Frequently Asked Questions About Melody Mover

Do we offer marketing? - You bet! We have a great team of marketers who work across online press, DSP marketing, radio PR, in-store retail playlist marketing, independent playlist pitching and more. You can you request these services via support@melodymover.com where we can provide you with further details. As a team, we’ve landed clients anything from editorial backing across streaming services, in store retail playlisting, national radio plays and playlisting, propelling clients into Global charts and official sales charts. 

Do we offer video distribution? - We do indeed. We can get your video on Vevo. But is it worth it? We can honestly say yes! What many don't understand is that the platform has a community of 20 million subscribers on YouTube and has its own TV channels and apps on Samsung TV, Sky, Roku and many more. So, we see it as an extra avenue to promote your music. We also pitch our videos to the teams there to try and secure playlist support. Please note that if this is the first time you use it then you will see duplicate videos if you also upload your video to your YouTube channel. However, we can request your channels to be merged but this can take a number of weeks, so please do bear with us and the platforms.The cost of this service however is £50 for channel creation and £25 per video delivery.  We also recommend uploading at least two weeks prior to your preferred video release date.

Why do you only have a free unlimited option? Do we get charged after uploading the release at the end of the process? - Simple answer is no! We created this option as times are tough and we know artists and bands feel that their money needs to be placed in production and marketing. Signing up for free allows for unlimited releases but we do take a small percentage, 10% of your royalties. This is to ensure that we can cover our internal costs and fund what we do best, which is supporting you! However we may take higher splits if we are also marketing your music so be sure to ask questions and refer to the T&Cs before you agree to our additional services.

Band Camp Pre-orders - Yes! We can set you up with your Bandcamp pre-order whether it is a Single, EP or Album. Why? Well, we have found that many artists get a better response from fans as it seems more community-driven and appears to generate more revenue for you (which is ultimately what we want for you). We also communicate with the team at Bandcamp to push your release for any marketing opportunities. Please note that we do take 25% of Bandcamp sales.

Label Account (Creating Artist Profiles) - So you have set up your label account and you now want to get your first release out by one of your amazing artists or bands. With our new system this is very simple... Select the section "Catalog" then you will see "Create New" (This means release!). On this page you will be able to click on the artist box and "Create New Artist". It is that simple. Please remember to review the section on store ID's as this will be crucial information to apply.

Royalty Reporting / Payments - Let's be very clear here, we know that it is very important that you are paid for your work, so we figured this would be useful before making any decisions to join us. They way it tends to work is you release your music, it gets streamed or downloaded and then on average it takes around 90 following that stream to be reported by the streaming services. This report will show up around 25-28th of each month. From there, you can withdraw your royalties, but we do have a small % (10%) split we take as we don't charge you fees up front so be sure to read your terms and conditions before uploading your content. We also make the majority of payments to your PayPal account, so we would ask that you input this information into your payment settings which can be found on your dashboard. 

Royalty Splits - We understand that royalty splits are crucial for many artists and labels and that is why we facilitate royalty splits. The process is quite simple. Once you have distributed your release, click on it and there is an option for splits. Select it and you can create those splits. You will require email addresses of the writers / team involved and they will receive an invite to view their royalty statement and make withdrawals. 

DSP delivery times - We can keep this brief and simple. We recommend 2 weeks. 

Can you use samples and derivatives? - Yes, but you will require the appropriate license for them. Platforms such as Splice offer licenses with samples but note that any "non-exclusive" license will mean you cannot claim revenue from its performance on TikTok, Meta, Youtube and so forth. For remixes and derivatives you will require the permission of the rights holder directly. 

What if I can't get a license? - If you can't obtain a license to your sample, cover or derivative then we strongly advise that you DON'T distribute it. Our system will flag it and we will be forced to close your account. However for cover song licensing you can use Easy Song Licensing which is very affordable and quick to use. 

Can I buy streams to grow my song? - Short answer - No! You can however pitch your music to independent curators for consideration across approved platforms, but we still suggest you do this with caution. Some curators have been found to use bots on their playlists generating artists' royalty packed streams which is fraudulent. Spotify and other platforms such as Apple and Amazon are actively reporting and investigating manipulation of streaming, so if your music is flagged with this issue then your music can be removed. There is an appeals procedure which you will receive in this event. 

Do you distribute ATMOS mastered / mixed music? - We do indeed and we suggest you email us at support@melodymover.com if you want to do this. We also have a partnership in place to provide you with very affordable masters.

I want to bring my existing releases across. Can I do that? -  We understand that some artists and labels like to test different distributors. So to confirm, yes you can. First thing is you need to ensure that you reupload all releases with exactly the same files, original release date, metadata, audio files and credits. DON'T take the music down from the other platform yet. When uploaded it has to be approved and distributed. Once complete, we suggest you wait for about 2 week before having your content taken down from the former distributor.

If your song goes viral, lands a big sync, or significant radio play, what should you do? - Tell us! Due to the volume of releases we may not always find out about these huge moments until afterwards. If you can let us know quickly there are things we can do to assist your release. In those moments, email support@melodymover.com providing the UPC of your release and information regarding the major support that has occurred.

UGC deliveries and samples - If you are looking to release a song to UGC platforms such as Meta and TikTok, which contains samples, or is a derivative of another song, then you will require a fully exclusive license or proof of ownership. If you don’t have a license or it is a non-exclusive one, then we will NOT deliver your content to UGC platforms.

We hope these Frequently Asked Questions helped you! If you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to our team of experts at support@melodymover.com.