I don't know why youtube not .. recommend these type of .. informative video .. well vickie ... Its was amazing informative and ... Valueable video .. easy to follow ..... Love from India .... Keep it up 👍
Thanks so much for the feedback! I'm actually editing together another tutorial on Distrokid just now about how to upload a song you have written and about a few updates on Distrokid, so if that's something that might interest you make sure to check back on my channel in a week or two :)
@@VickiBalfour yeah 😇😇 i have already subscribed your channel .. and for sure i will visite there ... Bcoz im also a youtuber ... I found your channel ... Informative .. and intresing so thats why i appreciate alot . 😇😇🙌🙌 Thanku so much for the concern . I would love make a calloboration with You ...by taking any informative or entertainment content ...Would you like to do this too? 😇
@@SurajR Thanks very much for subscribing. My channel is mostly focused on doing epic covers of gaming soundtracks, so I don't really have any plans for educational collabs at the moment but it might be something I would consider in the future if you have a really clear idea of what you wanted to do.
@@VickiBalfour God bless you ma'am please i would like you to help guide me on how to be able to have my own artist Spotify account and also have my songs uploaded to it through distrokid am trying to do it but it's hard
I also have RUclipsr channel with 10.5k subscribers. The name of my channel is King osinachi MTV. Am just having problem creating my own Artist Spotify account.
@@kingosinachimtv8758 Distrokid should automatically create a Spotify account for you if you don't already have one and upload your music to it when you release a song with Distrokid.
@@VickiBalfour ok ma'am one last question, long time ago someone created one for me but now i don't have it's details anymore i want to create another one Myself. Can i still do that through distrokid with the same name or do i need to make any changes while creating a new one.
@@AnkitBrown Do you mean give a walkthrough of the steps I took to distribute my album? I think I cover most of these points in my new 'How to upload an album to Distrokid tutorial'. My main promotion of the album after I have uploaded it to Distrokid is by sharing my Distrokid hyperfollow page for the album across my social media sites and making regular posts about the album.
@@VickiBalfour Please how do I get the link to share my music if distro kid doesn't send me a mail early enough that it has been uploaded on any of the sites
@@inumimomccoyayomide1706 What I do is just log into e.g. my spotify and check for my song (as sometimes it is released before Distrokid sends the email to say it's up on that platform). If it's there, I just click on the song and then copy the url for the song and share that.
Thank you very much! I've also made a video specifically on how to upload an original song you have written to Distrokid plus a couple of updates which I'll either be posting on my channel this saturday or next tuesday :)
Thank you for the feedback! Please do let me know if there are any other videos I could make like this on similar topics that could help you out. I also recently did a video on how to set up a home recording studio.
You can use this link to get a 7% DISCOUNT on your first annual Distrokid membership: distrokid.com/vip/seven/2153998 Signing up here will help to support my channel! Thanks so much!
Cheers ^ this is gold! 1 Cover Song $12 a year? Sign up to service = $12 a year, or $12 a year for EACH cover? 2 And - legacy tickbox (own music or covers) - one-time fee, nonrecurring, so that IS per track you tick it on? Ouch, ok but ouch. 3 Been told - always release singles, then as album. Above makes this expensive? To survive costs, just do album? Your thoughts / experiences? Ta
So it is $19.99 per year to sign up to release songs. If you are releasing a cover song, you need to pay an additional $12 when you release that song, and then again each year to keep the mechanical licence for that cover song. I hope this helps :)
@@VickiBalfour thx, I get confused between "value" (saving) and "cost" - also their $12 x 1 meaning per year each year, not just for 1 year! My bad. (reading the full contract I thought it meant you have to get that license just for the month you release a cover? 'service') Thanks for demystifying.
@@DoktorKifTV Yes it's $12 per cover song per year. For the legacy thing that's also per song, but I think that's just a one off payment, not per year. I never go for that personally. And thanks so much, I'm glad you are enjoying my channel!
The video was helpful to me I appreciate you a lot I will get back to you to let you know if there is any problem but I miss your link and to open my desk okay and I was given the 7% discount
Thanks very much for using the link. I'm glad this video was helpful. I also made one specifically about how to upload an original song if that is of any interest to you also
@@ytnsofala A possible issue could be the type of card you are using. Distrokid. Distrokid currently only accepts payments via Visa, Mastercard or American Express cards. If you are using one of these and your payment isn't going through you may wish to get in touch with your bank to see if they are blocking payments to Distrokid for some reason. I hope this helps
This video is helpful, under the language section could you please check which all other languages supported? Apart from English, I am also looking for the language called "Malayalam" ?
I'm not sure about that one sorry. if you can't find the information on the Distrokid website then I'd recommend getting in touch with Distrokid to ask. They usually reply to enquires within 2 or 3 days
@@bwoyteezy As far as I recall it took only a few days to get verified on spotify, and then for apple music it took about a week after my single went live on the platform
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you found it helpful. I went with the ones I'd heard of before and then for ones I hadn't heard of I looked them up first to see how popular they were. I didn't bother with any smaller companies after Taylor Davis's advice saying she'd had issues and lost money with a smaller less well known one.
Hello i wanted to ask that does destrokid take full payment at the time of signing up? or does it take it annually? because my card is just getting declined.
When you sign up, yes Distrokid will charge you for 1 year's subscription (so $19.99 if you are on the basic plan). Your card will then get charged again 1 year later. If you are having issues with your card being declined, it could be because of your card type. Distrokid only accept Visa, American express cards and Mastercards. If you are using one of these then I would suggest either getting in touch with your bank to see why they are declining your card, or get in touch with Distrokid directly on their help/ contact form. I hope this helps :)
Please let's me get it clear, if you want to upload your song on RUclips you need to select no, right? So if you select yes means you can't upload your song into your RUclips channel, right?
If you select google play/youtube as a store when uploading your song to Distrokid, Distrokid will create an audio track on youtube with the album/single artwork as the video. You can still upload your own separate music video onto your own RUclips channel however. This is what I do. Does this help to answer your question?
Hi there if we subscribe to the basic plan $19.99/yr then we have upload a cover song so the $12 amount of cover song is paid separately after the purchase of the basic plan or at the time of purchasing the basic plan? Or Distrokid deduct it from our card?
The $12 is a separate payment which will be deducted from your card when you choose to upload and release a cover song. This is a recurring payment that you have to pay each year for each cover song you release. Hope this helps.
Here's some information about which countries music uploaded to Distrokid will be available in: distrokid.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360013648113-What-Countries-Will-My-Music-Be-Available-In-
@@thirtikay As I'm not a legal professional I'm afraid I can't give any guidance on taxes (I have no experience with this myself) and it will also depend on which country you live in. You would be best to get an accountant to help you with this. Sorry I can't be of more help in this regard
Vicky B - Does DistroKidd actually keep tabs/ keeps count of the number of times that your song is played on Radios (so that you are *paid per radio play)?* (4.) If not - what platform will and what is their price? (Thanks in Advance)
I'm not sure about radio plays. I don't think Distrokid keeps track of this. In the UK I believe you need to sign up for PRS or PPL for them to collect royalties like that for you. I'm not sure about other countries. Hope this helps
If me and my friend are dropping a song together but we are separate artist and this will be the first time we drop music would we need 2 separate distrokid accounts or just one ? So in the artist name we put each other with the & symbol ??
Hi Saul, I'm not 100% sure about this as this is not something I have had to set up myself. There should be some information in the Distrokid FAQ section however. If you can't find the information you need there, the Distrokid customer service team is really good and they usually respond to emails within 2 or 3 days. I hope this helps :)
@@Swuante I get the impression you would both need a Distrokid account. Here is an article with some information: distrokid.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/360004389234-Splits
SignedwithDistrokid 2 years ago. Released 15 of my created Singles through them. Have not received any response in return since. My old Account had an outdated Email, bank, phone number, and address. Have never been able to sign in to that old email since. 2 years now I always wondered what happened to my songs, if I may gotten paid, it was all another scam?
I've never had any issues with them myself. If your card which you used to sign up with them was outdated then I would imagine that your subscription renewal wouldn't have gone through in which case your account would have been cancelled and all songs removed from stores. Have you tried to get in touch with their customer service about it?
@@VickiBalfour Good news! Sort of. We've been informed that your artist name, Naxis, is already in use by an established artist. Before stores can accept this single, we need to verify that it's you. To get verified, please do one of the following: If the artist uses Twitter, send a Direct Message ("DM") to @distrokid to verify A photo of the artists' drivers license or passport (you may block out personal info such as address) Once verified, you'll get a blue checkmark on DistroKid and your music will go live expeditiously. That’s what it said.
Thank you such a helpful video😍 Question : Do we need import another credit card information for distrokid or it just uses the credit card information we signed up with?
The card you sign up with will be the one that Distrokid used for future payments (i.e. for further purchases such as cover song licences) but you can change this at a later date. You will need to enter bank details or paypal details in order for Distrokid to pay you. Hope this helps.
My producer uploads all my song but im not able to access any of the menu options on my account to check on the splits because i have not picked any package. Should I pick a package evwn if i wont use it?? Is it considered as an account only if i have a package?
Hi Dhaya, I haven't worked with a producer, so I'm not sure what happens when someone else is in charge of your uploads. Perhaps you should try speaking to your producer about this or get in touch with Distrokid directly to ask them questions. They usually reply within a couple of days when I've had a query.
Hello, can you tell me if I need to create "band's spotify profile" or it was created when we got on distrokid and I can access it through my normal profile? Thanks in advance. Helpful video. Keep up.
Hi Rene, when I set up my Distrokid account I did not have a spotify profile. When I uploaded my first song to Distrokid, they created a spotify profile for me. I was then able to claim my spotify profile as I describe towards the end of the video so that I could change my profile picture and bio on spotify. My login to spotify is different from my log in to Distrokid, though I initially set it up on Distrokid. Does this help to answer your question?
Thanks Vicki, very helpful, i have a question, i´d like to upload my version of a folk song, which many other musicians sang and played before, technically it´s not a cover, it´s a folk song, how do i go about it? Gonna use your link!
Hi Svetlana, I'm actually working on another tutorial video at the moment on how to do this. What you need to do is first of all check that the song is in the public domain. Folk songs which are really old should be (but always make sure to check). Then you follow the process for uploading a song as if it was an original song. When you get asked for song writer (music/lyrics) name, you just write 'Traditional'. This is what I did when uploading my arrangement of Auld Lang Syne. You then don't need to play for a cover licence and you keep all the royalties. Hopefully this helps, but feel free to watch my new tutorial when it comes out later this month :)
@@SvetlanaBakushinaArt My tutorial on how to release traditional songs is now up if you're still interested in watching it :) I'll leave the link here: ruclips.net/video/mttDhcjVT2k/видео.html
Can u change banks...??mode of payment' I mean am in doha ..so I want to register with Doha bank card then after two yrs ..when I go back to my country..change to one of the banks in my country...u feel me?
*Bro Please Help me!* I created account in the distroKid and they took the money and refunded it!.. And then took just 1dollar and refunded that too but, I created a account and uploaded a song too! Now!!! I don't know whether it will be published or not? I don't know what to do help ME please!! They didn't take the money though I created the account in afternoon now its night time.
Hi Sandy, I'm not sure why this would have happened. I would recommend getting in touch with Distrokid directly about this, I've found their online service to be really good and they usually get back to you within a couple of working days. I hope you manage to get this sorted out okay.
Hi Vicky B Pls after subscribing to distrokid basic plan, an extra $13 dollars was deducted from account, without them approving the audio I uploaded. Please what's going on? I need urgent reply pls
Hi Tehila, I'm not sure why this would have been. Were you trying to get a cover song licence? I would recommend getting in touch with Distrokid directly if you think there has been a mistake. Their help service is usually pretty good in my experience.
This's very helpful dear, but my question is 1. After releasing my single 19.99 dollars every year for Distrokid? 2. How can I attached the lyrics of my song so it can show everywhere example like Shazam, Facebook etc.?
1. Yes you need to pay the subscription every year, however you can upload an unlimited number of songs each year. 2. I'm not sure about this as I haven't tried to do it myself
Hi I'm George but my friends call me speechless guy I'm a songwriter and i wanted to know how i will benefit from my music after writing a song and recording it and more about destrokid thanks
Great video Vicki. Do you know how I can give someone credit such as "Programmer & Arranger". There is no place to do that. Should I put it on the image?
Hi Ronald, thank you. Yes you can give credits to arrangers etc. In the 'more' tab there is a section called 'credits and liner notes'. Here you can add credits to any singles or albums and this information will be sent to streaming services along with your song.
@@VickiBalfour Thanks Vicki. I have not uploaded the song so I cant see the credits and liner notes page (how it looks) :-( Also, once u finish uploading a song or album, can you see the ISRC and UPC Code that was issued by Distrokid?
@@rockyboy976 Hi Ronald, yes you will get to see the ISRC and the UPC code. Once you have uploaded your song go to the 'my music' tab then select the album/single you wish to view and the info will be on that song's page
my account is already created but due to lost my mobile now i want to open it in another mobile via email but it is not opening asking to buy back what can tell me how to open my old account
@@SUMORRIX That's very strange, a lot of people seem to be having this issue. According to Distrokid's website you need to use visa, mastercard or american express card. As you are using one or more of these, I think your next step would be to get in touch with your bank so see why your card is being declined and if there is no issues on that end then you should try contacting Distrokid directly to see what is going on. Let me know if this helps at all
@@SUMORRIX Have you been in touch with your bank to see if it is just that your bank is declining payments to the website and perhaps you need to tell them that it's okay for the payment to go through?
Is this for signing up to Distrokid, or for receiving payment from Distrokid? To receive payment there are other options such as wire transfer direct to your bank account.
@@HoodENT_Records Unfortunately you can not sign up to Distrokid using paypal. Instead you need to use either a Visa card, an American express card or a master card.
Hey if I already have a Spotify and Spotify for Artists profile through which I have been releasing music can I continue with the same profile on distrokid it's just that I am unhappy with my distributor and I wish to change it.
I'm a South African artist and I plan to have my music on all platforms next year,this was very informative ❤
Glad to help :)
Thank you. The best explained video I found on RUclips with all the required details. Thank you very much 😊❤️
I'm glad this was helpful for you!
THANK YOUU!!!! I NEEDED THIS, nobody would explain distrokid good 🥺😭
Thank you for watching, I'm glad you found it helpful!
Truly!
