How well do you know music distribution platforms?

The questions

Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.

1. Estimate

   How big a cut does CD Baby take from earners?

   Somewhere between 0% and 50%.

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   9%

   CD Baby takes 9%. Its fees: $9.99/single one-time + 9% of revenue

   Source: Fee calculator: CD Baby CD Baby profile

2. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • ONErpm
   • Symphonic
   • LANDR
   • TuneCore
   • Ditto Music
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   ONErpm, Symphonic, TuneCore

   ONErpm: United States; Symphonic: United States; LANDR: Canada; TuneCore: United States; Ditto Music: United Kingdom.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

3. Multiple choice

   Where is Amuse headquartered?

   • United States
   • Switzerland
   • Sweden
   • Canada
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   Sweden

   Amuse is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

   Source: How we verify our data Amuse profile

4. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Soundstripe
   • Ditto Music
   • DistroKid
   • RouteNote
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   Ditto Music → RouteNote → DistroKid → Soundstripe

   Ditto Music (2005), RouteNote (2007), DistroKid (2013), Soundstripe (2015).

   Source: How we verify our data Ditto Music profile

5. Multiple choice

   What skill level do music distribution platforms usually ask for?

   • Specialist
   • None
   • Some
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   Some

   Skill level needed on music distribution platforms: some.

   Source: All music distribution platforms Compare every platform type

6. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • UnitedMasters
   • Ditto Music
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   Ditto Music

   Ditto Music was founded in 2005, UnitedMasters in 2017.

   Source: How we verify our data Ditto Music profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the music distribution platforms?

   • ONErpm
   • NoBroker
   • PayPal
   • Mercor
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   ONErpm

   ONErpm is one of the music distribution platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.

   Source: All music distribution platforms ONErpm profile

8. Estimate

   In what year was TuneCore founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2006

   TuneCore was founded in 2006 and is based in Brooklyn, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TuneCore profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is DistroKid headquartered?

   • Australia
   • Canada
   • United Kingdom
   • United States
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   United States

   DistroKid is based in New York, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data DistroKid profile

10. Multiple choice

    How much does it typically cost to start earning on music distribution platforms?

    • Low
    • High
    • None
    • Medium
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    Low

    Startup cost for music distribution platforms: low.

    Source: All music distribution platforms Compare every platform type

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