DISTROKID DOESN’T PAY ARTISTS

[@kente2003]

we just gonna ignore the back wall

[@Sakorian]

yes we will

[@gee_muzik]

😂😂😂😂

[@RHYNOSHIFTY5]

Yeah

[@xDeadMedic]

Not anymore, I won't.

[@Steadyefi44]

😆 🤣

[@Kleinvines2024]

This man low-key doin competitive advertising 😅😅😅

[@therecipe415]

I just said that in my comment posted 40 secs ago

[@therecipe415]

I got more money in my Distrokid then I do amuse he lying y’all all cap

[@Climaxwrld]

Hahah, this guy should campaign for me when am running for office.

[@LxftRxght]

I was totally distracted by the wall "art"

[@zillamode]

Hahah yes I don’t doubt it!

[@evensteven2346]

same

[@airplane_vroom]

​@@zillamode🤨

[@fanfreak1ngtastic]

​@@zillamode sus

[@zexmrpain6361]

😂😂😂

[@jorgaridya7085]

I'm done with Distrokid. The don't stand behind the artist. They removed my lastest single because it was flag from Spotify. There's is no way to appeal.

[@jlbmusicofficial]

Distribution & Publishing Checks 💰

[@cryptocentercartel1264]

who are you with?

[@secretarchivesofthevatican]

DistroKid seems to pay me on time.

[@demolishbeatz3796]

SAME.

[@pakpuhmbiit]

How about tiktok earning on 2023

[@chocolateboy1284]

DUH JUST CHOOSE THE SECOND CHOICE💀

[@thebassmentsoundtbs]

Can I get advise here. Where a song is used in tiktoks,YT shorts,reels does that count as streams to a song?

[@chocolateboy1284]

@@thebassmentsoundtbs I don't think so But all I know that how you gonna get plenty money in distrokid is by using the second choice cus the first choice is very cheap so if you pick the second choice you can customize your price!

[@lukerose878]

pays on time for me

[@mshahrukh666]

Can you tell me how much they paid for 1 million Facebook Streams

[@YCITI]

not gonna lie its barely anything, under $100 for sure. I only get about $800 for 1M pandora streams@@mshahrukh666

[@heeeeeythere7480]

Because you make less than $300 a month.

[@heeeeeythere7480]

Because you make less than $300 a month and I know that for a fact:

[@freedomtobeintheknow-kryst9705]

Wow thank you for this, because I did use DK at first

[@yigit-nh2vn]

Most of channels that copy Leyland Kirby's work, or titles on their tracks have their videos put to KZbin by DistroKid. It's only for the better if people hate them, even if it's because they don't get money.

[@ChaceBonanno]

Dude it’s not “on time”. DistroKid’s paying you as soon as they get it, whereas other DSPs are essentially holding onto it while they get it and then giving it to you at the beginning of the next month. You’re actually getting it sooner with DistroKid.

[@CS-uc2oh]

you're just arguing semantics at this point. The point is, he hasn't gotten paid at all.

[@markwells79]

Don't use streaming to make money. Use it to boost your popularity and focus on merch, deals, and live shows. Streaming money is just extra.

[@zillamode]

Streaming royalties are a consistent revenue stream that doesn’t change based on show attendance or merch stock. I think that’s a pretty silly thing to say

[@smokey6292]

​@@zillamode 🤦‍♂️🤡

[@cateador12]

Imagine get 37k stolen and say that such a dumb comment. Im sure in that situation you'll never write that dumbassthing

[@demolishbeatz3796]

@@zillamode def right about that russ already showed how much he makes, and it was not merch.

[@Matay000]

@@zillamodetrue

[@demolishbeatz3796]

Distrokid always pays me,

[@highlightermusic2623]

Distrokid was the only distribution that we could find that worked for us unfortunately. Distrokid is obnoxious to say the least.

[@zillamode]

Yeah, that's what i started with as well! But distrokid just doesn't pay on time and it suuuucks!

[@highlightermusic2623]

@@zillamode agreed my friend.

[@RkDavidMusic]

@@zillamode and that’s what your mad about

[@TheMCNemesisOnAmazonMusic]

@@zillamode But they do pay, you just revealed that. Okay so they late, just wait. It sucks but you do get paid.

