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• Steps
• Tips
• What do you need

Many musicians and bands do not know how to release their music on iTunes and what restrictions and rules exist for this. In fact, it is a very simple and cheap process. You can release your music on any channel. To do this, you need access to the iTunes store. We will tell you what you need to do to open access to your music.

Steps

1. 1 All of your recordings will need to be edited to ensure sound and other parameters meet commercial quality standards. To do this, you can hire a specialist or try to do it yourself.
2. 2 The album must have an image - a cover. It is very important. The image must be unique. Do not use someone else's image, as you may violate the copyright. You can contact professional designers to design the album cover.
3. 3 You need to buy a UPC number for your album. No popular music channel will agree to sell your album if it doesn't have a UPC number. Even if you are releasing your own disc, you will have to buy a unique barcode for it. This can be done on a website such as CD Baby.
4. 4 You will need to find a distributor - a person or a company that will sell your music. As an independent artist or musician, you cannot do business with a corporation like Apple on your own. You will need to use the services of a special company.
   • When choosing a distributor, make sure you still have all the rights to your music. Take a look at the CD Baby or TuneCore website.
   • Compare service fees. Some sites will charge about $ 40, others will take 10% of the profits for the sale of songs.
5. 5 The music can now be uploaded to the iTunes store. First, you need to upload it to the distributor's website. Then the site will have an option to upload songs to iTunes. Select it. Ready.

Tips

• It will be cheaper to record a single, not a whole album.

What do you need

• Audio recordings
• Album cover image.