Most artists think distribution is the moment their music “goes live”. In reality, distribution is the moment your music enters a complex system of databases. Those databases decide how your track is identified, credited, discovered, licensed, and paid. The glue that holds all of it together is music metadata. If your metadata is incomplete or inconsistent, your money can be delayed, misdirected, or left unmatched. What is music metadata? Music metadata is the structured info

Is killing your release (not helping it) If you’re looking to get your music delivered to stores as of yesterday, you’re talking to the wrong folks (us!). We love speed. But we value value more. Your music is an asset. Treating it like a disposable post just because the internet moves fast is how good songs get buried fast. The obsession with speed makes sense in quick commerce. But music is different: creativity happens on its own timeline—and releases deserve the same level