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:

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.

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 your release look official, clean, and industry-level.

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

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

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

Once your music is live, claim your profiles: