How well do you know music distribution platforms?
Fees, founding years and home countries of music distribution platforms, plus how the work pays.
The questions
Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on music distribution platforms?
- Days
- Varies
- 1-2 weeks
- 1-3 months
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1-3 months
Typical time to first pay on music distribution platforms: 1-3 months.
Source: All music distribution platforms Compare every platform type
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- UnitedMasters
- Ditto Music
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Ditto Music
UnitedMasters was founded in 2017, Ditto Music in 2005.
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Pick all that apply
Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.
- Amuse
- Ditto Music
- TuneCore
- LANDR
- DistroKid
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TuneCore, DistroKid
Amuse: Sweden; Ditto Music: United Kingdom; TuneCore: United States; LANDR: Canada; DistroKid: United States.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- ONErpm
- Ditto Music
- CD Baby
- RouteNote
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CD Baby → Ditto Music → RouteNote → ONErpm
CD Baby (1998), Ditto Music (2005), RouteNote (2007), ONErpm (2010).
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Multiple choice
Where is Symphonic headquartered?
- United Kingdom
- United States
- South Korea
- India
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United States
Symphonic is based in Tampa, United States.
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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
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Estimate
In what year was ONErpm founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2010
ONErpm was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the music distribution platforms?
- bKash
- UnitedMasters
- Trendyol
- Ko-fi
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UnitedMasters
UnitedMasters is one of the music distribution platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
Source: All music distribution platforms UnitedMasters profile
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Multiple choice
What skill level do music distribution platforms usually ask for?
- Specialist
- Some
- None
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Some
Skill level needed on music distribution platforms: some.
Source: All music distribution platforms Compare every platform type
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- UnitedMasters
- DistroKid
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DistroKid
UnitedMasters was founded in 2017, DistroKid in 2013.