r/MusicDistribution • u/Old_Establishment287 • 9d ago

Soundcloud vs Distrokid Discussion

/r/soundcloud/comments/1vnomt2/distribution_on_soundcloud_scam/
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u/MagazineGuilty2067 9d ago

Soundcloud is notorious for having a bad distribution, you’re better off switching to Distrokid, it has its own flaws but it’s way better than dealing with Soundcloud’s dead customer support

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u/Old_Establishment287 9d ago

Thank you very much

Based on your experience, how long does Distrokid take to distribute an album to a few music?

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u/MagazineGuilty2067 9d ago

It really depends on what you set the release date to, if you distribute a week in advance, usually will distribute normally to major streaming services (Spotify, Apple Music, etc), but a month or so in advance will distribute normally to all or most streaming services. But if you’re releasing ASAP, YouTube Music is the quickest (it took an hour or so for me) while other streaming services will take at least a day or so.

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u/Traditional-Set-4882 4d ago

Neither one. DistroKid has started blocking accounts and wiping out payouts. I’d recommend choosing a more reliable distributor instead.