A distributor (or delivery partner) is the company that delivers your masters, artwork, and metadata to DSPs, collects usage data, and sends royalties back. It can be a DIY aggregator, a services division of a label, or a bespoke enterprise feed built for major catalog owners.

Knowing who distributes any given track tells you which inbox handles updates, who can push emergency takedowns, and where the authoritative financial reporting lives.

• Royalty tracing. When money goes missing you immediately know which portal or statement to audit.
• Marketing alignment. Pitches, advances, and promo budgets nearly always flow through the distributor or their label-services team.
• Rights policing. Duplicate deliveries or fraudulent uploads are easiest to solve when you can contact the distributor that actually services the release.

1. Copy the distributor straight into your CRM or catalog sheet (use the button above).
2. Compare it against your internal roster to spot releases that moved partners quietly.
3. Use Soundcharts to benchmark how distributors drive charts, playlists, airplay, and consumption.