BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TuneCore, the
leading digital music distribution and publishing administration
company for independent artists, today celebrates its 15th
anniversary. The company will be making donations across the globe
to organizations formed in order to keep live music venues afloat
while providing relief for staff. The announcement was made today
by Andreea Gleeson, Co-Head and
Chief Revenue Officer and Matt
Barrington, Co-Head and Chief Operating Officer of
TuneCore.
In 2006, TuneCore disrupted the industry by introducing a flat
fee digital distribution service, allowing independent artists to
send their music to digital stores like iTunes. The model then and
today enables artists to pay a low annual flat fee per single or
album and keep 100% of the revenue earned from stores and streaming
services.
Said Gleeson, "What TuneCore did 15 years ago was
groundbreaking. By removing the traditional barriers, pushing aside
the major label gatekeepers and putting artists in the driver's
seat of their own careers without taking a percentage of their
music sales, it democratized the music industry. Today, TuneCore
continues to empower artists to sell their music online, market
themselves, and build a career, all while keeping 100% of 100% of
their revenue."
"Over the years we've prioritized TuneCore's initiatives by
always putting artists first." Gleeson continued, "Today,
independent artists make up the fastest growing sector of global
music sales, and TuneCore is the worldwide leader in indie music
distribution, so we know we're doing it right."
In October of 2020, TuneCore artists hit the record-breaking
milestone of $2 Billion earned by
artists. The company currently pays an average of $1.2 million to artists each day.
TuneCore became a subsidiary of Paris-based Believe, itself a leading
distributor of digital music, in April of 2015. With this change,
TuneCore, alongside Believe, are able to serve artists at every
stage of their careers, from their beginnings and throughout their
growth.
Commented Barrington, "Being a part of Believe gives us
advantages which we are able to pass along to our artist and label
partners. We're part of one of the leading digital music companies
in the world and we can make deals as one company. Not only that,
but TuneCore artists have the unique opportunity to sign to
Believe. Over the course of the last three years, we've signed over
260 artists to deals with Believe."
Many of TuneCore's artists have been with the company for years.
Pop/Rock singer-songwriter Ron Pope
stated, "Fifteen years of TuneCore! I uploaded my first song almost
FOURTEEN years ago now, so I've been along for a lot of this ride.
Careers like mine didn't exist before TuneCore. By giving artists
real access to the support of fans from all over the world,
TuneCore allowed people like me to turn an idea into the actual
dollars and cents needed to power a career. I'm forever
grateful!"
TuneCore is marking this milestone anniversary with sorely
needed donations being made to a number of key organizations aiding
the live music industry. The company will make a meaningful
donation to NIVA (the National Independent Venue Association),
whose legislative efforts led to the passing of the SaveOurStages
Bill in early 2021.
In addition to NIVA, TuneCore will be donating to UK Venue Trust
(UK), SAFE (South Africa), UNISON
(Canada), Initiative Musik
(Germany), and SGMUSO
(Singapore). The week-long
celebration of TuneCore's 15th Anniversary and live music relief
advocacy will be featured on TuneCore's social media channels and
include activations in partnership with NIVA such as daily
unplugged performances from longtime TuneCore artists, Instagram
Live interviews and more.
About TuneCore
TuneCore is the global platform for independent musicians to build
audiences and careers -- with technology and services across
distribution, publishing administration and a range of promotional
services. TuneCore Music Distribution services help artists, labels
and managers sell their music through Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon
Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, TikTok and more than 150 download and
streaming stores worldwide, while retaining 100 percent of their
sales revenue and rights for a low annual flat fee. TuneCore Music
Publishing Administration assists songwriters by administering
their compositions through licensing, registration, worldwide
royalty collections, and placement opportunities in film, TV,
commercials, video games and more. The TuneCore Artist Services
portal offers a suite of tools and services that enable artists to
promote their craft, connect with fans, and get their music heard.
TuneCore, part of Believe, is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, with offices in Los Angeles, Nashville, Atlanta, and Austin, and global operations in the UK,
Australia, Japan, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, India, Brazil
as well as the LATAM, Africa and
SEA markets. http://www.tunecore.com
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Media Contact
Maria Ho-Burge, TuneCore, +1
(917) 929-4888, maria@tunecore.com
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