per-release distributor
CD Baby distribution review
CD Baby uses a per-release model ($9.95/release and keeps 9% commission) with 150+ platforms and 3-5 days delivery.
Best reasons to consider CD Baby
- Broad DSP coverage
- Strong PitchPlus score in the current dataset
Watch before choosing CD Baby
- 9% royalty commission can matter at scale
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After you distribute
CD Baby gets your song onto Spotify. It doesn't get it heard.
Distribution is the delivery truck, not the audience. Once CD Baby has your release live, the next job is getting Spotify to understand the track and route it to the right listeners. That is the part PitchPlus does: it understands your actual song, then does the work.
Get your Spotify editorial pitch written
The pitch plus the genre and mood metadata Spotify routes on, written from your actual song. Not a 500 character box you fill in blind.
Match your song to the right Spotify playlists
Every playlist match scored against what your song actually is, then ranked by fit.
Find your song's viral hook
The best 30 seconds of your song for Reels and TikTok, found automatically.