Music Distribution on Apple Music

Apple Music is Apple´s premium subscription service, accesible via the iTunes interface. After an initial 3 month free trial, which users will only be able to access after providing credit card information, Apple Music will be only be available to paying subscribers. The service has a strong focus on editorial and artist features, including “Artist Connect”, which will allow approved artists to post free content directly on the service and interact with fans.

Service Type

Apple Music is a streaming service.

Territories

Apple Music are available in: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus*, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina-Faso*, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India*, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal*, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan*, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.

*Explicit content is not sold in these territories.

Go Live Time

Normally, releases go live within 24-27 hours in these services simultaneously.

Important Note: a random percentage of releases go through an internal review process, which can take up to 16 business days from the day they are received by the store.
If your release is placed in content review, unfortunately, it will take longer than the normal 24-72 hours to go live.

Pay rate

When a subscriber streams your music, you get paid a proportionate share of Apple Music's subscription revenue per month calculated on terms set out our agreement with the store (this will include streams during a subscriber's 3-month free trial).  Payments will fluctuate each month, depending on the amount of subscription revenue generated and how often your music was streamed.