iTunes started the digital music revolution and have dominated the market for the better part of a decade. If your songs aren't available for download in the iTunes Store and streaming via Apple Music, you are missing out on a huge segment of the digital music marketplace.

Launched in 2001, iTunes is the #1 digital download store in the world and offers a vast array of music. The service allows users to create playlists, synchronise their content with their handheld Apple devices, stream podcasts, download music, films, TV shows, audio books and applications. Selling your music on iTunes is essential for the modern musician, as Apple’s shop now sells over 50% of all online music.

What is Apple Music and what are the benefits?

Apple Music is Apple's music streaming and downloading product. It's one of the global leaders in radio, streaming and music-for-purchase services. The service includes the curated Internet radio station Beats 1, the blog platform Connect that allows artists to share their posts, photos, videos and tracks with fans, and Radio which incorporates some aspects of iTunes Radio.

Not only does Apple Music offer artists the potential to reach a global audience, it also has user features that help listeners discover new music and artists based on their listening habits. Apple Music also gives artists access to their music stats through the Apple Music for Artists platform. On top of this, artists get paid by Apple Music whenever their songs get streamed on the service.

How to put your music on Apple Music?

You can only put your music on Apple Music by using a music distributor (like MusicDigi). We make it easy for you to upload music to Apple Music and other music streaming services like Spotify and Deezer, all you have to do is create your new release via your dashboard at MusicDigi, upload the track and cover art, and select which stores you want us to deliver it to.

Once you’ve uploaded your release, MusicDigi will send your songs to Apple Music and any other major streaming platform and digital music store you want your music on. We deliver to over 150 stores, like Spotify, Tidal, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Music, Shazam and YouTube.

So if you’re not already releasing music through MusicDigi, you can, Sign up here and get started today