I don't know why youtube not .. recommend these type of .. informative video .. well vickie ... Its was amazing informative and ... Valueable video .. easy to follow ..... Love from India .... Keep it up 👍
Thanks so much for the feedback! I'm actually editing together another tutorial on Distrokid just now about how to upload a song you have written and about a few updates on Distrokid, so if that's something that might interest you make sure to check back on my channel in a week or two :)
@@VickiBalfour yeah 😇😇 i have already subscribed your channel .. and for sure i will visite there ... Bcoz im also a youtuber ... I found your channel ... Informative .. and intresing so thats why i appreciate alot . 😇😇🙌🙌 Thanku so much for the concern . I would love make a calloboration with You ...by taking any informative or entertainment content ...Would you like to do this too? 😇
@@SurajR Thanks very much for subscribing. My channel is mostly focused on doing epic covers of gaming soundtracks, so I don't really have any plans for educational collabs at the moment but it might be something I would consider in the future if you have a really clear idea of what you wanted to do.
@@VickiBalfour Much Respect 🙏🙏 .. and yeah.. for sure .. Collab will be Supersoon 😇😇
@@SurajR :)
Thank You So much For This video it helps me aloot and i used your link to open my account thanks aloooooooooot :)
Thanks very much for using my link, it helps to support my channel :)
Thank you so much for the information, this is what I was looking for . I’m gonna open my account tomorrow.
Glad to help :)
Thanks so much! This is the best video I've ever seen lol! Very well explained and took your time to display it as well! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
No problem! Thanks for the feedback :)
This was soo helpful...... Thank you♥️🙏
No problem! Let me know if there's any other videos like this I could make on similar topics which could help you out :)
Just watched this this is the best explanation ever. Thanks alot i have been having issues creating mine . Was looking for some that could help me.
I'm glad this was helpful for you :)
@@VickiBalfour God bless you ma'am please i would like you to help guide me on how to be able to have my own artist Spotify account and also have my songs uploaded to it through distrokid am trying to do it but it's hard
I also have RUclipsr channel with 10.5k subscribers. The name of my channel is King osinachi MTV.
Am just having problem creating my own Artist Spotify account.
@@kingosinachimtv8758 Distrokid should automatically create a Spotify account for you if you don't already have one and upload your music to it when you release a song with Distrokid.
@@VickiBalfour ok ma'am one last question, long time ago someone created one for me but now i don't have it's details anymore i want to create another one Myself. Can i still do that through distrokid with the same name or do i need to make any changes while creating a new one.
Thanks for the helpful tutorial on how to start a distrokid account
No problem :)
This is great and helpful ❤ love from Nigeria
Thank you!
You are giving tru knowledge and also so briefly thanks for these helpful information
Keep doing videos like this ❤️💯👍
Glad to help. What other tutorial videos would you like to see on my channel?
@@VickiBalfour plz make video on distribution of album and distribute album song like singles one by one....
@@AnkitBrown Do you mean give a walkthrough of the steps I took to distribute my album? I think I cover most of these points in my new 'How to upload an album to Distrokid tutorial'. My main promotion of the album after I have uploaded it to Distrokid is by sharing my Distrokid hyperfollow page for the album across my social media sites and making regular posts about the album.
@@VickiBalfour make video to distribute album but song will out one by one in few days gap....
@@AnkitBrown Sorry, I'm not quite sure what you mean?
Thanks very much Vicki. Very informative.
No problem :)
thank u for this video, really really helpful indeed !!
Glad to help!
Am opening a distro kid using ur link in this week on Thursday.
Thank you very much for choosing to use my link
Thanks so much this is the best video ever for a beginner like me lol thanks once again
No problem! I'm glad you found it helpful :)
I love you so much for this.
Glad to help :)
Thank you for helping me. I needed something like this
Glad to help!
Thank you for the detailed helpful video Vicki.
No problem!
Thank Vicki for the info,this was helpful.Good luck with your music.
Thanks very much Mike. Glad to help :)
thank you for the clear explanation
No problem!
Thank you, I got the 7% discount, I like how you also explained the process, very very nice
No problem, glad to help :)
@@VickiBalfour Please how do I get the link to share my music if distro kid doesn't send me a mail early enough that it has been uploaded on any of the sites
@@inumimomccoyayomide1706 What I do is just log into e.g. my spotify and check for my song (as sometimes it is released before Distrokid sends the email to say it's up on that platform). If it's there, I just click on the song and then copy the url for the song and share that.
A well explained, I appreciate it a lot, I’m a have my account asap
Glad to have helped :)
thank you ...i didn't see such an informational video about distrokid
No problem, I'm glad it was helpful for you. Please let me know if there are any other videos I could make on similar topics which could help you out
this is very useful one to me to create my distrokid account. thank you ma'am i use your link.
Thanks very much for using my link and I am glad that you found this video helpful :)
@@VickiBalfour i'm From Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 thank you for doing this grate job..!!
@@EvillDZAYGEOFFICIAL No problem! Let me know if there's any other videos like this I could make which would help you out :)
Wow Vicki, you certainly did your homework!! Whiskeyman
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this educative content Vickie Balfour. Now it is time to search for your songs
Thank you!
thank you very much for this whole info,❤️
No problem!
Thank you for the teachings
No problem :)
Such a well explained topic. Good job👌
Thank you very much! I've also made a video specifically on how to upload an original song you have written to Distrokid plus a couple of updates which I'll either be posting on my channel this saturday or next tuesday :)
@@VickiBalfour I'll wait for it🙌
@@WizzbrozzGamerzz What sort of music do you enjoy creating?
@@VickiBalfour covers and I write soft rock songs
My main RUclips channel is Branson Mategaonkar
@@WizzbrozzGamerzz Oh nice! If I get the chance I will check it out :)
Very useful, thanks. Good luck with your music!
Thank you!
Thank You.. You are a STAR......
I'm glad this was helpful for you!
@@VickiBalfour may God bless you 😉🙋
@@samkelomadlala6582 Thank you!
this video explained most of the things, thank you
Thank you for the feedback! Please do let me know if there are any other videos I could make like this on similar topics that could help you out. I also recently did a video on how to set up a home recording studio.
thank You So much(South Africa)
No problem!
You can use this link to get a 7% DISCOUNT on your first annual Distrokid membership:
distrokid.com/vip/seven/2153998
Signing up here will help to support my channel! Thanks so much!
Thank you sooo much. It helped me a lot.
No problem, I'm glad this was helpful for you :)
Good explanation keep doing good job
Thank you!
Thank you for explaining this good information ❤️🙏🏾
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Great video thx for your help!
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Very informative and helpful. Thank you
No problem, glad to help :)
I love distrokid
I'm coming to get connected💚🍸
They're very affordable aren't they?
Thank yoOOOOOOOOOOOOU very much FOR THIS VIDEO
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This helped, thanks!
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Thank you for this video. It was extremely helpful.
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great explanation. Thanks.
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So helpful thank you I admire your content
Thanks very much for taking the time to watch. I'm glad this was helpful for you :)
Cheers ^ this is gold!
1 Cover Song $12 a year? Sign up to service = $12 a year, or $12 a year for EACH cover?
2 And - legacy tickbox (own music or covers) - one-time fee, nonrecurring, so that IS per track you tick it on? Ouch, ok but ouch.
3 Been told - always release singles, then as album. Above makes this expensive? To survive costs, just do album? Your thoughts / experiences? Ta
So it is $19.99 per year to sign up to release songs. If you are releasing a cover song, you need to pay an additional $12 when you release that song, and then again each year to keep the mechanical licence for that cover song. I hope this helps :)
@@VickiBalfour thx, I get confused between "value" (saving) and "cost" - also their $12 x 1 meaning per year each year, not just for 1 year! My bad. (reading the full contract I thought it meant you have to get that license just for the month you release a cover? 'service') Thanks for demystifying.
@@VickiBalfour (p.s. I meant re legacy for q3 above, p.p.s. saw your covers & I'm enjoying your channel - keep up the gr8 work!)
@@DoktorKifTV Yes it's $12 per cover song per year. For the legacy thing that's also per song, but I think that's just a one off payment, not per year. I never go for that personally. And thanks so much, I'm glad you are enjoying my channel!
Thank you!
No problem, I'm glad this was helpful for you!
Great work thank you very much for this 🙏🙏🙏
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The video was helpful to me I appreciate you a lot I will get back to you to let you know if there is any problem but I miss your link and to open my desk okay and I was given the 7% discount
I'm glad the video was helpful for you :)
Thank you ❤️
No problem!
Thanks allot 🙏
No problem, I'm glad to help :)
Well explained
Glad to help :)
Very helpful thank you 😉
No problem, I'm glad you found it helpful! Are there other similar tutorials I could create that you would fine useful?
very well explained! will be using your affiliate link soon thanks :)
Thanks very much for using the link. I'm glad this video was helpful. I also made one specifically about how to upload an original song if that is of any interest to you also
I subd , thank you very much .
No problem, glad to help!
Very helpful video but could you explain how to fill the card details,
Do you mean your card details for creating an account?
@@VickiBalfour yes,because it says my card is declined yet I have everything i need
@@ytnsofala A possible issue could be the type of card you are using. Distrokid. Distrokid currently only accepts payments via Visa, Mastercard or American Express cards. If you are using one of these and your payment isn't going through you may wish to get in touch with your bank to see if they are blocking payments to Distrokid for some reason. I hope this helps
cool dear
Thanks :)
Thank you❤️❤️
No problem
This video is helpful, under the language section could you please check which all other languages supported? Apart from English, I am also looking for the language called "Malayalam" ?
I'm not sure about that one sorry. if you can't find the information on the Distrokid website then I'd recommend getting in touch with Distrokid to ask. They usually reply to enquires within 2 or 3 days
@@VickiBalfourI have been using CD baby :) thank you.
