In a graphic summary of 2020 results, digital music distributor CD Baby shows that artists they distribute received 40% of total revenue from Spotify. That allocation exceeds Apple Music, Amazon, and Pandora combined. Click through for an infographic summarizing CD Baby’s revenue operation in 2020. Continue Reading
CD Baby is ending a major segment of its operation. The company announced that it will close its online retail store on March 31. After that date, the retail store will transition into a download portal. Continue Reading
Two independent music distributors have entered a partnership with China’s Tencent Music Entertainment. The deal means that TuneCore and CD Baby can bring their clients’ work to audiences the huge Chinese audience. Continue Reading
Independent music distributor CD Baby announced a partnership with Audible Magic, a specialist in digital content identification, licensing, and monetization. Under the terms of their arrangement, CD Baby will use the RightsRx service from Audible Magic to find content rights conflicts before music is sent to a digital platform. Continue Reading
Independent music company CD Baby is embarking on a global expansion with several new hires in Latin America, Asia Pacific, Canada, the UK, and the EU. These new regional specialists will be responsible for increasing CD Baby’s existing presence or putting new roots down. Continue Reading
CD Baby has announced a partnership with SACM, the only performance rights organization in Mexico. It is a milestone deal and the first such agreement SACM has joined with an external entity. Continue Reading
CD Baby announced that its artists earned more than $100 million last year. Tracy Maddux, the CEO for the distributor, spoke with Music Business Worldwide about the company’s results and the outlook for independent artists at large. Continue Reading
CD Baby announced a new milestone: the company has 1 million songs served by its publishing administration platform. For more than 750,000 of those tracks, CD Baby administers 100% of the publisher shares. Continue Reading
CD Baby, a digital distributor focused on indie artists and labels, is planning to open a new office in London. The company also announced two hires. Rich Orchard joins the company as director of market development, and he will lead the new European office. Continue Reading
CD Baby paid out $80 million to independent artists in 2017. That performance brings its total payouts to more than $600 million in the distributor and publisher’s 20 years of operation. Over that time, the source of CD Baby’s payouts has shifted dramatically in response to changes in music consumption trends. Continue Reading
As the United States faces an emboldened white supremacist movement, many businesses have taken stronger stances to limit the spread of racist and fascist messages. After a direct call-out, streaming services have been spurred to take action and remove hate bands. Here’s a timeline of what transpired this week, and how similar situations could be prevented. Continue Reading
CD Baby announced that it now has 100,000 songwriters under its publishing administration service. In addition to that statistic, CD Baby Publishing is also planning a big expansion effort for this year. Continue Reading