[@zillamode]

It shouldn’t be late tho

[@daviapessoa7476]

just ignore the wall

[@KeviMorse]

Man I felt this

[@dyxonelgeniomusical5864]

True, Cd Baby and Distrokid never pay my royalties in 4 years. One rpm they pay me but y need a different distributor to my label, i wanna try Too Lost.

[@luciens3588]

Great video !. However people still need to work on their marketing allthough they can upload endlessly music onto plattforms. This in order to get known by a particular audience or audience in general. Ohterwise they never gonna be heard. The pros of a real record company is that a record company has the big money to invest in for example marketing and merchandise. Nowadays its easy to distribute music, but other topics are left.

[@cateador12]

I saw a reddit too of a guy who didnt got payed for 45€k. Kinda disgusting that they can make a scam that way. Im sorry for you and thank you so much for your information. I'll never sign up in to such a horrible business out of control like them lol. They got good reputation only on the sponsored videos lol.

[@zillamode]

It happens man, though there’s a lot that goes into decisions like that, a lot of context that I’m sure is left out in that Reddit post. I know people who have had funds withheld for doing dirty things with the platforms.

[@Fluentsongs]

Bro one of my songs has 680 000 listens and I got paid but 2.80$ 🤯 Why? Can you help me please?

[@therecipe415]

I don’t know buddy, knowing both platforms very well and releasing on both id have to say amuse is paying you to say that and it’s not true amuse has a 3 month lag time. Be wary of advice from this guy.

[@zillamode]

They all are 3 months behind homie

[@Nottz4Lyf18]

I’m in the UK i write and sing and collaborators create the music, obviously everyone will get credited for their participation, trying to cover all basis without going broke or having work used without permission, do I need to be with PRS MCPS or both as well as distrokid for my distribution

[@slotswithace]

Can someonehelp me here? Distrokid says my quantity for streams/sales and what not is over 4.5 million for all my music over the past 4 years, and when i check my earnings I have $11 balance?? That don't make sense to me. I messaged support 2 weeks ago and still haven't got a response

[@TheLigthbringer]

Do they never pay or not pay on time? Which one is it?

[@ethanchetty775]

How many days does it take your money to reflect in your bank account withdrawing from Amuse

[@Aethelvlad]

What do you mean "on time"? I've made about the same amount, I always get paid on time.

[@Phonkylyricsandsamples]

YOU HAVE NO FATHER THE POSTER

[@sunfeatherX3]

Man I got so out of my element. Hi I don’t make music but I listen to a lot of newer artist bc KZbin loves feeding me underground stuff (yay) and I noticed “provided my KZbin by distrokid” under a lot so I looked up if that was some guy ripping people’s music and uploading only to find out it’s a legit service music people actually use but the service doesn’t actually have time to pay you the same way new startup businesses do to THEIR workers. Anyways yeah I know knowledge probably just yall and me know now and that’s kinda cool. Good luck with that!

[@ZekeBrewer]

Amuse takes 15% of your earning tho, I’d rather get paid late and paid in full

[@jazzampa]

On a free subscription. On paid sub you get 100% Learn to read and understand!

[@ZekeBrewer]

@@jazzampa How much is the subscription.

[@Mxl100]

I don't really care. Music is just a side hustle/hobby. I got 2 other incomes, so that extra $100-$300 a month def comes in handy

[@Theyluvdas]

Wha Otha typa incomes you got gang? 🤔 not pocket watchin but tryna diversify my funds too

[@mayowamobolade2355]

Please how do you get that much income from music monthly , teach me sifu

[@bouji_]

@@Theyluvdas It looks like he's a graphic designer and power lift influencer. I'm guessing most of his income comes from graphic design though.

[@hazedotarachi]

Lol simply put u wouldn’t need other sources of income if Music was your career u wouldn’t have time for other shit literally

[@L.M.N_ghettobagger]

@@mayowamobolade2355 it’s just about the listens I got a song on Spotify n KZbin that got 7.1k and 8.5k and I barley got 30 bucks

[@NZFeliciano]

Bro amuse crewed me . i hate amuse because of how bad they did me .

[@zillamode]

Nathaniel I’m sorry to hear that man!

[@Imanormalajsure]

Whats in the back

[@jpmusik]

I used 2 DSP before Amused and didnt work. Amuse looks good so far for me too.

