Music Stores
Global Music Digital supplies digital content to a vast network of stores around the world.
The list below are some of the top digital service providers we distribute to.
iTunes & Apple Music
Year Launched: 2003 (iTunes)/2015 (Apple Music)
Headquarters: Cupertino, California, USA (North America)
850 Million + Users (iTunes)/72 Million Subscribers (Apple Music)
iTunes is one of the largest, an well known, digital service providers, offering DRM-free music.
Apple Music is a music and video streaming service that allows users to stream music to their device or listen to playlists.
Amazon Music
Year Launched: 2007
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington, USA (North America)
55 Million Users
Amazon Music is a digital music store and streaming platform founded by the world's largest online retailer, Amazon.
Spotify
Year Launched: 2008
Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden (Europe)
320 Million Users
Spotify is an audio streaming and media services provider, offering digital copyright restricted recorded music and podcasts. Spotify offers a free ad-supported version, as well as an ad-free premium version
TIDAL
Year Launched: 2014
Headquarters: Malmö, Scania, Sweden (Europe)
3 Million Users
Tidal is an artist-owned subscription-based music and video streaming service, offering lossless audio and high definition video.
YouTube/YouTube Music
Year Launched: 2005 (YouTube)/2015 (YouTube Music)
Headquarters: San Bruno, California, USA (North America)
2 Billion Users
YouTube is the world’s largest, and most popular, music and video sharing platform, offering ad-free, as well as ad-supported content.
Pandora
Year Launched: 2005
Headquarters: Copenhagen, Denmark (Europe)
63.5 Million Users
Pandora is an internet radio service, offering free, as well as subscription-based services.
7 Digital
Year Founded: 2004
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom (Europe)
7 Digital is a B2B digital music service. 7 Digital provides content to its network of partners, including:
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7digital
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Deedo
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Electric Jukebox
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eMusic
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Musical.ly
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Global Radio and more
Deezer
Year Launched: 2007
Headquarters: Paris, France (Europe)
20 Million Users
Deezer is music streaming service, providing content to 198 countries.
Boomplay
Year Launched: 2015
Headquarters: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria (Africa)
62 Million Users
Boomplay is a music streaming service, primarily focused on African artists, but also providing music from the major Record Labels, and some independent labels.
TenCent
Year Launched: 2016
Headquarters: Shenzhen, China (Asia)
800 Million Users
Tencent Music Entertainment Group ("TME") is a China-based online music entertainment platform, providing content to:
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QQ Music
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Kuwo Music
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WeSing
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Ultimate Music
Shazam
Year Founded: 2002
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom (Europe) and
New York, New York, USA (North America)
200 Million Users
Shazam is music discovery app available on smartphones that allows fans to identify a son's title and artist.
Music Blast
Year Founded: 2015 (beta)
Headquarters: Michigan, USA (North America)
No User Account Needed
Music Blast is a digital music store operated by Global Music Digital. The store has a higher payout than any of the major music stores, and offers marketing services that other stores don't offer. The store allows custom pricing (down to SoundScan's minimum), and the opportunity to offer fans discount codes. Initially created to sell product released by UGF Entertainment or distributed by UGF Digital (now Global Music Digital), the store has now opened its doors to artists around the world, and will soon expand to major record labels.