For record labels

Music Distribution for Record Labels

Label distribution is catalogue-scale delivery: many releases, many artists and many contracts moving through one pipeline. Dorpon Media handles the delivery, metadata, rights registration, splits and consolidated reporting that a label needs to operate without a per-release scramble.

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Catalogue delivery and migration

New releases and back catalogue move through the same pipeline. Existing identifiers are reused so streaming history and links survive a migration, and territory-specific rights are respected where a release is not licensed worldwide.

Batch delivery means a label can schedule a full campaign — singles, an album and the video assets — instead of submitting each item separately.

Bulk ingestion

Deliver multiple releases per cycle with consistent artwork and metadata standards.

Catalogue migration

Keep ISRCs and UPCs so historical performance and platform links carry across.

Territory control

Restrict or open availability per release where licensing requires it.

Video delivery

Deliver music video assets alongside audio releases where the platform supports it.

Splits, accounting and artist relationships

Labels spend more time on accounting than on delivery. Revenue splits are configured per release or per track, so the label and its artists each see their own reconciled share, and payouts follow one monthly cycle.

Income tracking ties streaming, download, Content ID and social revenue into a single view, which makes advances, recoupment and artist statements straightforward to explain.

Rights protection at catalogue scale

A catalogue generates far more third-party usage than a single artist. Eligible recordings are registered for YouTube Content ID and social rights management, and claims are reviewed centrally rather than release by release.

Consistent metadata across the catalogue is what makes those claims — and the royalties attached to them — resolve to the right owner.

Frequently asked questions

Do record labels use music distribution services?

Yes. Most independent labels use a digital distributor to deliver releases to platforms, normalise metadata, and consolidate reporting instead of maintaining direct feeds to each store.

Can an existing catalogue be migrated?

Yes. Back catalogue can be redelivered with existing ISRCs and UPCs so streaming history, playlist placements and links are preserved wherever the platform supports it.

How are artist splits handled?

Revenue can be split per release or per track between the label and its artists, so each party sees their own share in their statements without manual spreadsheets.

What reporting do labels receive?

Consolidated statements by platform, territory, release and track, reconciled against platform reports so income can be traced back to a specific source.

Does the label keep its rights?

Yes. Dorpon Media administers distribution and rights on the label's behalf; ownership of the recordings stays with the label.

Related Dorpon Media services

Catalog managementMetadata standards, identifiers and catalogue hygiene across every release.Artist distributionRelease workflow and royalties for independent artists.Music rights managementContent ID, UGC claims and content protection across platforms.Income trackingOne reconciled view of streaming, video, Content ID and publishing income.