Five reasons to choose CD Baby:
- No annual fees (which can really get costly the more music you release). You can relax knowing we’ll never pull your albums offline just because you don’t want to pay another $50 out-of-pocket every year to keep your music selling.
- CD Baby helps you tap into every major music revenue stream, including:
- Digital music distribution
- CD and vinyl distribution
- Sync licensing
- YouTube monetization
- Direct-to-fan sales
- Music Publishing Administration
CD Baby Pro Publishing Administration is available in numerous countries and territories.
See the current list where CD Baby Publishing is available here. - If you ever have questions, our customer service team is always happy to talk or chat. Check out our Help Center.
- We’ll give you the tools you need to promote and sell your music:
- Show.co – Get FREE access to the same music marketing tools used by the major labels.
- Trending Reports and Analytics – View your streaming and download activity from Spotify and iTunes in real-time.
- We’ve been helping musicians get paid (weekly) since 1998.
CD Baby VS TuneCore
CD BABY | TUNECORE | |
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Album cost | $29 (New price!) | $29.99 |
Single cost | $9.95 | $9.99 |
Annual Fees for Albums | $0 | $49 |
Annual Fees for Singles | $0 | $9.99 |
Commission on digital sales | 9% | 0% |
Number of digital retail partners (iTunes, Amazon, etc.) | 150+ | 74+ |
Commission on physical sales | $4 | N/A |
Sync licensing | $0 | $10 |
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CD BABY | TUNECORE |
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Album cost | |
$49 | $29.99 |
Single cost | |
$9.95 | $9.99 |
Annual Fees for Albums | |
$0 | $49 |
Annual Fees for Singles | |
$0 | $9.99 |
Commission on digital sales | |
9% | 0% |
Number of digital retail partners (iTunes, Amazon, etc.) | |
150+ | 74+ |
Commission on physical sales | |
$4 | N/A |
Sync licensing | |
$0 | $10 |
CD fulfillment and warehousing | |
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Vinyl fulfillment and warehousing | |
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CD & vinyl distribution to 15,000+ stores | |
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Sell music on Facebook | |
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Sell music on your website (MP3s, CDs & vinyl) | |
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