TuneCore Partners with Hi-Res Audio Platform Qobuz

Note: TuneCore will only deliver high-resolution tracks to Qobuz.  That means that your file must be 16-bit, 44 kHz. Because you’ve chosen to utilize TuneCore’s Store Automator, we’ll only deliver your existing releases to Qobuz if they meet this requirement. High-resolution audio may seem like a niche interest, but in fact its popularity has steadily […]

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What’s the Deal with Streaming Fraud? Here’s Everything You Need to Know.

It’s no question that music streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music are dominating the digital world of music distribution. Streaming is a win-win for the artist and the listener: artists make money for every stream their music gets, while listeners can take their music on the go without having to download a thing.  Artists, […]

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TuneCore Artists Show the Power of Being Independent by Reaching Record-Breaking Milestone Of $2 Billion In Revenue While Retaining 100% Of Earnings and Rights

The Company Pays Independent Artists An Average of $1.2 Million Per Day  Brooklyn, NY – October 14, 2020 – TuneCore, the world’s leading independent digital music company for independent artists, today announced the record-breaking achievement of $2 billion earned by its artists, proving the power of independence.  The company pays its roster of independent artists […]

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Instagram Launches Reels

Our friends at Instagram have really had an incredible run as it pertains to giving artists the opportunity to express themselves and engage fans on the platform over the past few years. Whether it’s partnering with TuneCore to make your music available for use by fans or introducing streaming song lyrics into Stories to drive […]

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Introducing YouTube Music – YouTube’s New Streaming Service

YouTube has long been the go-to platform for all things video – whether it’s series, news, music videos, viral user generated content or everything in between. Along the way, it also became a hugely popular destination for just general music streaming and discovery. Meanwhile its parent, Google, established its own streaming and download service Google […]

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Personality Dynamics: Why Communication and Respect Are Vital For The Health of Your Band

[Editors Note: This article was written by Patrick McGuire.]   Many serious bands happily sacrifice money, relationships and careers in the hopes that they’ll find an audience for their music. But while focusing on the musical parts of being in a band is important, the way the musicians who form a band respect and communicate with […]

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Wednesday Video Diversion: October 11, 2017

Happy Wednesday everyone. Time to divert your attention from whatever it was you were up to before reading this entry to kick back, relax, and enjoy some awesome music videos from our ever-growing community of TuneCore Artists. What are we celebrating this week? Well, did you know that on this day just a few years back in […]

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6 Things You Can Do To Get Your Fans to Take More Photos At Your Shows (And Why That Matters)

[Editors Note: This blog post was written by Hugh McIntyre. Hugh writes about music and the music industry and regularly contributes to Forbes, Sonicbids, and more.] These days, everybody is taking photos…of everything. Now that cameras are everywhere and anyone can upload their latest capture to the world wide web in mere seconds, there is no stopping the […]

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New Music Friday: August 4, 2017

TuneCore Artists are releasing tons of new music every day. Each week we check out the new TuneCore releases and choose a few at random to feature on the blog. Is your hit next? Follow The Billion Dollar Club – a Spotify playlist that’s updated every Friday with new releases from TuneCore Artists – stream it below! We […]

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Wednesday Video Diversion: July 26, 2017

In need of a little mid-week inspiration? This day in 1968, a group known as The Jackson Five signed a one-year contract with Motown Records – they’d go on to have not one, not two, but FOUR number one singles in the next two years. Wait – you said you’re looking for a little mid-week […]

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