@@bijeshksamson No problem
This is helpfully , We love you for this.
How long it takes to be available on all music digital platforms since I want to release?
Depending on the platform, it can take anywhere between 1 day and 2 weeks to be released once you upload your song to Distrokid.
thank you
No problem!
Helpful , l m using your link
Thanks very much, I'm glad you found the video helpful :)
Vicki Balfour l did Sign up today.
How long does it take for my Spotify to be verified? If l m still a beginner and also the itunes.
@@bwoyteezy As far as I recall it took only a few days to get verified on spotify, and then for apple music it took about a week after my single went live on the platform
Thanks a lot dear, the video was so helpful to me but i would have like to ask for more help if possible.
Glad you found the video helpful!
Thank u !
No problem
thanks this was super helpful, going to sign up now 😀
...how did you decide which services to tick from the list?
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you found it helpful. I went with the ones I'd heard of before and then for ones I hadn't heard of I looked them up first to see how popular they were. I didn't bother with any smaller companies after Taylor Davis's advice saying she'd had issues and lost money with a smaller less well known one.
@@VickiBalfour ah ok thanks
@@AlisaMarie No problem
Yes please i love your videos this is exactly what am looking for. Please i will like to be your student
I'm glad you found the video helpful :)
@@VickiBalfour yes dear is been very helpful I will always message when am in need of answers dear
Apply oac and claim
Do you have any questions about the tutorial?
do i have to be an IOS user to make an apple artist account?
I use android and pc and I was able to make an apple artist account, so no you don't need to be an IOS user
@@VickiBalfour thanks
@@namelessthebully no problem :)
thanks!
No problem!
Hello
i wanted to ask that
does destrokid take full payment at the time of signing up? or does it take it annually?
because my card is just getting declined.
When you sign up, yes Distrokid will charge you for 1 year's subscription (so $19.99 if you are on the basic plan). Your card will then get charged again 1 year later. If you are having issues with your card being declined, it could be because of your card type. Distrokid only accept Visa, American express cards and Mastercards. If you are using one of these then I would suggest either getting in touch with your bank to see why they are declining your card, or get in touch with Distrokid directly on their help/ contact form. I hope this helps :)
wow thank you😊
@@abisekgurung23 No problem, I'm glad to help :)
Please let's me get it clear, if you want to upload your song on RUclips you need to select no, right? So if you select yes means you can't upload your song into your RUclips channel, right?
If you select google play/youtube as a store when uploading your song to Distrokid, Distrokid will create an audio track on youtube with the album/single artwork as the video. You can still upload your own separate music video onto your own RUclips channel however. This is what I do. Does this help to answer your question?
@@VickiBalfour yes thank you for your time
@@nairapower0 No problem :)
Hi there if we subscribe to the basic plan $19.99/yr then we have upload a cover song so the $12 amount of cover song is paid separately after the purchase of the basic plan or at the time of purchasing the basic plan? Or Distrokid deduct it from our card?
The $12 is a separate payment which will be deducted from your card when you choose to upload and release a cover song. This is a recurring payment that you have to pay each year for each cover song you release. Hope this helps.
Please I have a question,,,,do distrokid work in Nigeria?
Here's some information about which countries music uploaded to Distrokid will be available in: distrokid.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360013648113-What-Countries-Will-My-Music-Be-Available-In-
A bank tutorial would be great, thats where I'm stuck at 😔
What specific things are you stuck with on the bank stuff?
@@VickiBalfour like the tax stuff I'm 17 an doing it on my own kinda hard.. Just wanted some guidance
@@thirtikay As I'm not a legal professional I'm afraid I can't give any guidance on taxes (I have no experience with this myself) and it will also depend on which country you live in. You would be best to get an accountant to help you with this. Sorry I can't be of more help in this regard
Vicky B - Does DistroKidd actually keep tabs/ keeps count of the number of times that your song is played on Radios (so that you are *paid per radio play)?* (4.) If not - what platform will and what is their price? (Thanks in Advance)
I'm not sure about radio plays. I don't think Distrokid keeps track of this. In the UK I believe you need to sign up for PRS or PPL for them to collect royalties like that for you. I'm not sure about other countries. Hope this helps
@@VickiBalfour *Thanks what are the typical radio standards that a song must meet before airplay?* (like typical frequency ect.....)*
@@assuredcertitude8234 Sorry, I'm not sure, I've never had any of my songs played on the radio
So i cant claim my accounts until the song releases?
Do you mean for your spotify and apple accounts? Yes, I believe you need to wait until the song has been released, at least, that is how it was for me
If me and my friend are dropping a song together but we are separate artist and this will be the first time we drop music would we need 2 separate distrokid accounts or just one ? So in the artist name we put each other with the & symbol ??