[@zillamode]

Thats awesome! Let me know how it works out!

[@kirogocrxzy]

Nice wall

[@watchhorrorxtv]

Tunecore is 👑

[@zillamode]

Interesting! What makes it better in your opinion !

[@watchhorrorxtv]

@@zillamode always been the most reliable distributor, great metrics transparency, on point payments, and lately price matched to the new fledgling platforms

[@Notketa]

If only it didnt cost an arm and a leg 💔

[@watchhorrorxtv]

@@Notketa it's cheap now!

[@Djsatile]

I get paid every week with tunecore

[@mshahrukh666]

Can you tell me how much they paid for 1 million Facebook Streams?

[@Mason-qd9xe]

Is tunecore better all around for a beginning artist, better pay out, lyrics on Apple Music etc ?

[@skaizoh]

how do you get paid "every week" if they all have a 3 month delay? that literally makes zero sense

[@YCITI]

could you show us your amuse account? not tryna be annoyin but.. distrokid is late sometimes but I get payed usually a month after the stream. they tell you they're on a 3 month delay but if you stream enough itll be monthly

[@BuddyBearCreator]

You are correct! DKid is no bueno I've only lost money

[@JSListerud]

Did you sell your music or just assume because of free play you get money. Hahaha.

[@BuddyBearCreator]

@@JSListerud Hey J. I probably hadn't researcehd enough before I signed up for DK. I had already tried out cd baby. DK will strike your KZbin channel with your own music that's in your own show lol

[@boknows8376]

@@BuddyBearCreatoru gotta do the youtube artist thing because u copyrighted your music

[@BuddyBearCreator]

THANKS ! I'll check it out @@boknows8376

[@mwj5368]

Do songs in the Americana genre sell much in this era?

[@SaMoMusicOfficial]

Distrokid doesn't pay doesn't answer my questions and also doesn't have supported contact just one robot working and he answers the same. now I submitted 2 music from 2year before but he did not release and don't have an answer

[@DeathsPhantom]

So I'm confused, is this AI made or did an actual artist (modern day but tbh I wouldn't doubt if it were an older one) make this and pass it off as an older song?

[@KainCarthyst]

I don't get jack because no one listens, so I don't really care

[@zillamode]

One day though if you keep at it! Stick around the channel, I’m sure there’s something you can learn to get yourself earning some royalties and find those fans! Appreciate you commenting!

[@theubc]

150k strreams across all platforms and distrokid letting me walk away with 29.73 thats less than 10% of the revenue from streams when i check online in comparison to other ppl getting 150k plays safe to say in annoyed and dont know how to go about this

[@LukeTheSchoolBoy]

bro wtf is that on your wall

[@AdvYap]

I've never heard of distrokid

[@zillamode]

It’s probably the top one that everyone uses haha! Which one do you use?

[@AdvYap]

@@zillamode i dont produce music, just was kinda scrolling through and thought id give my uninformed opinion lol. it'd be cool to learn more though, ill sub and watch more of your tuff

[@MOSP14]

He probably stream farms.

[@Astro_Kidd]

How do u get paid?

[@g5tar]

I always get paid from them

[@sozepicasso]

So say I uploaded on cd baby. Can I upload the same music on a new distro service.

[@babybennettofficial]

I've seen a lot of bad reivews on amuse whys that?

[@zillamode]

Not sure but i've had nothing but good experiences!

[@melz.lightshower]

I mean- what if u don’t want money

[@SamArrag]

Distrokid is scam they steal money from artist be carful don’t use distrokid

[@Sarabjeetsingh-hk7ei]

Then what should we use and how could we independently earn money out of our music

[@mshahrukh666]

​@@Sarabjeetsingh-hk7eiyeah same question

[@user-xb8ei6xp4h]

Amuse distribution

[@eogtv926]

Please I tried it but not accepting my debit card I am from Nigeria

[@d_mago_music]

What’s your debit card number maybe I can help

[@solarhead2040]

I loved using distrokid until the started stealing my royalties and adding on charges for nothing. Then getting generic emails saying all different things making no sense. I have started taking my music down from Distrokid and leaving.

[@MvdFunk7]

These mf paid me 4$ for 2.4 Millions streams 💔

[@cra.z]

i got 9$ for 20 million from facebook ads🤷‍♂️😭

[@MvdFunk7]

@@cra.z 💔

[@mshahrukh666]

​@@MvdFunk7Can you please tell which platform these streams came from?

