Digital Music Distribution Stores
DSP Cartel puts your music in the most popular digital stores around the world like Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Deezer, and more.
In fact, we partner with digital stores. Below are just some of our top store partners.
Spotify
Spotify is currently the largest purely music-streaming platform in the world, with over 140 million active users per month enjoying a rich offering of popular playlists. Strength: Reach. Your tracks join a catalogue of millions of songs, available for a rapidly growing user base.
Features: Streaming
Apple Music
With over 241 million active users, iTunes is one of the most popular digital music stores in the world. By putting your music on iTunes and Apple Music, you can make it easier for fans to discover and play your music than ever before. Strength: Ubiquity. You can reach over a hundred million people.
Features: Cloud, Downloads
Youtube Music / Youtube content id
YouTube Music gets your music in front of more than a billion users on YouTube. YouTube Music pairs your song with cover art (YouTube calls this an “Art Track”) and you earn money when those Art Tracks are streamed on YouTube. Strength: With a reach of one billion unique users monthly, YouTube Music gives you the power to connect with more fans worldwide.
Features: Streaming
Deezer
Available in more countries than any other streaming music service, Deezer gets your music in front of 20 million users. Strength: Reach. Go global with your music.
Features: Streaming, Downloads
Facebook partners with Digital Service Providers (DSPs) to offer a vast library of licensed music. Users can add songs to their stories, reels, and videos, creating more engaging and expressive content. By integrating trending tracks and diverse genres, Facebook helps bring moments to life and connect communities through music.
Instagram uses music delivered from DSP to let users enhance their content with licensed tracks. From adding trending songs to Reels, Stories, and posts to creating immersive experiences, Instagram’s music library ensures everyone can find the perfect soundtrack to express themselves and connect with their audience.
TikTok / reezo
TikTok is one of the most downloaded apps in the world. TikTok allows users to upload 15-second videos to a scrollable feed, using background music from their diverse library of songs. The app offers music discovery features and has been a viral platform for popular artists. Strength: Reach. Give fans permission to use your music in their TikTok posts and reach a massive user base across the globe.
Features: Social, Streaming
Shazam
Available in more countries than any other streaming music service, Deezer gets your music in front of 20 million users. Strength: Reach. Go global with your music.
Features: Streaming, Downloads
Audiomack
Audiomack is a vibrant music streaming and discovery platform empowering artists to share their music directly with fans. Known for its focus on emerging talent, Audiomack offers free streaming and downloading across genres like Hip-hop, R&B, Afrobeats, and Latin music. With a user-friendly interface, it connects global audiences via its web-based service and apps on macOS, Android, and Windows. Audiomack champions creativity and accessibility, making it a go-to destination for both creators and listeners.
Snapchat
Snapchat is a fun and fast way for you to share the moment with anyone in the world. Tap into an audience of over 306 million daily users who use the Snapchat audio library to discover new music & artists, and can use sound clips in their messages, stories, & posts on the platform. Tracks on Snapchat Sounds can be playlisted globally and be made available in the global search catalog. STRENGTHS: Reach, Connections, Identification
Features: Streaming, Social, Discovery
Amazon Music
The biggest retailer on planet earth also sells your music via downloads and streams in all major music markets. Your music will be eligible for streaming to Amazon Prime members, 90 days after your release date. You can even give your fans the option of buying your music on CD, directly from Amazon. Strength: Ubiquity. You can reach over 80 million people.
Features: Streaming, Cloud, Downloads
Tidal
Tidal offers its listeners a highly curated selection of high quality audio with one consumer goal in mind: music discovery. Strength: Editorially curated with a local edge.
Features: Streaming, Downloads
awa
AWA is a Japanese subscription-based music streaming service launched in 2015 as a joint venture between the Avex Group, a leading entertainment conglomerate, and Ameba/CyberAgent, a popular Japanese social networking platform. AWA offers a seamless and personalized music experience, analyzing your preferences, mood, and activities to recommend the perfect soundtrack.
rHAPSODY / Napster
Napster (formerly Rhapsody) is the original streaming music service. It boasts a catalog of over 42 million songs (and growing) and over three million paying subscribers worldwide. Napster is also partnered with iHeartRadio to offer users the interactive streaming service iHeartRadio All Access. You must distribute to both Napster and iHeartRadio to be on iHeartRadio All Access. Strength: Music focus. iHeartRadio and Napster are pure music brands and are not just in the game to sell devices
Features: Streaming, Downloads
Peloton Music
Peloton Music is a discovery resource for new artists and songs while also providing the opportunity for Peloton Members to re-discover music they love. Setting a new standard for musical content development in the fitness and wellness categories, Peloton Music premieres new music, works with artists to co-curate classes based on their own music or influences, and partners with artists to create original music. STRENGTH:: Reach.Peloton Music represents the largest audiovisual connected fitness music catalog in the world.
Features: Streaming, Discovery
Flo
Flo is one of Korea’s biggest music streaming apps, with daily listener charts of the biggest music and smart music recommendations for users to explore.
iMusica
iMusica is a Brazilian digital content aggregator founded in 2003, specializing in distributing Brazilian music to major streaming platforms like iTunes, Spotify, and Deezer. As a key player in the Brazilian music industry, iMusica bridges the gap between independent artists and global streaming services, helping to amplify their reach. The platform provides tailored digital content solutions for music service companies, solidifying its role as a trusted partner in music distribution.
Lickd
Lickd is a groundbreaking music licensing platform that lets creators use copyrighted music while avoiding demonetization. As an official YouTube partner, Lickd integrates with YouTube’s Content ID system, ensuring creators have the proper permissions to use tracks and remain protected from copyright claims.
Mixcloud
TIMMUSIC is a digital music streaming platform that is made instantly available to users of the first telecommunications provider in Italy, Telecom Italia S.p.A on desktop or mobile app. When you distribute your releases to TIMMUSIC, you can get discovered by music fans across the country. The app boasts user-generated and curated playlists, weekly discovery charts, and over 45,000 active monthly users. Strength: Reach – make your music available across Italy.
Features: Streaming
NetEase Cloud Music
NetEase Cloud Music is one of the largest streaming platforms in Mainland China. With 800 million registered users, NetEase Cloud Music boasts a catalog of around 50% international releases and social features that encourage fan engagement and discovery. Strengths: Reach. Get discovered in the growing Chinese digital music market.
Features: Streaming
Tencent
Tencent delivers your music to three popular digital streaming platforms throughout Mainland China, including KuGuo Music, the world’s largest subscription service boasting hundreds of millions of monthly active users. Your music will be delivered to the following Chinese music platforms: KuGou Music QQ Music Kuwo Music Strength: Reach. Get discovered, streamed and downloaded in the growing Chinese music market across three popular platforms.
Features: Streaming, Downloads
Nuuday
Nuuday is a music distribution service that allows artists to upload their music to six of Denmark’s largest technology brands, including YouSee, Telmore, and eesy
Soundcloud
PlayNetwork provides restaurants, retail and hospitality establishments with non-interactive branded music curation and strategic marketing around in-store music. Note: Because PlayNetwork curates any and all content available on their service, we cannot guarantee that they will accept your submission(s). Reach. PlayNetwork delivers music for 400+ brands in 150,000+ locations worldwide.
Features: Discovery, Streaming
Trebel
Trebel is a music download and discovery platform developed by M&M Media Inc., offering users free, legal access to on-demand music. With a unique patent, Trebel is the only international service that allows users to download and listen to music offline without charges, while ensuring fair compensation for artists and rights holders. As of March 2023, Trebel boasts a catalog of 75 million songs from major labels like Universal, Sony, and Warner, as well as independent labels. The app is available in the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Huawei AppGallery.
Anghami
The #1 streaming & download music service in the Middle East & North Africa. Strength: Local focus. Reach new fans in the growing Middle Eastern & North African music market.
Features: Streaming, Downloads
Pandora
Pandora is one of the world’s most powerful music discovery platforms – a place where artists find their fans and listeners find music they love. Strength: Reach. With over 78 million actively monthly listeners and counting, Pandora is one of the most popular streaming services available. Note: Because Pandora curates any and all content available on their service, we cannot guarantee that they will accept your submission(s).
Features: Streaming, Discovery
KKBox
Reach the growing Asian music market with the largest digital music subscription service in the Asia region. Listeners can stream over 10 million music tracks from over 500 major and local music labels and publishers, both online and offline. Strength: Local focus. Zero-in on the music market in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong & Macau, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
Features: Streaming, Downloads
JOOX
JOOX is one of the fastest growing streaming platforms in South Eastern Asia, with an increasing market share in South Africa. With millions of active users, the app has a community of music lovers and provides artists opportunities to engage with fans. Strengths: Reach. Increase your potential to be discovered by music fans in Hong Kong, Macao, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar and South Africa.
Features: Streaming
JioSaavn
The #1 digital music service in India with award-winning mobile features. Strength: Local focus & reach. Known as “India’s Spotify,” your music can reach over 11 million monthly users in a booming music streaming market.
Features: Streaming
iHeartRadio
iHeartRadio is a free, all-in-one digital radio service that lets listeners find more than 1,500 Live Stations or create commercial-free, all-music Custom Stations, in addition to a fully-interactive service called iHeartRadio All Access. You must distribute to both Napster and iHeartRadio to be on iHeartRadio All Access. Strength: Discovery through radio. Get new people listening to your music.
Features: Streaming
Boomplay Music
Boomplay Music is currently the #1 and fastest growing music community, lifestyle and entertainment app with a focus on music that aims to build the largest and most sustainable digital music platform in pan-Africa & African diaspora markets. Strength: Reach. With over 62 million users and a monthly growth rate of over 700k new users, Boomplay Music continues to be preloaded on the number one smartphone in Africa.
Features: Streaming, Downloads