Crack your knuckles and rub those palms together, artists and music-loving onlookers. Here comes one of the biggest buzzwords of the past decade in record label antics: Transparency! As the ...

Record labels used to be the one ticket into the music industry. Now, it’s easier than ever for struggling musicians to get their music and video content out there. DistroKid, an independent music ...

Want to start your own distribution service? New player DistroDirect offers a customizable music distribution solution under your own brand. The following was created in collaboration with ...

Data and marketing are now part of the business of distribution — and business is booming. By Steve Knopper For decades, distribution in the record industry meant physical labor: transporting CDs and ...

The numbers don’t lie: independent music creators continue to emerge as the fastest-growing streaming segment. According to MIDiA Research, independent labels and self-releasing artists achieved a ...

Sound Distribution’s in-house studio produces music videos, visualizers, editorial monologues, cover shoots, and live DJ set ...

A look at how the role of distributors in the modern music business is evolving, from six of the top executives in the middle of it. By Dan Rys Two decades ago, Lloyd Hummel was working at Universal ...

TikTok has already achieved massive influence in today’s music industry, sending songs that find popularity on the app to the top of the Billboard charts. Now the company is launching its own music ...

Established in early 2019 as the music distribution arm of Roc Nation, Equity Distribution was borne of Jay-Z's experience as an independent artist. "Jay wanted to create a vehicle for independent ...