[@mshahrukh666]

​@@cra.zTry the service of some other distributor, Then compare who is paying better? 😊

[@nicstevens3638]

Bruh we made like 15$ on 20k streams something going on there lol

[@tiranmoy]

CAN I USE DIFFRENT DISTRUBTER EVEN I ALLREADY USED DISTRO KID I HAVE MY SONGS THERE DO I NEED TO DELETE THEM FROM DISTOR I GET MANY COMMENTS THEY DONT PAY

[@yvngreaper]

Hey man I have music on Distrokid can I transfer it to amuse really interested I’m barley eating out here

[@Mason-qd9xe]

Same bro, sits costing & arm and a leg. Need a better solution

[@becausewhyn0t___]

Amuse is your worse option stay away from them

[@webguitars]

Distrokid is a NIGHTMARE. They lost my tracks after uploading a few times. I ended our relationship and found a different distributor. So far so good. Destroykid.

[@kyiasimone1869]

Who do you use as a distributor?

[@nlayoungchyld]

I get payed on time

[@mshahrukh666]

Can you tell me how much they paid for 1 million Facebook Streams

[@karenjunelawrence-official]

3 months late distrokid

[@eogtv926]

What do I do

[@houcinesylla]

It means that every month you have $37,701??

[@Zordaeofficial]

Fr like what’s there to complain about you still getting yo gawd damn money

[@houcinesylla]

@@Zordaeofficial 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@asap5629]

big boy money man

[@zillamode]

Haha! I really did not mean this as a flex but it did get peoples attention so I guess it worked!

[@truesearch69]

what the hell?? I have collected without problems 8 months in a row and I am not even from the United States. Are you sure that all your earnings are legal? Did you pay to get plays? It's very strange.

[@666DAZER]

at how many plays did you start getting your first paycheck?

[@mshahrukh666]

Can you tell me how much they paid for 1 million Facebook Streams?

[@TheHiddenPathToHeaven]

Interesting….. I hate what humans have done to simple life fun

[@harlanochoa8552]

Amuse that good ?

[@darkvalue505]

May I ask if I delete my music on Distrokid, will all the copyright be deleted too. Strange if I upload my music on KZbin or Instagram, a copyright infringement will automatically affect the upload? Will this go away if I delete the songs from Distrokid?

[@wildhogOW]

Why are you wearing a hat indoors and why are you wearing it backwards?

[@petermagani3570]

Please I need help

[@ThatDorkyReviewShow]

Cdbaby pays every week as long as you make paid up to 10 bucks, just saying lol

[@kamikaze4188]

My song got 100k on KZbin and amuse paid me nothing

[@zillamode]

KZbin topic channel or someone uploading a video with your song??

[@FinnDizzleFanPage]

that is not true distrokid pays you when you get enough streams for a fraction of a penny what a liar this is why i don't listen to music industry people who lie about distributers cuz if you distrokid pays you 100% of your royalties then they would have been sued for false advertising so don't be lying about distrokid if you don't like their services

[@Mtmtrip]

It’s better than united masters

[@reeak3843]

Do you sing? If not you should

[@kevynnhudsonn]

Yup they suck

[@natashadevine]

Which one DOESN'T CENSOR

[@JRUMMAMusic]

Lolol AMUSE is awful

[@freespeech7480]

KZbin is boring now

[@zillamode]

Sure!

[@theubc]

yup its all cookie cutter garbage like amazon and now we have robot algos determining legit plays are bot plays hahahahh this fucking world

[@RozaGang]

Thts cap

[@zillamode]

Nahhhh fr fr

[@Dano01]

Also use amuse

[@zillamode]

It’s a great service!

[@Mj-MeLLy-Official]

false info

[@JayJager]

Doesn't Spotify require distrokid?

[@metaphorishere]

cap. distrokid pays me monthly on time

[@letsfixit251]

Small chunks of it

[@mshahrukh666]

Can you tell me how much they paid for 1 million Facebook Streams?

[@metaphorishere]

@@mshahrukh666 not much for fb & ig I would think a couple hundred, way less than streaming platforms

[@andrex.onlyfans]

never thought that sadzilla will teach me about distrokid