About Winamp Distribution
Winamp Distribution is a service for Artists to distribute their music to various online stores and streaming services, such as iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon, Deezer, Tidal, and many others.
The service also handles the collection of earnings and payments, and ensures that artists receive between 80% - 100% of their earnings, minus applicable taxes and banking fees. Your revenue share percentage will depend on your Winamp for Creators subscription. See our Billing and Subscription Plans article for more details.
Winamp Distribution Integrations
Winamp for Creators integrates with over 35 digital music services, also known as online music stores or DSPs (digital service providers). These include popular platforms like Spotify, TikTok, Deezer, Amazon Music, and others.
The full list of online stores and streaming services is below:
- 7 Digital
- Adaptr
- Amazon Music
- Anghami
- Apple Music
- Audible Magic
- AWA
- BMAT
- Boomplay
- Claro música
- Deezer
- Rights Manager
- Gracenote
- iHeart
- Jaxsta
- JioSaavn
- JOOX
- Kanjian
- KDigital Media
- Kkbox
- Lickd
- MixCloud
- NetEase
- Pandora
- Resso
- Rhapsody/Napster
- Soundcloud
- Spotify
- Tencent
- Tidal
- TikTok
- Twitch
- YouTube Music
Start using Winamp Distribution
If you'd like to start using Winamp Distribution, you first need to upload your tracks or create a collection, add the metadata and submit it for this program.
Metadata Requirements
To distribute your tracks or collection on over 35 digital music services, also known as online music stores or DSPs (digital service providers) you must take into account the following Metadata requirements.
If you fail to meet the requirements as outlined below, your release will be rejected.
Field | Description |
Track Title | The track title is very important when you're distributing your track. Below are a few rules you need to follow to make sure the title of your track doesn't prevent you from successfully distributing your track. You can follow them, or you can use our Beautify tool that will automatically apply the rules below to your track title.
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Artwork | Quality of images: The cover art must not be any of the following: blurry, pixelated, mismatched, cut, rotated, incorrect, stretched or have any other quality issues. Dimensions and file format: The artwork of all releases must accomplish with all following requirements:
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Audio Requirements
To distribute your tracks or collection on over 35 digital music services, also known as online music stores or DSPs (digital service providers) you must take into account the following Audio Type requirements.
If you fail to meet the requirements as outlined below, your release will be rejected.
- DJ mixes or remixes will not be accepted.
- Sound-a-likes, cover versions, or anything similar an original will not be accepted.
- Classical music, incl. subgenres like baroque and neoclassical, is not permitted.
- Audiobooks and podcasts are not eligible for submission.
- AI-generated music is also not accepted.
Submitting your Music for Distribution
Once your tracks are uploaded and the metadata complete, your track will be get Ready status and can be submitted for Distribution.
To submit a track or a collection for Distribution, navigate to the Distribution tab from the Winamp for Creators navigation bar:
Next select the track or the collection (album) you'd like to distribute from the Select tracks section. Finally, click on the Distribute button.
Alternatively, click on the New distribution button on the top right corner, and select the track you'd like to distribute.
You will be redirected to a screen where you'll need to add additional details for your track:
Additional Details
Field | Description |
DSP Links | If your track has already been distributed, please make sure to add your DSP links. |
Release date | When was the track released. If the track has not been released yet, click on the As soon as possible checkbox. If you choose As soon as possible, it's worth noting that the process of reviewing, approving, and making your album available on streaming services takes several days, up to 7 - 10 working days. |
Is this a re-release? | If the track was previously released with a different distributor, make sure to toggle this field and add the first release date. |
Download pricing | Select the pricing range that you'd like your track or album to be sold by.
You can do this on a track level by choosing the price range in the Individual Track Pricing, or on an album level by selecting the price range in the Album Pricing. |
Territories | If the tack should not be made available in certain territories, click the Exclude certain territories toggle to specify the countries where the track should not be available. |
Select release partners |
Distribution Statuses Explained
After confirming your release information, you'll be directed to the distribution page, where the statuses of all your releases will be displayed. Below is a brief explanation to help you understand the status of your release.
