Amuse Distribution Review 2025: Pricing, Features & Everything You Need to Know

Top Reason to Choose Amuse Distribution  Keep your music in stores. Amuse allows artists to keep their music in stores even if they cancel their subscription by imposing a 25% revenue share; artists keep 75%. This addresses the concern artists have about what will happen to their music if they can no longer afford to pay. Previously, Amuse's documentation alluded to the idea but didn't provide anything definitive. It is now clearly stated in their knowledge base https://support.amuse.io/en/articles/274147-how-royalties-work-without-a-subscription  Payusnomind Discount  Get up to 30% off Amuse when you use the promo code PAYUSNOMIND (may be case sensitive): http://payusnomind.info/shrt/fba7c4 Top Features Stream Check  Stream Check is a feature that monitors streaming fraud for each release and provides a notification if your releases are at risk of being removed. It's a heads-up feature that punts the responsibility of actions onto the artist, who may not be in a position to stop the activity. It's like being a victim of stolen identity and watching your credit report drop in real time. It won't do much for you beyond pushing your hairline back if it's out of your control to stop it. At the same time, it's a great feature if you can stop it. Sometimes, the only way to stop a bot playlist or system is to remove the song from the list or the system. Doing that will cause you to lose all of the equity you've built on platforms organically. But you won't face a ban or have your royalties withheld.  Not subject to tax withholdings  If you reside in a country without a US tax treaty, you're subject to a 30% tax withholding. Amuse operates outside of the US, so its artists avoid that.  Mobile App  Amuse provides artists with a mobile app that tracks royalties, streaming activity, allows for uploading new releases, and more. Artists can maintain their catalogs on the go.  Team Members  Artists can grant access to their account to analysts, managers, assistants, and others without worrying about them accessing sensitive information by limiting their permissions. For example, a manager can be allowed to upload releases but not fool around with payment options.  Things to note Stores Amuse has expanded its inventory of stores and is now comparable to its counterparts in the music distribution space.  Amuse has a limited inventory of stores. If maximum reach is your focus, you may be dissatisfied with Amuse. Though they’ve done better over the years, they still pale in comparison to the number of stores offered by distributors like Tunecore, CD Baby, etc. Transaction fees Amuse doesn’t explicitly state that it caps transaction fees. Instead, it states the usual range of fees artists pay: $1 - $8, but up to $15.  When is the fee $1? Under what circumstances could it be $8 or $15? Amuse doesn't specify. Without it being capped, it means you pay more if you earn more, and Amuse doesn’t clarify whether that is or isn’t the case.  Music Fights Fraud Member -🚩 Music Fights Fraud is an alliance of distributors and DSPs that have come together to form a database to ban artists that have been flagged for streaming fraud. The ban would extend to every distributor and platform in the network. Many artists are victims of streaming fraud. Scam companies feed them false promises and take their money. The methods of Music Fights Fraud add insult to injury by punishing the artist for being scammed. It exists to protect the interests of major record companies, not indie artists. No major label artist is likely to be flagged for streaming fraud, and there's no way they would be added to any database. Additionally, Music Fights Fraud members are adopting a new policy called KYA(Know Your Artist) that requires artists to upload their state IDs so bans can extend to their identity. Amuse has not adopted this policy, but may face pressure to do so as a member. Until the company makes a public stand against KYC/KYA, it's something to be concerned about.  The Rundown  Model:  Unlimited Distribution for an annual fee.  Price:  Boost: $19.99 | Pro: $59.99 Artist: $23.99 | Artist Plus: $39.99 | Professional: $59.99  Transaction Fees:  $1 - $8: Unclear.  Stores:  Large inventory  Store Sync (Distribution to New Stores): Artist: $9.99 per release | Artist Plus: Free | Professional: Free  Artists:  Artist: Distribute music for 1 artist | Artist Plus: Distribute music for 2 artists | Professional: Distribute music for 3 artists with the ability to add more at a cost of a little over $1 per artist.  Unclear - Amuse Pro allows you to connect multiple artist accounts but doesn't specify whether each account needs a separate subscription. Connecting accounts allows you to sign into multiple accounts using a single login.  Split Pay:  Included - No fee.  Keeps Music Live:  Music remains in stores under a 75%/25% Revenue Split  Exclusivity: No exclusivity clauses in the terms, so you're free to do what you want with your releases.  Customer Support: Average.  Content ID: Artist: Keep 85% | Artist Plus: Keep 100% | Professional: Keep 100%  Boost: Keep 85% | Pro: Keep 100% AI Licensing Policy No official policy or plans to allow AI to access artists' music for LLM  Streaming Fraud  Warnings, Removal, Fines.  Music Fights Fraud Member  Yes - If another distributor has banned you, you may automatically be banned by Amuse. Music Fights Fraud is a database of artists who have been flagged. KYA (Know-Your-Artist) / KYC (Know-Your-Customer) This is promoted as a protective tool and requires you to upload your State ID to verify your identity. The Music Fights Fraud alliance and its members have plans to use this information for their database, which will likely be used for global bans and work as a No-Fly list for music distribution.  No - Amuse does not require KYA/KYC  UPC Codes: Included + You can bring your own Pre-Save/Auto-Save With this feature, fans who pre-save your release will have future releases saved to their libraries automatically, eliminating the need for a fan to do it repeatedly. Fanbase Management This is another Pre-save feature that allows you to collect the emails of fans who pre-save. Tax withholding If you’re an artist who resides in a country that doesn’t have a tax treaty with the US government, you’re subject to a 30% tax withholding with any distributor operating inside of the United States. Amuse is based in Sweden, which allows you to avoid the tax. MusixMatch Pro Integration AI transcription and lyric syncing - Apple Music has a Karaoke feature where listeners can turn down the volume on their vocals and sing along. Lyric syncing highlights words as the music flows in sync. You can also create AI-generated lyric videos for usage on social media, your website, and video platforms Publishing Royalty Collection Publishing royalty collection is facilitated through a company called Amra which collects mechanical and digital performance royalties directly from platforms outside of the United States. You save the $100 fee you’d have to pay to register with Songtrust and get better collection because it’s coming from the source. Cover Song Licensing They’re simplifying Cover song licensing through a new partnership with Easy Song Artist and Label Services  Distribution to BeatPort Music video distribution to VEVO Fully managed music distribution Catalog Optimization Marketing strategy and asset production And a dedicated contact person Check the Comparison Charts for the most updated and comprehensive information