In 2015, publicly traded Believe bought TuneCore. Since 2022, they've raised the base plan 67% and killed the free tier. They take 20% of your social platform earnings and up to 50% of your sync licensing. Public companies work for shareholders. Guess what happens next.
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Here's what TuneCore actually charges, using their own published prices and support documentation.
Plan prices per TuneCore's live pricing page. Publishing cuts per TuneCore Support. Sync commission per TuneCore Support.
Privately owned by artists and operators.
No shareholders. No hidden fees. No plans to sell.
We'll walk through your TuneCore statements with you and show you where you are wasting money. We'll also do a complimentary royalty review to make sure you are not leaving money on the table.
We surveyed 2,311 indie artists. 62% either aren't registered with a PRO, or don't know if they are. That's real money slipping past them every month.
If a migration makes sense after that, we'll work with you to get it done with no downtime.
Book A Free DitchTheCore AuditYes. Privately owned by working artists with no outside investors and no plans to sell. Every founder here is releasing music on the platform.
Yes. Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Tidal, Deezer, and every other major DSP.
Book a free 15-minute call. We walk you through migration one-on-one. No forms, no support tickets, no waiting.
DistroFlowy, part of Make Our Music, an artist-owned music company. This site exists because artists deserve to know who actually owns their distributor.
The company that owns them answers to shareholders.
You are not the customer.
P.S. This isn't just TuneCore.
DistroKid just agreed to hand majority control to a bigger PE firm. CD Baby is now owned by Universal Music Group. The whole "indie" distributor space is consolidating. See DitchTheKid.com and DitchTheBaby.com for the full picture.