At a glance
| Amuse | TempoDigital | |
|---|---|---|
| One artist, unlimited releases | $23.99 a year (Artist) | $29.99 a year (Artist) |
| More artists | $39.99 a year for 2 (Artist Plus); $59.99 a year for 3+ (Professional) | $149 a year for up to 10 artists (Label) |
| Pay per release instead | Not on its price list | $8.99 per release (we keep 10%) |
| Share of store royalties you keep | 100% | 100% on the yearly plans |
| YouTube Content ID | 15% fee on Artist; no fee on Artist Plus and Professional | Included on every plan; we keep 20% |
| If you cancel | Releases stay online, but Amuse then takes 25% of royalties and removes YouTube monetisation | Releases stay in the stores; new deliveries wait until you renew |
| Your own label name | Professional plan | Free on every release |
| Publishing administration | Not on its price list | Available, paid into the same wallet |
YouTube Content ID
Amuse lists Content ID on all three plans. On Artist it takes a 15% fee; on Artist Plus and Professional it takes none. Both are less than the 20% we keep, so on Content ID alone Amuse keeps less than we do, and nothing at all on its higher plans.
On TempoDigital, Content ID is part of every plan, including the one-off Release plan. It is run from our own Content ID networks by the same team that delivers your music.
If you cancel
Both services keep your releases online after a plan ends. Amuse says that once a subscription has ended it applies a 25% commission to all releases, charges 15% on royalty splits and removes YouTube monetisation from your tracks.
On TempoDigital, nothing is taken down when a plan lapses; new deliveries wait until it is renewed. See the terms.
Which one should you choose?
Amuse may suit you better if
- You want Content ID with no fee and are happy on Artist Plus ($39.99) or Professional ($59.99)
- You manage two or three artists and want a low yearly price
- You want royalty advances: Amuse says everyone releasing with it is eligible
- You want to release from a mobile app
TempoDigital may suit you better if
- You run a label of up to ten artists under one yearly fee
- You release now and then and would rather pay $8.99 per release than a yearly fee
- You want your own label name on every release at no extra cost
- You also need publishing administration or a YouTube channel partnership
- You are in the Balkans or the diaspora and want a team that speaks your language
Moving from Amuse
Deliver each release again with its original ISRCs and UPC, wait until it is live everywhere, then remove it at Amuse. Play counts and playlist placements normally carry over with the codes. Keep your Amuse plan until the new deliveries are live, because Amuse says it takes 25% of royalties once a subscription has ended. If Amuse collects your YouTube Content ID, it has to release the recordings before we can claim them. The steps are in how to switch distributors.