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Welcome back everybody — this is Duke Tyner coming at you, and today we’retalking about something every independent artist should know — how to getyour music everywhere.

I mean everywhere —
Vevo.
YouTube.
Spotify.
Apple Music.
iTunes.
Amazon Music.
TikTok.
Instagram Reels.
Even international platforms.

If you’re making music — you shouldn’t be limiting your reach.
We live in a world where you can release globally from your living room.
So let’s break this down step-by-step.

To get on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon, Deezer,Tidal, TikTok —
you don’t upload directly.

You go through what’s called a music distributor.

Three of the most popular ones are:

Here’s the difference in plain language:

Distributor

Best For

Strength

DistroKid

Artists releasing often

Fast uploads, unlimited songs per year

TuneCore

Artists focused on albums

Strong accounting + royalty tracking

UnitedMasters

Hip-Hop + sync placement

Potential brand licensing deals

Once you upload your song file, your cover art, your artistname, and your metadata, the distributor sends it out globally — andboom — you’re live worldwide.

These are not the same thing — let’s clear the confusion.

To get a VEVO channel, you can’t just create one yourself.

Your distributor has to request it for you.

DistroKid offers “DistroKid VEVO Channel Request”
TuneCore and CDBaby do too.

VEVO is basically a verified music video brand that makes yourrelease look official, clean, and industry-level.

If you're planning music videos for Echoes of the Circle — VEVO iswhere your visuals will shine.

Here’s the best release order — and this is something I learned fromexperience:

This keeps your content moving so your project doesn’t just droponce — it lives.

Once your music is live, claim your profiles:

This lets you:

Think of it like setting up your house before guests arrive.

If you’re listening right now — you don’t need a label.
You don’t need permission.
You just need consistency.

Record.
Upload.
Promote.
Repeat.

A song doesn’t blow up when you release it.

It blows up when you refuse to stop posting it.

Alright — that’s your music distribution blueprint.
If you want me to walk you through setting up VEVO,
or if you want help writing your Spotify Artist Bio,
just reach out — I’m always here to help independent artists, just like me.

Until next time,
Stay creative.
Stay loud.
And remember:

The ground remembers every voice.