Spotify ends direct uploads
Music streaming service Spotify will no longer allow independent artists to upload their music directly to its platform without making use of distributors such as TuneCore, DistroKid and CD Baby.
Spotify announced its decision to end the beta programme on Monday, saying the service will stop accepting new music uploads at the end of July.
Launched in September last year, the beta programme enabled musicians to manage their Spotify pages and view listener engagement metrics.
“Almost a year ago, we started to beta test, a feature that lets independent artists upload their music directly to Spotify,” Spotify said. “Today, we notified participating artists about our decision to close the beta program, along with how we can help them migrate their music to other distributors over the next month.
“We’re working with our distribution partners to help make this transition as simple as possible for the artists who uploaded music through the beta. At the end of this month, we’ll stop accepting any new uploads through Spotify for Artists, and artists will need to move their already released content to another provider.
"Artists who have released music in the beta should review our FAQs and keep an eye on their email for more details – including discount codes from our preferred distributors. They can reach out to our dedicated customer support team for personalised assistance."
Spotify said it had monitored trends on its platform and made an informed decision to terminate the programme based on feedback from artists.
“Over the past year, we learned a lot from independent artists about how they release music, and we realised we can serve you best by focusing on tools that you can only get from Spotify and by continuing to work closely with distributors to improve the experience of delivering music to Spotify for all artists and labels."
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