MUSIC PUBLISHING
GLOSSARY

Music Distribution

Distribution is the way that recorded music gets into the hands of consumers, whether in the form of physical product shipping to brick and mortar storefronts, or digital files being uploaded to Digital Service Providers for download and stream. Because digital music is much less expensive to produce and distribute than in the physical product era, the once-inaccessible distribution aspect of releasing music is now widely available to creators via platforms like CD Baby and DistroKid. 

Related Terms:

• Sound Recording
• Copyright

Related Articles:

• Building the Team: Music Distributor
• The Parts of a Song
• The Two Halves of a Song
• Help Center: Music Distribution

Related Resources:

• Royalty Checklist

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