I chose CD Baby because of its…
I chose CD Baby because of its reputation and one-time payment model, and the distribution process itself was easy to follow. However, my experience after release has been frustrating. My album was delivered to the wrong artist page on TIDAL, requiring me to contact support and request a manual correction. In addition, YouTube Music took significantly longer than expected to receive my release, despite other platforms already having it available. Claiming artist profiles and connecting social media accounts was also more complicated and time-consuming than I anticipated. While customer support has responded to my requests, these issues created unnecessary delays during an important release period. Independent artists shouldn't have to spend so much time tracking down platform errors after their music has been distributed. CD Baby ultimately got my music onto streaming services, but the artist-page mix-up on TIDAL and the delays with YouTube Music made the launch process much less smooth than expected.