CD Baby lookup
Find out if a song was released through CD Baby. Paste a Spotify or TikTok link to see its distributor, label, ISRC and UPC.
- Kind
- Self-serve distributor
- About
- One of the oldest self-serve distributors, owned by Downtown Music. Artists pay per release and CD Baby keeps a share of streaming income.
In store data
How CD Baby releases show up.
- 01
The label field usually shows the artist’s name or a label name the artist made up. It rarely names the distributor.
- 02
The ℗ line usually names the artist, with no “under exclusive license to” wording.
- 03
ISRCs are often issued by the distributor, so many releases share the distributor’s registrant code.
Common questions
CD Baby questions.
How can I tell if a song was released through CD Baby?
Paste the song’s Spotify or TikTok link into Pulse and it shows the distributor. By hand, check the source in the Spotify credits, then the ℗ line, the ISRC registrant code and the UPC prefix. See the full guide.
Does the label name on Spotify say CD Baby?
Usually not. The label field shows the artist’s name or a label name they chose, so you need the distributor lookup to see CD Baby.
Is an artist on CD Baby signed?
CD Baby is a self-serve distributor, so artists who release through it are usually self-released. Check the ℗ line for “under exclusive license to” to be sure.
Get access
Check a song for CD Baby.
Lookups run on ANTHM Pulse. ANTHM is invite-only right now: request access and we’ll email you when your account is open.
Request access on ANTHM