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So yes, DistroKid pays out 100% of the money they receive from Merlin ? but they don't receive 100% of what the stores pay out. So in essence, TuneCore's payouts to artists are better. In fact, in their history, they've paid out over $2,000,000,000.00 to artists.

To get album copies in the hands of fans, record labels signed deals with distribution companies that, in turn, signed deals with retail stores to sell the albums. Some distributors bought albums from record labels outright, while others distributed albums on consignment.

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A music distribution company signs deals with record labels or artists which then gives them the right to sell that their music to shops. A distributor can only sell to ships that have an account with the distributor. Put simply, the distributing company act as a middleman between the artist/record label and the store.

Tunecore Publishing is far superior to CD Baby Pro Publishing because Tunecore Publishing will collect your publishing money for every song you write whether that song is released through Tunecore or not. Whereas CD Baby will only collect your publishing money from songs released via CD Baby.

Distribution records include a wide range of documentation such as invoices, bills of lading, customers' receipts, internal warehouse storage and inventory records.

While DistroKid is a great choice for artists who frequently release music and aren't interested in any additional services, CD Baby is better for musicians with a slower song rollout. CD Baby charges per release, and most of the add-ons are included in the price of a release.