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  • Keep 100% of your royalties
  • Release music to 50+ top music services
  • Promote your music with marketing tools
  • Personalized career guidance from Blueprint
  • Partner with iconic brands
  • Eligible to be invited to PARTNER
  • Get dedicated artist relations support
  • Reach fans with global marketing
  • Unlock hand-picked brand & sync deals
  • Get pitched to playlist curators
  • Fund your future with advances
  • Keep 100% of your royalties
  • Release music to 50+ top music services
  • Promote your music with marketing tools
  • Personalized career guidance from Blueprint

$59.99 / yearly

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$19.99 / yearly

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Dedicated artist relations support

Elevate your creative output and cut through the noise with the help of industry pros on our team.

Personalized marketing campaign

Get seen with bespoke marketing campaigns including editorial playlist pitching, digital marketing, creative strategies, experiential moments, and more.

Custom distribution strategy

Work with our team to grow your fans and streams across distribution channels. Plus, claim your music on YouTube with Content ID.

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Brand & sync pitching

Increase your discoverability and unlock unparalleled earning opportunities with hand-picked brand collabs.

Fund your future with advances

Access funding to supercharge your recording process, creative production, marketing rollouts, and more.

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Level up with SELECT

Keep 100% of your royalties

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Take 100% of your streaming earnings to the bank. Use Split Pay to share with collaborators.

Unlimited distribution to 50+ platforms

Release as much music as you want, when you want to major streaming platforms – and track your performance with advanced analytics.

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Partnership with iconic brands

Get paid to reach new fans with access to Exclusive brand & sync deals with Bulleit, ESPN, and more.

Easy to use promotional tools

Build your audience while driving streams with shareable MasterLinks, customizable ArtistPages, and fan management tools. Plus, you can qualify to enroll tracks into Spotify’s Discovery mode.

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Eligible to be invited to PARTNER

Get scouted for our PARTNER plan, where artists get hands on help to level up in their music careers. 

Eligible to be invited to PARTNER

Get started with DEBUT+

Keep 100% of your royalties

• Cash out anytime

• Split Pay

Release Unlimited Music

• Distribute to 50+ music services like Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, Instagram and more

• Release in as little as 5 business days

Additional Artist Tools

• Mastering access ($4.99 per track)

• Advanced streaming analytics

• YouTube Content ID Monetization                              ($6.99 per release and keep 80% royalties)

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Want more? Join SELECT to access iconic brand & sync deals

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Most artists looking to gain real exposure and grow their fan base choose SELECT.  

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Artist Testimonial

'Having my first release be through UnitedMasters, I got a crash course on how to successfully release something and also how to market it to brands, which I didn’t even know was a possibility with my first song.'

AMIRA UNPLUGGED

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ARTIST PLANS

Pick your plan to own your music career

EVERYTHING IN DEBUT+ AND ...

BEST FOR BASICS

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DEBUT+

SELECT

PARTNER

*By Invitation

EARNING

INCLUDES

• Bespoke royalty splits

• Keep 100% of your royalties

• Keep 100% of your royalties

• Cash out anytime

• Cash out anytime

• Cash out anytime

• Split Pay

• Split Pay

• Split Pay

• $10 Referral bonus per artist you refer to SELECT (max $1000/year)

• $10 Referral bonus per artist you refer to SELECT (max $100/year)

• $10 Referral bonus per artist you refer to SELECT (max $100/year)

DISTRIBUTION

• Release unlimited music

• Release unlimited music

• Release unlimited music

• Distribute to 50+ music services like Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, Instagram and more

• Distribute to 50+ platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, Instagram, and more

• Custom distribution strategy

• Release in as little as 2 business days

• Release in as little as 5 business days

• Scheduled release dates

• Scheduled release dates

• Scheduled release dates

• Mastering access

• Mastering access ($4.99 per track)

and 2 FREE mastered tracks with signup

• Mastering access ($4.99 per track)

• Advanced streaming analytics

• Advanced streaming analytics

• Advanced streaming analytics

• YouTube Content ID Monetization          ($6.99 per release and keep 80% royalties)

• YouTube Content ID Monetization

• YouTube Content ID Monetization          ($6.99 per release and keep 80% royalties)

MARKETING

• ArtistPages website to build your brand

• ArtistPages website to build your brand

• ArtistPages website to build your brand

• Shareable MasterLinks to drive pre-saves and streams

• Shareable MasterLinks to drive pre-saves and streams

• Shareable MasterLinks to drive pre-saves and streams

• Access to UM Exclusives: sync deals, brand partnerships and perks

• Access to UM Exclusives: sync deals, brand partnerships and perks

• Enroll qualified tracks into Spotify's Discovery Mode

• Enroll qualified tracks into Spotify's Discovery Mode

• Dedicated artist relations support

• Personalized marketing & rollout strategy

• Editorial playlist pitching

• Brand & sync pitching

DIGITAL TOOLS & RESOURCES

DIGITAL TOOLS & RESOURCES

• Priority customer support

• Priority customer support

• Dedicated support

• Premium education access through Blueprint

• Exclusive Access to internal Music Team via Blueprint Live 

• Premium education and career guidance access through Blueprint

• Beat Exchange access

• Beat Exchange access

• Beat Exchange access

• Exclusive Access to internal Music Team via Blueprint Live

• Early acccess to SelectCon tickets

Keep 90% of your royalties

Release once per month

Build your brand

Take 90% of your streaming earnings to the bank. Cash out when you have $20 or more in your Wallet

Distribute your music across social platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and Facebook

Get access to ArtistPages to help with brand building and establishing a fanbase

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OUR PLATFORM

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Music distribution for independent artists FAQs

HOW DO INDEPENDENT ARTISTS DISTRIBUTE MUSIC?

Artists distribute their music through digital music distributors like UnitedMasters, which help artists distribute their music to major streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube, social platforms like TikTok and Instagram, and digital music stores like Amazon Music.

Distributing your music as an independent artist is easier than ever, and you don't need to be signed to a traditional label to do so. To distribute your music digitally, follow these steps:

1) Create your music: Write and record your music in a high-quality format, such as WAV or FLAC, with mixing.

2) Create a UnitedMasters account: Sign up for UnitedMasters and create an Artist profile. Choose between distributing to an existing Spotify and Apple Music page, or releasing on new profiles. Join UnitedMasters DEBUT+ or SELECT to distribute your music to more platforms.

3) Upload your music: Upload your music files and metadata such as track titles, album artwork, and collaborators. Digitally master your songs with Mastering through our platform.

4) Confirm the details: Enter the release details and add collaborators to share royalties.

5) Review and submit: Submit it for approval by UnitedMasters. DEBUT+ and SELECT artists can choose their release dates to better plan their promotional strategies.

6) Release your music: Your music will be distributed to the platforms available to your plan. You can release in as little as 5 business days with DEBUT+ and 2 business days with SELECT.

WHAT KIND OF INDEPENDENT ARTISTS DOES UNITEDMASTERS WORK WITH?

UnitedMasters works with artists across various genres and is open to artists at all levels of their career, from emerging artists to established musicians. Our plans are designed for independent artists at various stages of their music careers:

DEBUT is best for artists looking to get their first tracks out there. Artists are able to distribute to limited streaming platforms, and retain 90% of their royalties while UnitedMasters keeps 10% as a commission.

DEBUT+ is best for artists looking to kickstart their music career. For $19.99/year, artists are able to release unlimited music to 50 of the largest music services and retain 100% of their royalties.

SELECT is for artists who want to level up by getting access unlimited music releases, and Exclusive brand & sync deals. SELECT artists pay $59.99/year for a membership and keep 100% of their streaming royalties.

PARTNER is our invite-based plan for established artists who need hands-on artist services from our in-house artist relations team. UnitedMasters SELECT artists are eligible to be invited to PARTNER.

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN UNITEDMASTERS DEBUT+ AND THE UNITEDMASTERS SELECT PLAN?

UnitedMasters DEBUT+ is a plan that gives artists the tools to distribute unlimited music to over 50 of the top music services, as well as advanced streaming analytics and scheduled release dates. DEBUT+ artists keep 100% of their streaming royalties and can cash out anytime. This plan costs $19.99 annually.

UnitedMasters SELECT is a premium plan that provides artists with 100% of their streaming royalties without taking a commission. In addition to what you get with DEBUT+, SELECT artists get access to Exclusive brand and sync deals, premium content through Blueprint, and 2 free mastered tracks at signup. This plan costs $59.99 annually.

WHAT CAN I DO TO GET BRAND PARTNERSHIPS AND SYNC LICENSING DEALS?

With UnitedMasters SELECT, you can submit your music for gamechanging brand partnerships and sync licensing opportunities.

Brand Partnerships are opportunities that enable artists to be featured as a part of a campaign or placement with a brand. These opportunities vary, and include everything from playlist placements to brand ambassadorships to features in social campaigns. With UnitedMasters you can land partnerships with iconic brands like ESPN, the NBA, and more. Sync licensing opportunities enable artists to get their music featured in audiovisual content such as TV Shows, Movies, Video Games, and more.

It is never guaranteed that you will be selected for these. However, here are things you can do to become brand ready and stand out:

- Have a clean brand image. Make sure your social accounts don't have anything that can be seen as a red flag to global brands.

- Grow your social following. Be consistent with your content and music creation.

- Develop your live performance skills.

- Find promotional opportunities to get your music featured in magazines, radio, and blogs to show your momentum as an artist.

- Distribute your music across all social platforms and streaming services. Own your masters so sync licensing is more seamless for you, and for brands.

DOES UNITEDMASTERS TAKE A PERCENTAGE OF THE INDEPENDENT ARTIST’S SALES?

UnitedMasters has three plans for independent artists in varying stages or their music careers:

DEBUT is free to join and enables artists to release once per month. DEBUT artists keep 90% of their streaming royalties, while UnitedMasters takes a 10% commission.

DEBUT+ is best for artists looking to kickstart their music career. For $19.99/year, artists are able to release unlimited music to 50 of the largest music services and retain 100% of their royalties.

SELECT is $59.99/year and allows artists to distribute an unlimited number of releases. SELECT artists keep 100% of their streaming royalties, meaning UnitedMasters does not take a commission.

PARTNER is an invite-only plan with bespoke royalty splits per artist.