HOW TO CHANGE MUSIC DISTRIBUTORS (WITHOUT LOSING STREAM COUNTS!) [EASY TUTORIAL]

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In this video, independent dance pop singer/songwriter JONATHAN MILLER shares an easy to follow tutorial on how to change music distributors and how to switch from TuneCore to DistroKid without losing stream counts and data. This easy tutorial on how to switch music distributors in 2022 will help you get your music on a new distribution service without losing stream numbers!
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[@JonathanMillerMusic]

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[@khoriantor]

Thank you for the info! 🙏

[@nahuelandlaspalabras]

Thank you!

[@wystannelson649]

Hey Jonathan, great video! Very informative and I love the step by step process, thank you! I noticed everyone is referring to Spotify streams, but what about apple and your youtube views/streams did those accurately switch over fine or did youtube go back to views return to 0? I am just curious on how all the other stores did when transferring your data? Also, was it an easy fix to link you youtube music with your YT artist page or did you have to resubmit some info to you new distributor?

[@NotFedBait]

thank you for your help

[@currentcontentco]

thank u thank u!

[@prithviraaj]

Thank you

[@anchelomusic]

Thank you. I seen two different releases that made me nervous as well because it didn’t transfer my stream counts over, but it’s only been 48 hours since I reuploaded lol I’m still waiting for everything to synch

[@Meekoh]

Did your stream counts ever sync up? I'm also nervous because mine have overlapped by the newer tracks have zero streams still. It's been about 4 days.

[@anchelomusic]

@@Meekoh yes they did !

[@Anastasia-iu2vb]

You deserve more subscribers :)

[@JonathanMillerMusic]

Thank you! I really appreciate that. 😭

[@princeroymusic]

I did this although the from distrokid to tunecore and I accidentally put the wrong audio file so I had to delete it and tried re-uploading it but it says UPC has already been taken even tho it's been a month.I sent an email but I was wondering u got any advice for this

[@peoplesworld2287]

Newbee question! Is there cost from the distributor one is leaving, as i have read in condition of one distributor, 15$ cost per track to remove. Not sure if it is about transfert of something else?

[@Phoebecccc]

How do I make sure the song doesn’t create a new profile when distributed?

[@officialduwa2434]

Will this work in the case where i change my stage name and want to switch over from tunecore to distri kid, however I want my artist name to change on Distrokid?

[@MusicHarshPatel]

does youtube views count also remains same if i switch my music distributor ?

[@MuharremEmeröz]

Hey bro. I did not have a label on old distributor but now I have it. What happen if I add my new label to my old song on Distrokid?

[@Songwriterbehindthecurtain]

You’re an awesome 😎 KZbin channel.

[@allanscottmusic]

Hey Jonathan, great video, thank you. I am with tunecore, and I know that generally you can not have the same song/album live with two distributors at once. For the week or so where there is overlap, does that ever become an issue? Where spotify or tunecore take down the release because there is another distributor that has released the exact same song (ISRCs/UPCs)?

[@JonathanMillerMusic]

Thank you! So I've personally never had an issue during the overlap period as long as you takedown your music from the other distributed as soon as you're 100% everything has moved over. Great question though! :)

[@janikthio12344]

Does this also work in between one distributor? My friend has access to my music but I want to take full control of my own music now so is it possible to transfer from distrokid to distrokid?

[@ArpitShikharOfficial]

Is this also work with basic plan?? Or i hv to buy ultimate plan???

[@DavidFedele]

Brilliant video! Thanks so much. I've got a couple of questions, about the master files for both the artwork and the audio. When you say they need to be the "same files", do you know if that means the "content" of the files needs to be identical, and/or the names of the files? For example, I have multiple masters of the same file, but with different file names for both the audio and artwork (ie: identical content but different file names), and don't know which actual files I uploaded originally. Do you think this matters? And as a continuation of this - do you think that it may be possible to upload a "remastered" audio rather than identical audio, if you keep the audio file name the same? Many thanks

[@celfhelp]

i belieeeve last i saw it's based on file name, but given that "content ID" and such is based on what's actually in the audio, that could be incorrect if you want to switch using original files though, i know distrokid lets you download the files you uploaded for each release, including tracks and artwork; don't know about the others but i'm sure they have the option as well

[@AGENTARMES]

CDBaby does NOT have the option to DL Source files, evn though they have them on their server. Which is frustrating because if you are onCDBaby and ever lose your source files you are SCREWED. @@celfhelp

[@AggressiveGold]

Can I let everything I released yet on the older distribution service, and from now on start uploading on the new service? It will be included on the same artist profile on the platforms?

