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How To Get Music On Spotify For Free: Spotmeup

image from profile.ak.fbcdn.netMost digital distributors from Tunecore to The Orchard and CDBaby to IODA  deliver independent music to Spotify.  But I had not seen an alternative for artists that want to avoid all distribution fees or perhaps choose to offer a track only on Spotify. Founded almost a year ago, Spotmeup provides the answer with a simple and free Spotify uploader. DETAILS:

There is no charge to upload a song or album to Spotify using Spotmeup.  But to be sure you get paid for any streams that result, artists have to be a member of the appropriate rights organization.  According the Spotmeup FAQ:

"Spotify has deals with necessary rights holders in all of its launch countries. Together with them, Spotify has agreed upon a royalty based on how many times your music is played. Each stream earns you a share of Spotify's advertising revenue. The actual amount varies and depends on the ratio of advertising revenue and your percentage of the total number of streams at Spotify in a given month."

"It´s important that you have a membership at an organization in your country, for example ASCAP of USA, STIM from Sweden, etc in order to receive money from them. The organizations act as agents for their members to collect license fees whenever their musical works are performed in public, broadcast or transmitted, and to pay out performance royalties."

There is a $10 Spotmeup fee if you want your music removed from Spotify.

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15 Comments

  1. (from the Spotmeup site)
    “We don’t pay for any streams.”
    In order to have them put you on Spotify for free, you must sign an agreement that allows Spotmeup to keep 100% of your streaming royalties for themselves (excluding compulsory performance royalties that go to the songwriter and publisher via the PROs).
    Kind of an important point, me thinks.

  2. You might want to check the spelling on your site. “Receive” is spelled incorrectly.
    Also, under your free account, is iTunes included?

  3. With SpotMeUp it seems the offer is:
    # artists keep 100% of downloads…
    p.s. Spotmeup keeps 100% of your streaming royalties if you use their service

  4. RouteNote looks poorly designed! Not a company I can take seriously. Also they try to mimic TuneCore & CD Baby. Why not just stick to one model? You’re confusing us artists!

  5. Are you nuts ? I had my music up on Spotify for 2 years with another distributor (dont mention any names ), and my music was played around totally 1200 times, i paid totally around 94 USD for the 3 years, to have my music up on Spotify. Do you know how much i earned ? I LOST 60 USD!!
    It did cost me more that i earned, so i really understand this business model. I agree that it does not work for normal established artists but it sure do for upcoming bands or unknown bands who use it as great promotion

  6. I agree with you, ive been in the same situation where it did cost more than streams gives. Seems like theres a lot of nubes here!

  7. ha hahaha “Any artists that gives up 100 percent of their rights needs to have their head checked and if they have management ~fire them.”
    Do you even know what you’re talking about ?
    Theres a HUGE difference in RIGHTS AND STREAMS, nobody is giving away any rights, maybe YOU should get you head checked or at least your eyes…

  8. This sounds like a scam, read the FAQ, they don’t pay artists for streams, only for downloads!
    Considering that 99% of Spotify revenue is generated from streams…

  9. RouteNote helps over 15,000 artists worldwide and growing rapidly. We are the only distributor to offer both a FREE and Premium version, so artists can maximise their revenues! Artists come first…

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