A distributor (aggregator) is a service that places your track on Spotify, Apple Music, Yandex Music, VK, Zvuk and dozens of platforms and collects the money for your plays. Below — a comparison of Russian and foreign distributors with prices, and an honest note on who actually works with Russian artists.
Compare →AI tracks are fully allowed on streaming platforms as long as you don't use real artist names or voices. Suno grants you full commercial rights to the generated music — usage and income rights stay with you.
⚠️ Note for Russia: most foreign services (DistroKid, TuneCore, Freshtunes) are unavailable to Russians in 2026 — they don't accept RU cards and don't pay royalties to Russian accounts. The practical choice for RU is a Russian distributor (table below). Foreign ones work only if you have a card/account abroad (Payoneer, Wise, a bank in Kazakhstan/Armenia/Georgia).
| Service | Model | Price | Keeps | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UpSound | Per release | per plan | 100% | No cut on streams, one-time payment. ↗ |
| RUMEDIA.IO | Free + royalty cut | 0 ₽ | 80% | Free distribution, 20% commission. ↗ |
| PushMusic | Per release (assisted) | 4 490 ₽ | 100% | Live Russian-speaking support. ↗ |
| Sferoom | Per release + 10% | 700–4 000 ₽ | ~90% | Tiers for different needs. ↗ |
| MusicAlligator | Per-release plan | 750–2 650 ₽ | 80%+ | Different moderation tiers. ↗ |
| Звук Студио | Free upload | 0 ₽ | — | Native RU service, upload via the app. ↗ |
| VK Music | Only via a distributor | — | — | No direct uploads — go through an aggregator above. |
| Zvonko · MTS Label · 1MP | By contract (label) | custom | per contract | For labels and established artists, not self-serve. |
| Service | Model | Price 2026 | Keeps | RU | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DistroKid | Subscription, unlimited | $24.99/yr | 100% | no | Cheap and unlimited; stop paying and tracks come down. ↗ |
| TuneCore | Subscription, unlimited | $24.99/yr | 100% | no | 20% cut on social platforms. ↗ |
| CD Baby | One-time per release | $9.99 single | 91% | hard | No annual fee, but a permanent 9% cut. ↗ |
| Amuse | Annual subscription | $23.99/yr | 100% | hard | Free tier effectively removed in 2026. ↗ |
| Ditto Music | Subscription, unlimited | $19/yr | 100% | hard | 150+ platforms. ↗ |
| RouteNote | Free OR per release | 0 ₽ / $10 | 85% / 100% | hard | Free with 15% cut or paid 100%. ↗ |
| LANDR | Annual subscription | ~$23.99/yr | 100% | hard | Cancel and your share drops to 85%. ↗ |
| UnitedMasters | Free / subscription | 0 / $19.99 | 90% / 100% | no | Free takes 10%; brand deals. ↗ |
Prices are per official sites as of mid-2026, approximate — verify on the services' websites. "100% royalties" usually means streaming; nearly all take a cut on YouTube/social and sync. Spinnup shut down in 2022, AWAL is invite-only.
Take a Russian service (UpSound, RUMEDIA, PushMusic) — pay and get paid in rubles, no workarounds or freezes.
An unlimited subscription is cheaper per track (DistroKid/Ditto abroad; UpSound in RU).
One-time per-release payment without annual fees — CD Baby (abroad) or a one-time RU plan.
Free with a commission: RUMEDIA (RU), RouteNote (abroad) — they take a % of income.
Click Download → WAV or MP3. Save the file locally.
Open the cover generator, paste the lyrics and pick the 3000×3000 size (distribution standard). Cost: 99 𝄞 (no logo) or 149 𝄞 (with your logo).
From the tables above — by country, budget and release frequency. For RU — a Russian service; abroad — DistroKid/Ditto etc.
Fill metadata: title, artist name, genre, ISRC (issued automatically), release date.
Spotify, Apple Music, Yandex Music, VK, YouTube Music. Royalties accrue from the first play, payouts monthly/quarterly.
Yes. Spotify and most platforms officially allow AI music. Main rule: do not use real artist names or voice models. Original tracks — no issues.
Russian services: UpSound, RUMEDIA, PushMusic, Sferoom, MusicAlligator, Zvuk. Foreign ones (DistroKid, TuneCore etc.) mostly don't accept RU cards or pay royalties to RU accounts in 2026.
The distributor takes no percentage of streaming royalties (you pay a fixed fee or subscription). But there's often a cut on YouTube Content ID and sync — read each service's terms.
Depends on traffic. Playlist placement = a few weeks. Without promotion — usually 3–6 months to a first meaningful payout. Withdrawal thresholds are low for most services.
Lo-fi hip-hop, ambient, instrumental (focus/sleep/yoga), acoustic-pop — they land in massive background playlists with millions of streams. Niche aggressive genres (death-metal, drill) — smaller audience.
You. Suno grants full commercial rights on a paid plan. You remain the author and rights holder — the distributor only delivers the track to streamers.