TempoDigital
Pricing

Music distribution pricing, plainly

Pay per release, pay once a year, or pay nothing and share the revenue instead. Every plan reaches every store we deliver to, with free ISRC and UPC codes and YouTube Content ID included.

The plans

Pay per release, or per year

A flat fee per release if you put records out now and then. A yearly fee if you release often, or run a roster. Or nothing at all, and we share the revenue instead. Every one of them includes YouTube Content ID and delivery to every store we reach.

Most popular
Independent artist

Release

$8.99per release

One flat fee per release — single, EP or album, all the same price. We keep 10% of store royalties.

  • Single, EP or album — one price
  • Every store and streaming service
  • YouTube Content ID included — you keep 80%
  • Free UPC and ISRC codes
  • Release landing pages
  • Streams, listeners and royalties
  • Wallet, statements and payouts
Releasing often

Artist

$29.99per year

Unlimited releases for one artist on one yearly fee, with no commission on your store royalties.

  • Unlimited releases for one artist
  • You keep 100% of store royalties
  • Every store and streaming service
  • YouTube Content ID included — you keep 80%
  • Free UPC and ISRC codes
  • Release landing pages
  • Streams, listeners and royalties
  • Wallet, statements and payouts
Labels

Label

$149per year

Up to 10 artists on one yearly fee, with no commission on their store royalties.

  • Up to 10 artists
  • Unlimited releases
  • You keep 100% of store royalties
  • YouTube Content ID included — you keep 80%
  • Give each artist their own login
  • Artists see their own releases and money
  • Analytics across the whole roster
  • Priority support
Revenue share

Label Partner

No feewe keep 15%

For catalogues bigger than a ten-artist plan. Nothing to pay up front — you keep 85% of what the music earns.

  • No fee, ever
  • Unlimited artists and releases
  • You keep 85% of royalties
  • YouTube Content ID included
  • Marketing support included
  • Dedicated account manager

Running a catalogue too big for ten artists? Talk to us.

Compare the plans

Prices in US dollars, from the live price list.
ReleaseArtistLabel
Price$8.99 per release$29.99 a year$149 a year
ReleasesPay for each one — single, EP or album, same priceUnlimitedUnlimited
ArtistsAnyOne artistUp to 10 artists
Your share of store royalties90%100%100%
YouTube Content IDIncluded — you keep 80%Included — you keep 80%Included — you keep 80%
Every store we deliver toYesYesYes
Free ISRC and UPC codesYesYesYes
Release landing pagesYesYesYes
Analytics, wallet and payoutsYesYesYes, across the roster
A login for each artist——Yes
Priority support——Yes

Running a catalogue bigger than ten artists? The Label Partner deal has no fee at all: we keep 15% of what the music earns and you keep 85%, with unlimited artists and releases, marketing support and a dedicated account manager. Talk to us about it.

Which plan is right for you?

  • One or two releases a year: Release. You pay only when you put something out, and we keep 10% of store royalties.
  • Three or more releases a year, or a growing audience: Artist. One yearly fee covers everything you release, and every cent the stores pay is yours.
  • A label, a manager or a collective: Label. Up to ten artists, each with their own login to see their releases and money.
  • A large catalogue: Label Partner. No fee; a revenue share instead.

You can move to a yearly plan at any time; releases you already have stay in the stores.

How you are paid

Everything your music earns — every store, YouTube and publishing — lands in one wallet in US dollars. Stores report in arrears, most of them about two months after the month the streams happened, and each month's statement closes on the 15th of the next.

Once your balance is above $70 you can withdraw it by Payoneer, PayPal, Wise or bank transfer. Where you have set splits, each collaborator is paid their share directly.

Renewals and cancelling

Yearly plans are paid in advance and renew each year unless you cancel before the renewal date. You can cancel at any time from your account. If a plan lapses, the releases already in the stores stay there; new deliveries wait until it is renewed. The full rules are in the terms of service.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free plan?

There is no free plan for independent artists. For larger catalogues the Label Partner deal has no fee — we share the revenue instead, keeping 15%.

Do you take a cut of my royalties?

Not on the Artist and Label plans: you keep 100% of what the stores pay. On the Release plan we keep 10%. YouTube Content ID money is the exception on every plan — we keep 20% for finding and managing the claims.

Does an album cost more than a single?

No. On the Release plan a single, an EP and an album are all $8.99. On the yearly plans releases are unlimited.

Are ISRC and UPC codes included?

Yes, free on every release. If your tracks already have ISRCs from an earlier release, keep them. What is an ISRC?

What is the minimum payout?

$70. Below that your balance carries over to the next month.

Ready to release?

Apply and we will have your account ready, usually within one working day.