1. Set up your Ditto Music account with a 30-day free trial.
2. Upload tracks to SoundCloud via the Ditto Release Builder.
3. Split royalties with your co-writers and producers.
4. Grab your free Pre-Save link and add to your SoundCloud bio.
5. Enjoy 100% of all your earnings & streaming royalties.
SoundCloud isn't just another music streaming platform. It’s a global hub for new music discovery and the go-to spot for emerging artists who want to be heard.
Check out insights via SoundCloud for Artists and land yourself a spot on the frequently updated SoundCloud Picks and Today's Mixes playlists. Your music will also be available for pitching to both personalised and global playlisting opportunities, including the Made For and Artists You Should Know tabs. Great for boosting your discoverability.
Combine all of this with SoundCloud's awesome networking features and passionate user base and you’ve got the perfect platform to develop your brand.
Loved by music makers of all genres, SoundCloud is particularly favoured by DJs, electronic and dance music acts, with thousands of artists using the space to share up-and-coming mixtapes and showcase their new sounds. You really should be releasing your music here if you're serious about growing your industry network.
Release as much music as you like to every major music platform worldwide.
Let fans pre-save your music before it drops and share your release everywhere with just one link.
Keep 100% of the royalties you earn and all of the rights to your music.
Access the same tools used by major label artists like chart registration, pre-release, mastering and more.
Explore streaming insights, download numbers and listener demographic data. Get the Ditto app to track stats straight from your phone.
Get paid royalties directly into your account and withdraw your earnings with a couple of clicks.
Automatically split your royalty payments with collaborators, producers, band members or anyone else.
We love to scout artists releasing with Ditto and sign them to Ditto Plus record label services where we can offer even more marketing support.
Ditto distributes to more music platforms than anyone else. And when we add new stores, we’ll upload your old tracks for free.
Some of the biggest artists in the game started their careers at Ditto Music.
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SoundCloud is an online streaming platform powered by its global community of genuine music lovers and artists. Over the last decade or so, SoundCloud has become one of the biggest names in independent music streaming and has helped thousands of musicians build their music careers from the ground up.
Preferred by thousands of independent artists across the globe, SoundCloud is the place to be if you’re into the freshest new music. With access to SoundCloud for Artists and a platform designed for growing your audience, SoundCloud is a great place for independent musicians to start releasing music.
SoundCloud for Artists gives you access to exclusive insights and lets you manage your music career from behind the scenes. In the same way that Spotify for Artists lets you identify your top fans, SoundCloud’s Fans tab lets you connect with your biggest fans as well as track and manage your releases on the platform. Check out how the new SoundCloud for Artists dashboard works here.
Your listeners can download your tracks by signing into their SoundCloud accounts and clicking the download button that’s shown. You’re able to turn downloads on and off from within each of your track’s Permissions tabs.
There’s more info about this in SoundCloud’s support article.