Hi Saul, I'm not 100% sure about this as this is not something I have had to set up myself. There should be some information in the Distrokid FAQ section however. If you can't find the information you need there, the Distrokid customer service team is really good and they usually respond to emails within 2 or 3 days. I hope this helps :)
I need to know this too
@@Swuante I get the impression you would both need a Distrokid account. Here is an article with some information: distrokid.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/360004389234-Splits
SignedwithDistrokid 2 years ago. Released 15 of my created Singles through them. Have not received any response in return since. My old Account had an outdated Email, bank, phone number, and address. Have never been able to sign in to that old email since. 2 years now I always wondered what happened to my songs, if I may gotten paid, it was all another scam?
I've never had any issues with them myself. If your card which you used to sign up with them was outdated then I would imagine that your subscription renewal wouldn't have gone through in which case your account would have been cancelled and all songs removed from stores. Have you tried to get in touch with their customer service about it?
Mine does not say edit release it says “good news, sort of...etc” please help me
Can you describe in more detail which point of the upload process you are in and what the message was?
@@VickiBalfour Good news! Sort of.
We've been informed that your artist name, Naxis, is already in use by an established artist.
Before stores can accept this single, we need to verify that it's you.
To get verified, please do one of the following:
If the artist uses Twitter, send a Direct Message ("DM") to @distrokid to verify
A photo of the artists' drivers license or passport (you may block out personal info such as address)
Once verified, you'll get a blue checkmark on DistroKid and your music will go live expeditiously. That’s what it said.
@@naxs2919 Let me know how it goes then, that sounds like it's going to be pretty straight forward to sort out :)
@@VickiBalfour I got it figured out thanks
@@naxs2919 No problem, I'm glad you got it sorted :)
Thank you such a helpful video😍
Question : Do we need import another credit card information for distrokid or it just uses the credit card information we signed up with?
The card you sign up with will be the one that Distrokid used for future payments (i.e. for further purchases such as cover song licences) but you can change this at a later date. You will need to enter bank details or paypal details in order for Distrokid to pay you. Hope this helps.
@@VickiBalfour hey thx so much absolutely helpful 😍👍🏻
@@alikazemi6802 No problem!
My producer uploads all my song but im not able to access any of the menu options on my account to check on the splits because i have not picked any package. Should I pick a package evwn if i wont use it?? Is it considered as an account only if i have a package?
Hi Dhaya, I haven't worked with a producer, so I'm not sure what happens when someone else is in charge of your uploads. Perhaps you should try speaking to your producer about this or get in touch with Distrokid directly to ask them questions. They usually reply within a couple of days when I've had a query.
Hello, can you tell me if I need to create "band's spotify profile" or it was created when we got on distrokid and I can access it through my normal profile? Thanks in advance. Helpful video. Keep up.
Hi Rene, when I set up my Distrokid account I did not have a spotify profile. When I uploaded my first song to Distrokid, they created a spotify profile for me. I was then able to claim my spotify profile as I describe towards the end of the video so that I could change my profile picture and bio on spotify. My login to spotify is different from my log in to Distrokid, though I initially set it up on Distrokid. Does this help to answer your question?
@@VickiBalfour Actually yes thank you!
@@reneremsik No problem, I'm glad you found the video useful :)
Thanks Vicki, very helpful, i have a question, i´d like to upload my version of a folk song, which many other musicians sang and played before, technically it´s not a cover, it´s a folk song, how do i go about it? Gonna use your link!
Hi Svetlana, I'm actually working on another tutorial video at the moment on how to do this. What you need to do is first of all check that the song is in the public domain. Folk songs which are really old should be (but always make sure to check). Then you follow the process for uploading a song as if it was an original song. When you get asked for song writer (music/lyrics) name, you just write 'Traditional'. This is what I did when uploading my arrangement of Auld Lang Syne. You then don't need to play for a cover licence and you keep all the royalties. Hopefully this helps, but feel free to watch my new tutorial when it comes out later this month :)
@@VickiBalfour Thank you a lot, this is very helpful, looking forward to your new tutorial!
@@SvetlanaBakushinaArt No problem and thank you :)
@@SvetlanaBakushinaArt My tutorial on how to release traditional songs is now up if you're still interested in watching it :) I'll leave the link here: ruclips.net/video/mttDhcjVT2k/видео.html
@@VickiBalfour Sure! Gonna watch it now!
Amazing ❤
Thanks very much for watching, I hope this was helpful for you :)
Can u change banks...??mode of payment' I mean am in doha ..so I want to register with Doha bank card then after two yrs ..when I go back to my country..change to one of the banks in my country...u feel me?
As far as I am aware you can change your payment details at a later date. I have updated my payment details on Distrokid before. Hope this helps :)
should be have to pay for cover license everytime whenever we upload new cover ??? Or it’s one time payment ?
You have to pay every time you upload a new cover, and you also have to pay every year as well
*Bro Please Help me!*
I created account in the distroKid and they took the money and refunded it!..
And then took just 1dollar and refunded that too but,
I created a account and uploaded a song too! Now!!! I don't know whether it will be published or not?
