Best Music Distribution Companies in 2026 – Full Comparison Chart
This is the most comprehensive digital music distribution review comparison between Amuse, AWAL, CD Baby, DistroKid, Ditto Music, LANDR, TuneCore, Songtradr, and more.
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Is Mogul Music Royalty Accounting and Auditing Platform Worth It? (My Full Review)
Let me start this off by saying, I take pride in knowing how to properly register music everywhere. I literally have a chapter in my book on just this. And have taught […]
AI Music Is An Abomination – It’s Time We Stop Normalizing It
The Recording Academy just published a panel discussion from a "Grammys on the Hill" event where CEO Harvey Mason Jr. repeated his favorite talking points regarding generative AI music. How did we […]
Southwest Airlines Broke the Law – Yes, You Can Carry Your Instrument On the Plane
By now I’m sure you’ve seen the video of Southwest Airlines preventing the musician Samantha Henson from boarding the plane with her guitar.
It’s Time To Normalize Cutting Session Musicians Into Master Royalties (Points)
Whew, I got quite the backlash for my post about normalizing giving points to session musicians. Seems like an innocent enough thought experiment. My fatal flaw was using Taylor Swift as an […]
21 Musicians Who Made It After 30
Does age matter in music? Here are 22 musicians, including Sia, Rachel Platten, Bonnie Raitt, Louie Armstrong, who made it after the age of 30.
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SoundCloud Distribution Full Review: An Honest Assessment
In addition to its original discovery features, SoundCloud now offers built-in music distribution to major streaming platforms.
The only way to get guaranteed press (and legit playlists)
On my Q&A Zoom call yesterday with some Ari’s Take Academy students, one of them was lamenting about hiring publicists in the past and being very disappointed with the results. If you’ve […]
New Study Reveals 87% of Producers Already Use AI Tools in Their Creative Process
It’s no secret that AI music-making tools have made their way into the music production zeitgeist. Whether assistive or fully generative, AI is now capable of helping more and more people make […]
How To Legally (and Ethically) Distribute Music Made With AI Without It Getting Taken Down
The use of AI in music production has grown massively in recent years, and it shows no signs of slowing down. But this has also changed the game when it comes to […]
DistroKid Launches “Direct,” the Next Step in Expanding Its Artist-Centered Ecosystem Beyond Distribution
DistroKid announced the launch of Direct — a new direct-to-fan platform that expands the company’s offerings beyond audio and video distribution.
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