DistroKid

DistroKid, formerly titled Fandalism, is an American independent digital music distribution service, founded in 2012 by American entrepreneur Philip J. Kaplan (born: ). DistroKid principally offers musicians and other rights-holders the opportunity to distribute and sell or stream their music through online retailers such as Spotify, Pandora, /Apple Music, , YouTube Music, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, , , iHeartRadio, and more.
==History==
Kaplan developed DistroKid in 2012, and launched it in mid 2013. It began as a side-feature of Kaplan's music social network, Fandalism, and was split out into its own company in 2015.
In July 2015, a DistroKid release by musical act went to number one worldwide on the iTunes charts. This was particularly notable because DistroKid does not take a commission or royalties, making this the first time a number-one charting artist was able to keep 100% of their earnings.
In May 2016, DistroKid launched a feature called "Teams" that makes it possible for royalties to be automatically sent to collaborators and shareholders. In 2018, DistroKid reached an agreement with Spotify to support cross-platform uploads for Spotify artists who upload directly or have direct licensing deals with the company.
In 2021, the company launched an initiative allowing record labels to mine its data in search of new artists. It receives a finder's fee from record labels each time a label signs a new artist by way of the platform. The first label to take part in the initiative was .
In June 2022, DistroKid launched DistroVid to let both members and non-members upload music videos with a subscription.
In September 2023, it was announced that DistroKid had acquired the music distribution and website hosting platform, Bandzoogle.
==Controversy==
===Royalty stealing===
On July 1, 2020, Brazilian YouTuber and musician Dan Vasc called out DistroKid for allegedly stealing the 100% royalty he was promised by DistroKid, as he had only received a reduced percent of the royalty based on the US tax withholding (where DistroKid is based). Vasc uploaded two videos on YouTube highlighting the situation, along with an update.
===Copyright takedown lawsuit===
On June 7, 2023, DistroKid faced a lawsuit for an alleged mishandling of a copyright takedown that led to their music being taken down without notice as a result of a fallout between Raquella George and Damien Wilson after the release of the Scary Movie EP as initially agreed in 2020. And as a result since January 2021, Wilson was notified by the distributor that the EP was removed from all of the streaming platforms.
==Channel==
The DistroKid channel was created on March 19, 2014.
===Content===
The channel usually uploads videos about DistroKid features and how to use them.
==References==
Category:Meme YouTubers
Category:Music YouTubers
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Category:Users who joined in 2014