CD Baby offers one thing: distribute your music, and does it well. I can't give 5 stars just yet because my package hasn't arrived, and won't till May 22 (my chosen date). But, for a distributor... See more
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I love the "pay once, published forever" model. Songs get published fairly quickly and the user experience is intuitive. Frustrating that they don't let you claim your YouTube music artist account any... See more
Conform to art practice and artist expectations, helpful and quick reactions, easy to interact app where it is not what you exactly think it is, it could take up to 2 logins to feel confident with th... See more
I liked the fact I didn’t have to pay immediately and could keep working on my release before payment, and that it saved. As the distributor for my first release, the info boxes made everything very c... See more
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- #22 of 24 best companies in Music Store
- #89 of 101 best companies in Hobby Store
About CD Baby
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Music distribution is about getting your songs in front of the most people possible. That’s why over a million independent creators worldwide use CD Baby to release their music across all major digital streaming platforms like Spotify, TikTok and YouTube Music.
CD Baby makes releasing music affordable— all our distribution services for just a one-time fee of $9.99 per release, whether it's a single or an album. And whenever we add a new digital retail partner, your music catalogue will be delivered to them free of charge.
Many music distributors claim to offer free music distribution but charge additional per-retailer fees, annual subs fees, cancellation fees, and all kinds of hidden add-ons and upsells for additional services. CD Baby has no recurring subscription fees, so you don’t have to worry about us ever taking down your music if you miss a payment (there are no payments!)
CD Baby also offers Mechanical and Digital Performance Royalty collection and Sync Licensing as part of our Boost service, as well as our Stages program for emerging artists. Stages offers a suite of valuable artist services, moving with you as your artist career advances and unlocking new opportunities such as expedited release inspection, DSP playlist pitching, and more.
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9600 NE Cascades, Pkwy Ste 180, 97220, Portland, United States
- https://support.cdbaby.com/hc/en-us
- www.cdbaby.com
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CD manufacturing, customer service poor
Very happy with digital distribution. Not at all happy with CD pressing--WAY too many defective discs, so far the failure rate is over 10%. Also, customer service is nonexistent--you'll wait at least 3 weeks for a response to a query. Would NOT use for CD manufacturing again.
May 15, 2026
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Excellents
May 5, 2026
Have 15 records out,and was on the…
Have 15 records out,and was on the ground floor (actual CDS) Proud of you,for a fee start shopping tunes of original artists like me
May 7, 2026
It was great
It was great! The only confusing part was why, when it came to social media monetization, it wouldn’t let me. Very frustrating as my entire album is 100% original instrumental piano music - which would qualify for monetization. Other than that the process was quick, easy to use, and rewarding! Thanks, Steve
May 7, 2026
I've been sending you emails and asking…
I've been sending you emails and asking for support on multiple occasions on an issue I've encountered, and I've received no support.
May 4, 2026
zero customer service, errors that impacted my music launch
CD babies errors and lack of customer service significantly impacted the success of my music launch. They uploaded the wrong part of my song to TikTok and I ran into multiple copyright issues promoting my own music. When I reached out to CD Baby for help with both of these issues, I was given unhelpful AI bots to talk to for an entire week. To this day, nobody has reached out for support. I will never be using them again.
May 4, 2026
Everything went pretty smooth
Everything went pretty smooth, this was a first for me. I didn’t know what to expect, worked out good
May 7, 2026
Everything was good except not being…
Everything was good except not being able to reload my artwork. And also the 3rd party apps for Spotify pre save didn’t work on an iPhone
May 6, 2026
You guys work hard with time conscious
May 7, 2026
The experience
The experience, is great,but for first release the distribution is a bit late
May 6, 2026
worst music distro dont use
May 13, 2026
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Delivered and distributed on time
Delivered and distributed on time! This is my 3rd project with CD Baby and I am very pleased with the services offered and rendered. Thank You!!
May 4, 2026
Very helpful!
Everything was explained well and the process was made fairly simple with CD Baby employees... help.
May 7, 2026
This is my 2nd song with you,the…
This is my 2nd song with you,the experience has been gr8,response is prompt for queries n release was done as per schedule..
May 7, 2026
keep going c.Baby
May 6, 2026
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