Spotify publishes preferred distributors and delivery platforms
Spotify for Artists published an updated directory of preferred and recommended third-party music distribution providers for artists and labels. The list is categorized into 'Artist distributors,' 'Label distributors,' and 'Delivery platforms,' featuring dozens of companies that meet Spotify's standards for delivering music to its platform.
Key Takeaways
- The directory groups providers into three buckets: artist distributors, label distributors, and delivery platforms.
- Artist distributors include DistroKid, CD Baby, TuneCore, Ditto Music, and RouteNote, among many others.
- Label distributors on the list include The Orchard, Believe, FUGA, IDOL, ONErpm, Symphonic, and Secretly Distribution.
- Delivery platforms include AudioSalad, EMS, Labelcamp, SonoSuite, LabelGrid, Revelator, and ampsuite.
- Spotify says its investment in any provider does not affect who is featured on the page or how content is treated on Spotify.
Why It Matters
Spotify is effectively publishing a reference list for how music reaches its platform, separating licensing-facing distributors from backend delivery platforms. For artists and labels, that clarifies which third parties Spotify recognizes as meeting its standards for delivery to Spotify and other streaming services. The broader signal is that distribution and delivery remain fragmented into distinct service layers, with Spotify naming providers across both artist and label workflows. What to watch next is whether Spotify expands this directory further, since the current page already spans dozens of companies across multiple regions and service models.
Read full article at artists.spotify.com
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