Spotify. I'm not totally opposed to uploading directly to Spotify, but I just want people to know they have options when it comes to where they share their music-- especially when there's royalties involved.
I can see where Chia is coming from on this. Getting a distributor/label could get your music out there more.
This is still a good idea for smaller producers though. Those that either just want one other platform, prefer to do things on their own than go through others, want any/all royalties and copyright, etc. gives the people that want full control and ownership of everything a good place they can put music onto and manage, just like they would on say, YouTube, SoundCloud, or BandCamp.
I suppose it depends on the individual, their goals, and how much knoqledge they have on all this.
This is still a good idea for smaller producers though. Those that either just want one other platform, prefer to do things on their own than go through others, want any/all royalties and copyright, etc. gives the people that want full control and ownership of everything a good place they can put music onto and manage, just like they would on say, YouTube, SoundCloud, or BandCamp.
I suppose it depends on the individual, their goals, and how much knoqledge they have on all this.