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How to find a song’s distributor, label and identifiers yourself, and what each one tells you.
How to find out who distributed a song
Five ways to find a song’s distributor: Spotify credits, the ℗ line, the ISRC, the UPC and a lookup tool. With real examples.
GuideHow to tell if an artist is signed to a label
Check whether an artist is signed or independent using the distributor, the label field, the ℗ line and “under exclusive license” wording.
GuideISRC lookup: what a song’s ISRC tells you
How to find a song’s ISRC, what each part of the code means, and how to use the registrant code to see who issued it.
GuideUPC lookup for music releases
How to find the UPC of an album or single, what the company prefix means, and how it points to a label or distributor.
GuideHow to find what record label a song is on
Find the record label behind any song using the label field, the ℗ and © lines and the distributor, with examples.
GuideHow to find the song behind a TikTok sound
Find the original song, distributor and label behind any TikTok sound, including sped-up edits and ‘original sound’ uploads.
GuideHow to find the right music distributor
What to compare when choosing a music distributor: pricing, splits, payouts, TikTok and YouTube, contracts and support. Plus how to see what similar artists use.
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