TuneCore Reviews

TuneCore is a global platform for independent musicians to build audiences and careers. It offers a range of services across distribution, publishing administration, and promotional services. One of the popular services is Unlimited Distribution starting at $19.99/year. This service allows musicians to increase the reach of their music across popular stores and platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, YouTube, and many more. Musicians keep 100% ownership of their music, maintaining creative control and authority in their music career.

Another notable service is Music Publishing. When musicians write a song, they're owed royalties. TuneCore helps collect these royalties globally from Spotify, YouTube, TikTok, Radio, and thousands of other pay sources. Musicians keep 100% of their copyrights.

TuneCore also offers a service called TuneCore Accelerator. This service helps self-releasing artists reach more fans and increase their streams.

Lastly, TuneCore provides a Cover Art service. Musicians can create their Cover Art with Layouts, Images, Presets, Filters, Fonts, and Overlays. This service is available under the Breakout Artist plan.

These are some of the popular products and services offered by TuneCore. They are designed to empower musicians with unlimited distribution opportunities and help them get their music heard by a global audience.

TuneCore offers a variety of pricing plans for music distribution and publishing. The New Artist plan is free and allows for unlimited releases to all social media platforms. The Rising Artist plan costs $19.99 per year and includes unlimited music releases to all social media platforms and over 150 digital music stores worldwide. The Breakout Artist plan is priced at $34.99 per year and offers unlimited music releases to social platforms and digital stores, plus advanced features to customize releases. The Professional plan costs $49.99 per year and is designed for labels and industry professionals, offering unlimited music releases plus access to premium products and services. For the Professional plan, each additional artist profile costs $14.99 per year. All plans offer 100% revenue from digital stores and various customer service response times, with the Professional plan offering a response time of one business day. TuneCore also offers pay-per-release options with different costs for singles, albums, and ringtones. The first-year distribution costs are $19.99 for a single, $34.99 for an album, and $21.99 for a ringtone. Please note that album renewals cost $49.99 each following year. TuneCore users can also purchase distribution credits to save on bulk distribution, and these credits never expire.

TuneCore accepts various payment methods. These include all major credit cards such as Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. Digital payment methods like PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and TuneCore Balance are also accepted. In addition, TuneCore accepts certain local payment methods. These include GoPay, Dana (Indonesia), Gcash (Philippines), MoMo (Vietnam), iDEAL (Netherlands), China Union Pay (Global), and Klarna (Certain territories, please note there may be purchase amount limits).

For withdrawing money, TuneCore has partnered with Payoneer, a leading international payment company. With Payoneer, you can withdraw your money via PayPal, a paper check, load it onto a prepaid Mastercard, or send it straight to your bank account. To access your money through Payoneer, you must first set up your Payoneer account. This can be done once you have accrued a balance from your distributions or publishing agreement. TuneCore manually reviews all withdrawal requests as a matter of security. This means it may take up to 2-3 business days to approve your request. Once your withdrawal has been approved, it should appear in your Payoneer account almost instantly.

TuneCore's Music Publishing costs $75 per writer to cover setup and administrative costs. In addition, TuneCore retains a 15% commission from the royalties collected on behalf of the writer. It's important to note that TuneCore only collects the publisher’s share, the writer’s share is paid directly by the local Performing Rights Organization. There is also a 50% commission on any earnings related to Synchronization (audio-visual licenses).

TuneCore can be contacted in several ways. The physical address is 63 Pearl St, Brooklyn, NY, 11201. They can be reached by phone at (646) 651-1060. TuneCore also offers support through their online contact form. To get the fastest resolution, it's recommended to contact them from the email address associated with the account and include as much information as possible, such as UPCs, ISRCs, artist names, release names, or any other information that will help them assist. TuneCore's support team is available 7 days a week: Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm (ET), Saturday-Sunday: 12pm-7pm (ET). Response times will vary based on the TuneCore Unlimited Plan associated with the account. For business development or partnership inquiries, there's a separate request form on their website.

TuneCore is a global platform for independent musicians to build audiences and careers. It offers technology and services across distribution, publishing administration, and a range of promotional services. TuneCore allows musicians to distribute their music to over 150 digital stores and streaming services, such as Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, and YouTube. It also provides detailed sales data to guide the music strategy of artists. TuneCore revolutionized the music industry by directly partnering with Digital Stores, eliminating the need for artists to rely on labels to sell their music online. When artists write a song, they are owed royalties. TuneCore helps collect these royalties globally from various sources while the artists keep 100% of their copyrights. TuneCore is a part of Believe, a music technology company that acquired it in 2015. The acquisition expanded artists' access to Believe Digital's wider distribution network and label services. Both companies remained operationally separate after the acquisition. TuneCore and Believe represent a significant percentage of the new music uploaded to iTunes each day. They use their leverage in negotiations with digital services like Spotify and Tidal to improve their services for their artists. TuneCore was founded in 2006 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.