How do independent artists actually get their music onto major streaming platforms without getting scammed by shady distribution companies?
Download run
Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
How do independent artists actually get their music onto major streaming platforms without getting scammed by shady distribution companies?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
official independent music distribution services DistroKid TuneCore CD Baby Amuse RouteNote pricing royalty fees 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Spotify for Artists distribute music distributor how to get music on Spotify officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
FTC music promotion streaming scams fake streams distributor warning independent artistsGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
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 (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
official independent music distribution services DistroKid TuneCore CD Baby Amuse RouteNote pricing royalty fees 2026 Google ↗
Spotify for Artists distribute music distributor how to get music on Spotify official Google ↗
FTC music promotion streaming scams fake streams distributor warning independent artists Google ↗
- Provider Directory · artists.spotify.com
- Getting music on Spotify · support.spotify.com
- Get started · artists.spotify.com
- Official website · distrokid.com
- Official website · cdbaby.com
- Official website · tunecore.com
- Official website · amuse.io
- Official website · dittomusic.com
- Amuse: DIY Distribution Pricing · amuse.io
- How much does CD Baby cost? · support.cdbaby.com
- Official website · themlc.com
- ASCAP · ascap.com
- BMI · bmi.com
- Official website · soundexchange.com
- Spotify for Artists · artists.spotify.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
official independent music distribution services DistroKid TuneCore CD Baby Amuse RouteNote pricing royalty fees 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Spotify for Artists distribute music distributor how to get music on Spotify official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
FTC music promotion streaming scams fake streams distributor warning independent artists OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |