Ready to reach millions of listeners on the world’s largest streaming platform?
With CD Baby, releasing your music on Spotify is simple. As a Spotify Preferred Provider, we ensure your music meets all requirements, goes live quickly, and that you get paid accurately.
CD Baby is one of the largest independent music distributors globally, trusted by over 2 million artists. We deliver your tracks to Spotify and 150+ other platforms (Apple Music, TikTok, YouTube, etc.) for a one-time fee of $9.99—no subscriptions necessary.
How to get your music on Spotify in 3 easy steps:
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Prepare Your Release
Before you release your music on Spotify, ensure all technical requirements are met. Your audio files should be professionally mastered to sound polished alongside other tracks, as Spotify normalizes volume to -14 dB LUFS. Be sure your cover art is high-quality to avoid any delays. Lastly, double-check your metadata! This includes song titles, artist names, songwriter credits, copyright details, and more. Proper metadata ensures you get the credit and payments you deserve.
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Upload Your Music with CD Baby
For just $9.99 per release, CD Baby will distribute your music to Spotify and 150+ platforms. Simply create your CD Baby account and begin your new release from your dashboard. You can choose to submit to Spotify alone or multiple platforms at once. When your release is submitted, you can track its progress directly from your CD Baby dashboard.
Want to maximize your music’s potential? Add CDB Boost to your release for automatic registration with the MLC and SoundExchange to ensure you collect any unclaimed royalties. Boost also unlocks sync licensing opportunities not available with standard distribution.
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Claim Your Spotify for Artists Profile
Once your music is live on Spotify, take control of your promotional efforts through Spotify for Artists. This platform allows you to manage your profile, track detailed analytics, pitch to editorial playlists, and much more.
As a CD Baby artist, you can easily apply for instant artist verification directly from your dashboard once your first release goes live, giving you full control of your Spotify profile.
Now, you’re ready to release your music on Spotify! With CD Baby distribution and the right promotion strategies, you can get your music heard.
Getting on Spotify FAQs
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How much does it cost to put your music on Spotify?
The cost of submitting your music to Spotify is included with your one-time CD Baby fee. That fee also includes distribution to more than 150 other distribution platforms. Through CD Baby, you can submit a single song or album for just $9.99. Unlike other distributors, CD Baby does not have any recurring subscription fees and we will never remove your music from streaming platforms for missing a payment.
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Can you upload your music to Spotify?
Yes, you should upload your music to Spotify to reach new audiences around the world. However, getting your music on Spotify does require a submission process. You can do this right from your CD Baby dashboard. You’ll need to submit your songs with all the track information, audio and artwork, and confirm details like any copyright owners, if they are different from you.
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Does Spotify verify every artist?
Spotify verification is open to every artist submitting their music to the platform, but you must apply to verify your Spotify for Artists profile. When you use CD Baby to submit your songs to Spotify, we handle this process for you.
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Does Spotify pay individual artists?
You’ll get paid a streaming fee for using the sound recording whenever your songs are streamed. The more your music is played, the more money you make. A distributor, like CD Baby, collects the streaming revenue for you automatically. Be sure to add-on CDB Boost to each release in order to collect additional royalties such as digital performance royalties and mechanical royalties and make the most money possible from all your music.
CD Baby will distribute your music to 150+ other digital music platforms and help you with YouTube monetization, music marketing, and more. We’ve been paying artists every week for over 25 years and have no recurring annual fees.
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How do I put my music on all platforms?
It’s super easy to reach all the major streaming platforms at once with CD Baby. Simply add new music under the Distribution tab in your CD Baby dashboard, fill out the prompts asking for your uploads, artwork and song information, then pay a one-time fee and submit. We review your submission and send it to Spotify and more than 150 other platforms at the same time.
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How long does it take for my music to be released?
The time it takes for your music to appear on Spotify depends on how complete your information is when submitted through CD Baby and how long it takes the Spotify team to review it. On average, it takes about 5-10 business days for your music to go live on Spotify once you have finished submitting your release through CD Baby.