The Music Web FAQ

How do I get my music on Napster or iTunes? 

The best way to get your music on digital music services is through CD Baby or The Orchard two leading online independent music distributors. 

Most online music services (digital distribution) won’t work directly with artists, its just too unweildy. Instead they negotgiate terms with publishers and agencies. Thats why distributors like CD Baby and the Orchard are great resources for the unsigned artist.

With CD Baby, you “lend them the right to be your distributor” and they distribute your songs to the major download sites like Napster, iTunes, Rhapsody and Emusic. This service is free provided you are a CD Baby member. They then collect a 9% commission from songs sold on those services. The Orchard takes a flat fee of $49 dollars per release, and distributes your music to 13 major outlets in the United States and many times more in other countries. 

While there are other services, few come close to the impact the companies mentioned above can have on your online distribution.

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