[@SalemStakes]

what if I changed my album artwork a couple times do I just use the most recent

[@v2khi]

I have a subscription with tune core as well, I’ve heard shady things about tunecore still taking money but I have no clue if it’s true or not, is it possible to take off the subscription?

[@acmoney715]

What if it’s been taken down can I still keep everything streams etc if I swap ?

[@jannikhummel313]

to add the isrc code i would need to upgrade distrokid, is that necessary

[@MohiniBanick]

Nice

[@nickt1237]

why does it not show the isrc code for me i cant add it

[@anasslaoui1590]

Which distrokid plans i can switch my songs ?

[@sefiutayo6625]

if I move my song to another platform will I loose my money I've already made on the platform or will the money also move with it to the new platform ??

[@user-tg2cw1un6i]

What if I’ve changed my artist name since the old release?

[@Sigmaaaa999]

so first of all i have to takedown my song from tunecore ?

[@luchezarangelov442]

I want to move from DK to LANDR, and I have a few releases with all caps or all lowercases. how can i bypass that xD

[@Songwriterbehindthecurtain]

Depending on the song structure way do song structure like change like this time around has a into but revelation by third day don’t have a intro it starts off with verse 1?

[@RAPIDNONETHELESS]

@@Songwriterbehindthecurtain ??

[@Thereal.IssaDaou]

Hi champ plz how to takedown my music from One RPM

[@OutsideHits-ij9le]

How about if one distributor accepts wav and the one I'm transferring to accepts mp3

[@Abbsusprod]

Good question i’m facing the same problem

[@originalmystique]

hello, I plan on doing this later because I've been hearing that Distrokid is better than TuneCore. But my song was just sent to stores through TuneCore. I was wondering once I transfer the song to Distrokid (and its all good), can I cancel my yearly subscription with TuneCore? Will it mess anything up? Also, what is your opinion on Tunecore? Thanks!

[@Dearloven]

I have the same question

[@lilcreed2715]

Hey man i am using distrokid currently but my account got blocked s is it possible i can make new distrokid account and transfer my songs from old distrokid account to new distrokid account so let me know is it possible to do that

[@marcospottinger3269]

Hey did u ever figure this out?

[@Meekoh]

First, thank you. Do you know how long it takes for the streams to sync up? My songs have overlapped but they still have a Zero stream count. They were uploaded about 4 days ago. Thanks!

[@JonathanMillerMusic]

Hmm 4 days is probably good still. It usually takes me around a full week before I see everything 100% properly aligned. I would say anything longer than 2 weeks is strange and worth an email to your distributor (that you moved to) asking if there’s anything going on. Hope that helps!!

[@scotug]

2 replies @Meekoh kindly update did your data syn and howlong did it takeandother imformation is higly apprciated thanks

[@nico_dgc]

@@scotug 👋🏽 in a different comment somewhere on here, he replied to someone else asking the same question. He said it did, so everything worked out!

[@SelbstmordGMBH]

Is it Possible to have old songs at distributor A and upload new songs from distributor B on the same streaming page?

[@JonathanMillerMusic]

Yes it is! Just makes sure your same page is linked and it should be ok! :)

[@SelbstmordGMBH]

@@JonathanMillerMusic nice, thanks ✌🏻

[@cosmicmarco]

Routenote only accepts flac files. Old upload was wav

[@AGENTARMES]

CDBaby does NOT have the option to DL Source files, evn though they have them on their server. Which is frustrating because if you are onCDBaby and ever lose your source files you are SCREWED.

[@BeyonJacob]

i uploaded flac. can i upload wav version??

[@DaProphet4Lyfe]

What if previous distributor has publishing royalties and you are switching because you don’t want them to have that. Couldn’t I just start fresh if I didn’t care about streams or placements?

[@deetoxvengeance]

Sure you can. If so, just delete your files from the first distributor entirely

[@thechildindigo]

What about the earnings? If I change distributors before all my earnings come in, will it transfer into my new distributor?

[@JonathanMillerMusic]

They should re-route to your new distributor! :) You may have a few leftover residuals go to your previous one so I'd wait to cancel your account, but I haven't had much of an issue! :)

[@bryanduffy7362]

Going from DistroKid to tunecore. Will my music transfer to my official artist channel I made with distrokid?

[@JonathanMillerMusic]

To my knowledge yes it should if you’ve inputted everything correctly :))

[@YoungNois]

My Distributor took Down my Track after it got To 9000 Streams, I mailed them they say it's artificial Streaming but I sent them the proof and , am fuming

[@user-kg6ve5rr4w]

Can you leave your previous music on your current distributor and put your new music on a new distributor?

[@cryptoking1381]

Yes you can

[@BiddleYT]

I know this video is old and probably won't respond but just incase. Would it be ok if you just started releasing music using a new distributor while keeping the old songs on the old distributor? I am working on my first album and wan't it to be on a more dependable distributor since I've been using the same free one I started with. I'd rather not worry about getting that many songs transfered and just switching to a new distributor and using it for now on. But idk if that could cause issues!

[@JonathanMillerMusic]

You absolutely can use a different distributor for new music as long as you aren't locked into any specific agreements with your previous one (ie a publishing administration deal or something.) You can always use the new distributor like DistroKid, for a period of time and then if you like the services you've gotten, you can transfer your old music later (if you so choose.) But it's totally fine to just switch distributors and worry about transfer stuff later! :)

[@BiddleYT]

@@JonathanMillerMusic damn bro I really didn't think you we're going to respond! I greatly appreciate the info! Saves me a lot of researching time 😅🖤

[@JonathanMillerMusic]

@@BiddleYT hahaha no problem!! 😁😁

[@kitchmacc]

I’m transferring from UnitedMasters to Distrokid. Should I keep the music up on the old distributor until Distrokid receives 100% of my streaming? Will I still get my royalties for taking down a song? And will my Lyrics transfer as well? Thank You and congratulations you have a new subscriber 😊

[@OLUWASEYI.MP4]

SAMMEEEE

[@rwnbeats]

What distrokid plan do you use ?

[@JonathanMillerMusic]

In full transparency, I have the Label plan as part of my sponsorship, so my screen may look a little different from yours. The setup and everything is still pretty much the same though! :)

[@DjReynaldsMorales]

when transferring our release to another distributor does our royalties transfer too? or its starts to zero since its a new distributor? i already got 405$ on my previous distributor i want to change distributor and release it via tunecore because im afraid that my previous distributor was a big scam its indiefy. 405$ was big enough to me what should i do? pls notice me

[@gabriellehailstone]

Figuring this out 😅 Do the stores that you released it on have to be exactly the same as well? I noticed there are a few extra ones on Distrokid that TuneCore doesn’t have. Should I leave them unchecked?

[@JonathanMillerMusic]

To my knowledge you should be able to add those new stores if you want since the music was never there to begin with. You shouldn't have any trouble as it'd be like just distributing it to a new store when you drop a new song or something. Hope that helps!

[@gabriellehailstone]

@@JonathanMillerMusic Awesome! Thank you so much.

[@JonathanMillerMusic]

@@gabriellehailstone No prob! :)

[@gabriellehailstone]

@@JonathanMillerMusic Ok, I did it. Now I see two of the same release in Spotify. Will wait a week to make sure everything is good. Will the song link up (become one) only after I take town from TunCore?

[@JonathanMillerMusic]

@@gabriellehailstone No it should do that on its own after a week or so. When you no longer see the second release (the original one) you should be good to take it down from TuneCore! :)

[@albertjanderson]

When I did this it said this Distrokid

[@albertjanderson]

:) :) :) !

[@tradelikeivan6936]

How do I claim the Spotify account from the new Distributor? Can that be done?

[@YoungAmarr]

Hi will you lose your old profile i mean your profile id

[@JonathanMillerMusic]

Hey! No if you're following along and filling in everything correctly you shouldn't lose your profile ID at all! :D

[@YoungAmarr]

@@JonathanMillerMusic okay thanks

[@emino1_]

Jonathan Miller Music please i need your help on how to contact Distrokid, for one month now my uploads have not go live please how can i message them Directly