What are the current rules and cheapest distributor options for getting my independent music onto Spotify and Apple Music without losing all my streaming royalties?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What are the current rules and cheapest distributor options for getting my independent music onto Spotify and Apple Music without losing all my streaming royalties?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 Spotify royalty eligibility 1000 streams 12 months track rule official Spotify for Artists distributor fees royalties 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason
2026 cheapest music distribution pricing keep 100% royalties DistroKid TuneCore CD Baby RouteNote Amuse Ditto official pricingGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDComparison
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
2026 Spotify royalty eligibility 1000 streams 12 months track rule official Spotify for Artists distributor fees royalties 2026 Google ↗
2026 cheapest music distribution pricing keep 100% royalties DistroKid TuneCore CD Baby RouteNote Amuse Ditto official pricing Google ↗
- Ditto pricing · dittomusic.com
- RouteNote pricing · routenote.com
- How much does Premium cost? · support.routenote.com
- How can I keep 100% of my royalties? · support.routenote.com
- DistroKid pricing · distrokid.com
- How Much of My Earnings Does DistroKid Keep? · support.distrokid.com
- Which Features are Available for each Plan? · support.distrokid.com
- DistroKid · webflow-product.distrokid.com
- Amuse pricing · amuse.io
- Amuse: DIY Distribution Pricing · amuse.io
- CD Baby · cdbaby.com
- How much does CD Baby cost? · support.cdbaby.com
- Track monetization eligibility · support.spotify.com
- Royalties Guide · artists.spotify.com
- Understanding the basics of music publishing · artists.apple.com
- How to distribute your music with Apple Music · artists.apple.com
- Apple Music preferred distribution partners · artistsupport.cdn-apple.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Spotify royalty eligibility 1000 streams 12 months track rule official Spotify for Artists distributor fees royalties 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2026 cheapest music distribution pricing keep 100% royalties DistroKid TuneCore CD Baby RouteNote Amuse Ditto official pricing OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 |