Status | Description |
Submitted | Indicates that your release has been submitted for Quality Control. |
In Review | Indicates that release is currently undergoing Quality Control. This process normally takes between 4-8 work days. |
Released | Quality Control was successful & is in the process of being distributed. Usually, the distribution process lasts up to 2 work days. |
Rejected | Indicates that your release has been rejected. |
Take down requested | Indicates that a request to take down your release has been made. |
Taken down | Indicates that your release has been removed. |
Switching to Winamp from a Different Distribution Company
Switching to Winamp Distribution from another distribution provider is very straightforward:
- First, upload your tracks and publish them via Winamp Distribution
- The following day, remove those same releases from your previous distributor
Please be aware that Winamp is known for its efficiency, so your albums may appear on streaming services twice before your previous distributor takes them down. This brief overlap is not a cause for concern.
While we can't guarantee this outcome, it's generally how things work.
Please note that you may lose any reviews you've received on iTunes and Amazon.
Music Assigned to Wrong Artist Profile
Since channels are the ones that automatically assign releases to artist profiles, when a release is distributed, it may happen that it is assigned to an incorrect artist profile.
It can also happen that the channel creates a new artist profile, when a previous correct one already existed. These incidents usually occur with artist profiles with identical or similar names, as channels create and organize them automatically.
Requesting Transfer to a New Profile
Some channels have enabled the option to request a new profile or relocate their content from their own applications, while others can be contacted through Winamp.
- Amazon: Create an account on the Amazon Music for Artists platform (it doesn't matter if the artists are already verified or not). Afterwards Fill in the form https://artists.amazon.com/reportArtistProfile.
- Apple Music: Create an Apple ID (it doesn't matter if the artists are already verified or not. In the second case, it will help them to get verified later). Afterwards fill in the form https://artists.apple.com/contact-us.
- Spotify: If you have their own and/or verified profile) fill in the form https://artists.spotify.com/c/content-mismatch or If they do not have their own and/or verified profile https://artists.spotify.com/es/contact.
- Boomplay: Fill in the form https://www.boomplay.com/artist-center/faq/releases/music-under-the-wrong-profile.
- Deezer: Fill in the form https://creatorsupport.deezer.com/hc/en-us/requests/new.
If you need to relocate your content or create a new profile which do not manage the modifications independently you can reach out to us.
As soon as we received the information, we’ll contact the channels directly and ask them to solve the misunderstanding.
Taking Down a Release from a DSP
You can request a take-down of your release by navigating to the Distribution tab and clicking the release.
In the top right corner of the screen, you will see a "Take Down" button. Clicking on it will trigger the take-down process that might take a few days to be completed.
Earnings and Revenue Share
The revenue earned through the Winamp Distribution program is based on a revenue share model.
You are entitled to 80%-100% of the gross revenue received by Winamp's distribution partners, depending on your Winamp subscription plan.
Subscription Plan | Artist Revenue Share | Winamp Revenue Share |
Early Adopters* | 90% | 10% |
Essential | 80% | 20% |
Standard | 95% | 5% |
Ultra | 100% | 0% |
Enterprise | Custom | Custom |
*The Early Adopters subscription plan is an exclusive offer, available to everyone who subscribed to Winamp for Creators between 2nd April and 30th June, 2025.
Revenue Reports
You will be able to find details of all revenue owed to you in the Wallet section of Admin tab in your Winamp for Creators account.
Your distribution revenue reports and payments will be available in your Wallet once Winamp processes the earnings from streaming services and stores. These reports are typically imported monthly and reflect sales from about five months prior.
For example, if your track was streamed in January, you can expect to see the revenue details in June.
Please note that different streaming services have their own reporting schedules, so revenue reports may not arrive at the same time.
Payout Schedule
After your distribution revenue is imported into your account, you can request a payout one month later.
Once requested, your payout will be processed between the 1st and 10th of the following month, ensuring timely access to your earnings.