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# Ari Herstand On Digital Distributors, Spotify Listeners and More [Music Biz Weekly Podcast]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/ari-herstand-on-digital-distributors-spotify-listeners-and-more-music-biz-weekly-podcast/
- Published: 2019-04-08T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-04-08T11:00:00.000Z
- Description: Musician, author and artist advocate Ari Herstand visits with Jay Gilbert on the Music Business Weekly Podcast to discuss digital distributors, Spotify listeners and his book ‘How To Make It. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/04/ari-herstand-on-digital-distributors-spotify-liste
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Streaming, Ari Herstand, Digital Distributors, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:00

[![Ari Herstand - Digital Distributors  Spotify Listeners and More! 5-15 screenshot](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a49dfabc200b-200wi "Ari Herstand - Digital Distributors  Spotify Listeners and More! 5-15 screenshot")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a49dfabc200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Musician, author and artist advocate Ari Herstand visits with Jay Gilbert on the Music Business Weekly Podcast to discuss digital distributors, Spotify listeners and his book ‘How To Make It in the New Music Business: Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician.’The pair discussed his two articles:

1\. CD BABY, TUNECORE, DISTROKID, AWAL, DITTO…WHO IS THE BEST DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY FOR MUSIC  
[https://aristake.com/post/cd-baby-tunecore-ditto-mondotunes-zimbalam-or](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir%5Ftoken=1UWCqVce41jkrwg%5FSia9P1HqGht8MTU1NDUwNTE5NkAxNTU0NDE4Nzk2&q=https%3A%2F%2Faristake.com%2Fpost%2Fcd-baby-tunecore-ditto-mondotunes-zimbalam-or&event=video%5Fdescription&v=r5WfDoURG70&ref=hypebot.com)

2\. HOW THIS ARTIST GREW TO 500,000 MONTHLY SPOTIFY LISTENERS WITHOUT PLAYLISTS  
[https://aristake.com/post/500000-spotify-listeners ](https://aristake.com/post/500000-spotify-listeners?ref=hypebot.com)