DistroKid (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "DistroKid" in English language version.

Last modified: 05:36:15, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

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98musicbusinessworldwide.com

4,714^th place

2,650^th place

86techcrunch.com

317^th place

224^th place

22digitalmusicnews.com

low place

8,966^th place

22billboard.com

20^th place

13^th place

21bloomberg.com

118^th place

85^th place

11insightpartners.com

low place

11forbes.com

71^st place

54^th place

11nytimes.com

7^th place

11theverge.com

208^th place

158^th place

11musicconnection.com

low place

9,087^th place

11guitarworld.com

1,715^th place

936^th place

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 13^th place)

"Revealed: Billboard's 2021 Indie Power Players". Billboard. June 7, 2021.
Robinson, Kristin (October 28, 2024). "Distrokid Places 37 Union Employees on 'Administrative Leave'". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2026.

bloomberg.com (Global: 118^th place; English: 85^th place)

Shaw, Lucas (August 16, 2021). "Music Distributor DistroKid Raises Money at $1.3 Billion Valuation". Bloomberg.

digitalmusicnews.com (Global: low place; English: 8,966^th place)

Herstand, Ari (July 24, 2015). "The Artist Who Has The #1 Album On iTunes Is Getting 100% Of The Royalties". Digital Music News.
Herstand, Ari (May 19, 2016). "DistroKid Will Now Pay Everyone Who Worked On Your Song". Digital Music News.

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 54^th place)

Robehmed, Natalie (July 24, 2015). "How These Independent Artists Reached No. 1 On The iTunes Chart". Forbes.

guitarworld.com (Global: 1,715^th place; English: 936^th place)

"Get the most out of Spotify with DistroKid". Guitar World. November 1, 2024.

insightpartners.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"DistroKid Receives Investment from Leading Software Investor Insight Partners Valuing the Company at $1.3 Billion". Insight Partners. August 16, 2021.

musicbusinessworldwide.com (Global: 4,714^th place; English: 2,650^th place)

Stassen, Murray (January 28, 2021). "DistroKid launches 'matchmaking service' to help labels find unsigned artists; Republic Records named first partner". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
Needham, Jack (November 17, 2021). "DistroKid enters NFT market with 'Sellouts', mints 10,000 collectible NFTs". Music Business Worldwide.
Stassen, Murray (June 28, 2022). "DistroKid Officially Rolls Out DistroVid Music Video Distribution Service". Retrieved November 13, 2023.
Stassen, Murray (September 13, 2023). "DistroKid acquires website hosting and e-commerce company Bandzoogle". Music Business Worldwide.
Stassen, Murray (October 29, 2024). "DistroKid to lay off 37 union workers". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
Dalugdug, Mandy (October 29, 2025). "DistroKid launches new platform for artists to sell merch directly to fans". Music Business Worldwide.
Stassen, Murray (January 11, 2024). "Phil Bauer named President of DistroKid – company founder Philip Kaplan transitions from CEO to Chairman". Music Business Worldwide.
Tencer, Daniel (June 25, 2025). "Indie artists can now upload videos to Spotify through DistroKid's video service". Music Business Worldwide.

musicconnection.com (Global: low place; English: 9,087^th place)

"DistroKid Launches 'Mixea' AI-Powered Instant Mastering Service". Music Connection. February 24, 2023.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Sisario, Ben (September 6, 2018). "A New Spotify Initiative Makes the Big Record Labels Nervous". New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2018.

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; English: 224^th place)

Perez, Sarah (October 17, 2018). "Spotify takes a stake in DistroKid, will support cross-platform music uploads in Spotify for Artists". TechCrunch. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
Ha, Anthony (May 28, 2013). "Fandalism's Philip Kaplan Launches DistroKid, An Affordable Way To Upload Music To Stores Like iTunes".
Biggs, John (October 10, 2013). "Philip Kaplan Officially Launches DistroKid, A Cheap, Efficient Way To Distribute Lots Of Music". TechCrunch.
Biggs, John (August 6, 2015). "The DistroKid Music Distribution Service Has Launched An Indie Artist To The Top Of The Charts".
Biggs, John (May 19, 2016). "DistroKid's music payment system now lets you send cash to everyone on a track". TechCrunch.
Biggs, John (August 6, 2015). "The DistroKid Music Distribution Service Has Launched An Indie Artist To The Top Of The Charts". TechCrunch.

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; English: 158^th place)

Deahl, Dani (September 20, 2018). "Spotify will now let artists directly upload their music to the platform". The Verge. Retrieved November 13, 2018.

DistroKid (English Wikipedia)

billboard.com (Global: 20th place; English: 13th place)

bloomberg.com (Global: 118th place; English: 85th place)

digitalmusicnews.com (Global: low place; English: 8,966th place)

forbes.com (Global: 71st place; English: 54th place)

guitarworld.com (Global: 1,715th place; English: 936th place)

insightpartners.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

musicbusinessworldwide.com (Global: 4,714th place; English: 2,650th place)

musicconnection.com (Global: low place; English: 9,087th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

techcrunch.com (Global: 317th place; English: 224th place)

theverge.com (Global: 208th place; English: 158th place)

billboard.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 13^th place)

bloomberg.com (Global: 118^th place; English: 85^th place)

digitalmusicnews.com (Global: low place; English: 8,966^th place)

forbes.com (Global: 71^st place; English: 54^th place)

guitarworld.com (Global: 1,715^th place; English: 936^th place)

musicbusinessworldwide.com (Global: 4,714^th place; English: 2,650^th place)

musicconnection.com (Global: low place; English: 9,087^th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; English: 224^th place)

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; English: 158^th place)