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TuneCore is a music delivery and distribution service that gets artists' original music (even cover versions) and record label releases up for sale on iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon MP3, eMusic, Sony Connect, MusicNet and Napster without asking for your rights or taking any money from the sale or use of your music.
Enter the name of your band, the name of the album, upload your art and songs select which digital stores you want you music in and you're done!
If you'd like to get started right away, click here to create a free account!
Start with a free, no-obligation account.
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Enter your first and last name, your band/artist name, a valid email address and your phone number. Your personal information stays with us (see our Privacy Policy. |
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Add an album at your My Discography page.
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Your private "My Discography" page is your home on TuneCore, where you can view your albums, and read the latest TuneCore news. Just click “add album” to begin. |
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Add album-level information.
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Enter the name of your album and the band/artist (or click the "Various Artists" button). | ![]() |
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Choose genre(s). |
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Pick the online stores your music will be in. Each store is only 0.99¢. |
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Fill out Your Album page.
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Complete and review your album. Upload your album cover Add or manage your tracks Add or edit liner notes (optional). Edit or change anything about your album. |
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Add album cover art. |
Upload your album cover art as a 600x600 pixel (or larger) square image in .jpeg, .gif, or .png formats (RGB color mode, 72 dpi or better). |
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Enter track names and upload. |
Add at least one song, up to as many songs as you want on your album, or change the order. Indicate if your track has explicit content (remember, if a single track on an album is explicit, the whole album is explicit). Upload your music: select the files off your hard drive (one at a time, please). For best results, use .WAV files. If you need help ripping and uploading your music, check out our tutorial for step-by-step instructions. |
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Pay for your album. |
Back on Your Album page, review everything and make sure it’s correct, then click “check out”. |
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Get your money from your My Account page.
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On your My Account page, you can see how many songs and albums you've sold, you can withdraw your balance and get paid 365/24/7! When your songs or albums sell, iTunes and the other music stores/services track sales and earnings. They send this information within 45 days after the end of the month in which the sale took place, and it appears in your My Account page to view. |
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View your sales broken down by album... |
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...and by individual song, sorted by store. |
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Get paid anytime you want. Send your payments from your My Accounts page to your bank, your mailbox, your artists, rights holders, anyone you have to pay. |
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Or click "Download Accounting" and download everything to your computer: sort by artist, album, label, store, number of songs sold, anything. |
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Visit your updated My Discography page. |
Your album is added. You should be LIVE in the stores you chose within 6 to 8 weeks. |
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