I don't know what to do help ME please!!
They didn't take the money though I created the account in afternoon now its night time.
Hi Sandy, I'm not sure why this would have happened. I would recommend getting in touch with Distrokid directly about this, I've found their online service to be really good and they usually get back to you within a couple of working days. I hope you manage to get this sorted out okay.
@@VickiBalfour thanks a lot
@@K-Santhosh No problem
Hi Vicky B
Pls after subscribing to distrokid basic plan, an extra $13 dollars was deducted from account, without them approving the audio I uploaded.
Please what's going on? I need urgent reply pls
Hi Tehila, I'm not sure why this would have been. Were you trying to get a cover song licence? I would recommend getting in touch with Distrokid directly if you think there has been a mistake. Their help service is usually pretty good in my experience.
Thanks you...
Already paid but failed to sign in..
Please help me
I'm really sorry but I can't help with this particular problem, you would need to get in touch with Distrokid about this.
This's very helpful dear, but my question is 1. After releasing my single 19.99 dollars every year for Distrokid?
2. How can I attached the lyrics of my song so it can show everywhere example like Shazam, Facebook etc.?
1. Yes you need to pay the subscription every year, however you can upload an unlimited number of songs each year.
2. I'm not sure about this as I haven't tried to do it myself
@@VickiBalfour Wow ok thanks for your response
@@KMensahTv No problem, sorry I can't help you with the fb and shazam stuff
Hi I'm George but my friends call me speechless guy I'm a songwriter and i wanted to know how i will benefit from my music after writing a song and recording it and more about destrokid thanks
What sort of information specifically are you looking for?
Great video Vicki. Do you know how I can give someone credit such as "Programmer & Arranger". There is no place to do that. Should I put it on the image?
Hi Ronald, thank you. Yes you can give credits to arrangers etc. In the 'more' tab there is a section called 'credits and liner notes'. Here you can add credits to any singles or albums and this information will be sent to streaming services along with your song.
@@VickiBalfour Thanks Vicki. I have not uploaded the song so I cant see the credits and liner notes page (how it looks) :-( Also, once u finish uploading a song or album, can you see the ISRC and UPC Code that was issued by Distrokid?
@@rockyboy976 Hi Ronald, yes you will get to see the ISRC and the UPC code. Once you have uploaded your song go to the 'my music' tab then select the album/single you wish to view and the info will be on that song's page
@@VickiBalfour Ur awesome. Many thanks :-)
@@rockyboy976 No problem, glad to help :)
Can't this app use in India?
Distrokid is an american company, but non US citizens can upload their music to Distrokid. Does the link to the Distrokid website not work for you?
Yeah it doesn't work it asks for my card type but there was no option for me
@@zovlinthegreat i have same problem ...it only accepts credit cards ....declines all debit cards including visa
@@swaraj5779 why is it so?? We r hopeless right?😂😂
@@zovlinthegreat yeah i've gone for another distributor
my account is already created but due to lost my mobile now i want to open it in another mobile via email but it is not opening asking to buy back what can tell me how to open my old account
As long as you know your email and password you should be able to log onto your account on a different device.
Distrokid is the best but i dont like that the songs get turned down if you your subscription ends.
I guess it's their way of ensuring that customers stay with them
Hello what ever the card type I'm getting an error message like your card is declined, what is the reason behind it, please help me
I tried with master card and visa card but still it is giving same error like your card was declined please help me
@@SUMORRIX That's very strange, a lot of people seem to be having this issue. According to Distrokid's website you need to use visa, mastercard or american express card. As you are using one or more of these, I think your next step would be to get in touch with your bank so see why your card is being declined and if there is no issues on that end then you should try contacting Distrokid directly to see what is going on. Let me know if this helps at all
I am not getting correct information regarding this even in distrokid website. Can you please help me to resolve this issue?
@@SUMORRIX Have you been in touch with your bank to see if it is just that your bank is declining payments to the website and perhaps you need to tell them that it's okay for the payment to go through?
Thank you so much for helping me and for the information. Thank you for your immediate support and response. 😇
I don't have PayPal payment metod ehat can I do pls replyyyy
Is this for signing up to Distrokid, or for receiving payment from Distrokid? To receive payment there are other options such as wire transfer direct to your bank account.
@@VickiBalfour No, for signing up to Distrokid but there isn't no PayPal payment metod now I don't now what to do?
@@HoodENT_Records Unfortunately you can not sign up to Distrokid using paypal. Instead you need to use either a Visa card, an American express card or a master card.
Hey if I already have a Spotify and Spotify for Artists profile through which I have been releasing music can I continue with the same profile on distrokid it's just that I am unhappy with my distributor and I wish to change it.
Yes you should be able to link up your current profile
@@VickiBalfour Thanks dear, was too worried about it
@@VAIDIK009 I haven't gone through the process of setting it up that way myself, but I know there is a way to do it.
Up👍💯
Thank you!