Do you have homemade music that you want to upload to Spotify but don't know how? Unfortunately, Spotify doesn't let you upload music directly. If you are an unregistered musician, you will need to register with a music distributor so that your songs can be uploaded to Spotify. Apart from Spotify, most other music distributors will upload your music to other music services, such as Pandora, iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon MP3, and many more.
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Step 1. Register with a music distributor
There are various music distributors that can help you get your music into Spotify and other music services. The price of this service can vary. Some services allow you to upload music for free but others will deduct wages from your royalties. Other services allow you to receive 100% royalties, but charge a fee for uploading music or a monthly subscription fee. Some music distributors offer other services, such as promotion, mixing and mastering, as well as performance monitoring and enhancement so that your songs are played more and added to official playlists. Some of the music distribution services include:
- TuneCore:
- Baby CD:
- RouteNote:
- BEGINNING:
- LANDR:
- DistroKid:
Step 2. Upload the song to a music distributor
The music distributor will upload your song to Spotify and other music streaming services. Files uploaded to music distributors must be high-resolution MP3 files or lossless (noncompressed) wave files. For best results, upload MP3 files of 320 kbps quality. Files must be at least 120 kbps in quality to be uploaded.
Step 3. Provide the appropriate metadata to the music distributor
When you upload a song to a music distributor, you need to provide more information than just the name of the musician and the title of the song. You can also include information such as album titles, track numbers, music genres, and copyright information. You can add metadata directly to music files or MP3 creation software. Music distributors can also provide forms that need to be filled out. Fill out this form, and all metadata for the music as completely as possible.
Step 4. Provide the cover image to the music distributor
If you've recorded an album, it's a good idea to have the covers ready to give to music distributors. If the music uploaded is a demo, you can provide a photo of the musician with his name or logo in the image. If the distributor already has the music and all the required information, the approval process will begin. Once approved, the music will be uploaded to Spotify and other music services. In general, it takes 3-5 business days before music hits Spotify. However, this time may vary depending on the distributor. It may take a long time for your song to enter other music services. You can schedule a date for your music to enter Spotify. If so, make sure you've provided all the necessary files to the music distributor.
