Get answers to common questions about music marketing and promotion
203 articlesYes, if you migrate correctly. Keep your original ISRCs and match metadata exactly. Spotify links tracks automatically when identifiers match.
Apple Music pays approximately $0.006-$0.011 per stream, varying by country. US averages $0.0065, UK reaches $0.011. These are gross payouts before label/distributor splits.
Common reasons distributors reject AI music and how to fix them. From rights issues to quality problems to policy violations.
Several distributors let you keep 100% of streaming royalties with paid plans, including DistroKid, TuneCore, Ditto Music, and UnitedMasters DEBUT+. Free tiers typically take 10-15% commission.
Spotify charges 10 EUR per flagged track per month, withholds all royalties from artificial streams, and can terminate your distribution. Here's how detection works and how to protect yourself.
DDEX AI disclosure is the industry-standard metadata system for flagging AI-generated music. Spotify adopted it in September 2025. Here's how it works, what distributors are doing, and how to prepare.
Spotify allows AI music with DDEX disclosure, bans voice cloning and spam, and removed 75 million tracks in 12 months for policy violations. Policy verified current as of March 2026.
AI music earns the same per-stream rate as human music ($0.003-0.005). Learn realistic revenue expectations at different stream levels.
Yes, you can make money with AI music through streaming, sync licensing, and direct sales. But expectations should be realistic - most AI creators earn modest amounts.
Yes, AI music can be monetized on YouTube through AdSense revenue and potentially Content ID. Learn the requirements and best strategies.
Content ID lets you earn when others use your AI music in YouTube videos. Learn how to register, what to expect, and potential issues.
AI music generates the same royalty types as human music, but collection can be complicated by copyright questions. Learn who gets paid and how.
AI music distribution is the process of delivering AI-generated tracks to streaming platforms through digital aggregators.
Cost per save varies dramatically by campaign type. Playlist campaigns average $0.25/save while artist singles average $1-$3/save. Here are Dynamoi's first-party benchmarks.
Yes, but only if the ad drives qualified attention into a save-first funnel. Optimizing for clicks or cheap views usually creates traffic that never becomes listening.
