Are you an indie artist? Well, there is news for you! upload your music to Facebook or Instagram through Distrokid and TuneCore has become super easy.

Facebook Launches Indie Music Program for Music Distribution

Facebook finally created an Independent Artist Program that enables users to upload their music to Instagram and Facebook. If you want to upload your music to Instagram reels or stories, then you can now easily do that through TuneCore of DistroKid. The same applies when you want to upload your music to Facebook.

Facebook Signs a Partnership Deal With TuneCore And Distrokid.

Facebook has now signed partnership deals with both TuneCore and DistroKid that will see to it that artists get to distribute their music to Facebook and Instagram at no charges. Once you have distributed your music to DistroKid or TuneCore, they will then upload your music to Instagram and/or Facebook and they will also use the music to utilize and create more content on the platforms using the various products or services available in such platforms. For instance, these platforms usually have lyrics of various music that users can add to their stories and reels for instance. Your music will hence create content for such products or services.

Will TuneCore and DistroKid pay Artists who Sign Up with them for Distribution to Facebook and Instagram?

The bigger question that you may all be asking is whether these distributors will pay artists who sign up with them for distribution to Facebook and Instagram. Well, the answer is that; that depends on the specific terms of your agreement with the said distributor. Ideally, artists who distribute their music through TuneCore and DistroKid should be paid following the terms of the agreement signed by both parties.

What TuneCore Said About Its Partnership with Facebook And Instagram.

TuneCore appreciated that the partnership is a big win to artists and the music industry in general. It also affirmed that it would pay artists who sign up with them for distributing their music to Facebook and Instagram.

Speaking on behalf of TuneCore, Andrea Gleeson, the chief revenue officer said that the music industry is changing and advancing as time goes by. And that we are in an age where music discovery now happens mostly through social media.

• TuneCore’s co-head on the company’s partnership with Facebook and Instagram

In addition, Andrea said the following;

“WITH THE POPULARITY OF SHORT-FORM VIDEOS, FACEBOOK STORIES AND INSTAGRAM REELS ARE TWO IMPORTANT PLATFORMS TO DISCOVER MUSIC, AND VARIOUS CAREERS ARE MADE EACH TIME A SONG GOES VIRAL. THROUGH THE INDEPENDENT ARTIST PROGRAM, THERE IS MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIE MUSIC ARTISTS TO BE HEARD.”

Facebook On Its Partnership with TuneCore and DistroKid.

Speaking about the partnership, Facebook said that this would allow people to easily communicate and express themselves through music. Speaking on behalf of Facebook, Chris Papaleo, the Music Business Development Manager, highlighted that they are proud of this partnership that this will help independent artists reach more audiences and fans.

• Chris, in part, said the following;

“WHEN JOINING OUR INDEPENDENT ARTIST PROGRAM, CREATORS ARE BACKED BY OUR OUTSTANDING DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, ALLOWING THEM TO GET THEIR MUSIC IN FRONT OF MORE PEOPLE, ACROSS ALL OF OUR APPS.” 

DistroKid’s Take on Its Partnership with Facebook and Instagram.

Philip Kaplan, the founder and,s CEO of DistroKid, while speaking on behalf of the distributor company, highlighted that they were happy to enter this partnership that would see to it that artists, and especially independent artists, distribute their music to Facebook and Instagram for free.

• The statement read in part as follows;

“THIS INITIATIVE IS A HUGE BENEFIT TO INDIE ARTISTS EVERYWHERE AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BE PARTNERING WITH FACEBOOK ON THIS PROGRAM.”

We wait to see how this partnership will unfold, but above all, we do hope that it actually proves beneficial to artists and serves as a platform to build music careers. We will of course keep you abreast with everything that goes on in the music industry as and when they happen.

What do you think about the Indie Artist Program launched by Facebook? What about its partnership with TuneCore and DistroKid? Let us talk about these in the comments section below.