Subscriptions

If you signed up for DistroKid using our Social Sign-In feature through your Apple account, you have the choice to conceal your real email address by using Apple's "Hide My Email" feature. 

If you have selected this option, an email address is created by Apple that ends in @privaterelay.appleid.com. This email address is the one kept on file for your DistroKid account.

The inbox for this new email address will receive all emails from DistroKid (including 2-factor authentication and verification emails), and those emails are then forwarded to your actual email address inbox - the one you use for your Apple ID.

If you are unable to sign into DistroKid with your actual email address, it is possible you used Apple's "Hide My Email" feature when signing up. If this is the case, you can sign in to DistroKid using your Apple ID by heading to https://distrokid.com/signin and selecting the "Sign in with Apple" button:

From there, please follow the login steps to confirm the Apple ID login. Once complete, you will have access to the account on file, and you may change the email address on file if necessary by heading to https://distrokid.com/account.

If logging in via Social Sign-in does not work, you can find your Private Relay email address and log in to your account manually by following these steps:

1. Go to your iCloud Settings on your Apple device
2. Under iCloud, tap “Hide My Email”
3. Search for “DistroKid” in the search bar
4. If you used “Hide My Email” for DistroKid, your generated email will show up here
5. Log in to DistroKid using that generated email and your DistroKid password
6. Visit https://distrokid.com/account to update your email

If you cannot remember the DistroKid password for the account, you may request a password reset by following these steps:

1. Log out entirely. You can do so by going to this link: https://distrokid.com/signout.

2. Click the 'Forgot your password?' link at www.distrokid.com/signin, and enter the email on file (the one generated by Apple ending in @privaterelay.appleid.com) in the following prompt. You'll then get an email with a link to change your DistroKid password.

If you forgot your password:

Step 1: Make sure you're logged out of DistroKid. (Click here, or click on your profile image in the top right > "sign out" to log out)

Step 2: Go to distrokid.com and click "Sign In" (top right) > "Forgot your password?" 

Step 3: You will then be asked to enter the email you used when signing up for DistroKid, and we'll send an email with steps to reset your password.

If you remember your current password:

Click on your profile icon in the top right > Account > and click "Want to change your password?"

If you forgot your account email:

Please let us know here. Select "My Account", and then click "Login Issues".

Here's how to change the email address associated with your DistroKid account:

1. Sign into DistroKid
2. Click on your profile icon in the top right
3. Click "Account"

Boom.

If you forgot the email on your account, and can't log in, please let us know here. From the drop down menu, click "My Account", and then click "Login Issues". 
 

Trying to log into your existing DistroKid account but being asked to choose a plan instead?

That usually means that you signed up with a different email address, or entered a typo in your email address.

Please make sure you're using the correct email, and try again.

If you're unsure as to the email address you used to sign up with, please reach out here and we can help locate the email you used to sign up!

Generally, we reply to all emails within 1-2 days. If you're not receiving a response from DistroKid support, or not receiving the 2-step authentication emails, it's likely that they're either going to spam, or being bounced entirely by your email provider.

Check in with your email provider to ensure that all emails from distrokid.com are allowed. If you're using an older email, such as a school email, etc., considering using something more permanent, like Gmail.

You can create an account, as well as log in to DistroKid, using your Google, Apple or Facebook login information.

If you have an existing DistroKid account and would like to use one of these additional services to log in, the email address you use for the additional service must match the email address you use for your DistroKid account in order to be able to sign in. 

You can access your social sign-in settings within your account by clicking on your profile icon in the top right, navigating to  "Account", and then clicking "Manage connected social accounts":



From this page, you can add or remove any existing social accounts you want linked to your DistroKid account:

Note: If you are signing up for DistroKid using a social sign-in, you will need to enter a password for your DistroKid account upon completing registration, so that in the event you are locked out of a service you signed in with, you can still access DistroKid directly. 

DistroKid is excited to partner with FL Cloud!

When you subscribe to FL Cloud, you'll automatically be eligible to sign up for a free DistroKid Musician plan. You can find details on how to sign up through your FL Cloud account.

For any issues signing up for your DistroKid x FL Cloud subscription, please contact FL Cloud support here.

If you choose to sign up for a Musician Plan through FL Cloud, and then upgrade your plan to a Musician Plus or Ultimate subscription within DistroKid, a new, paid subscription that is managed directly by you (the artist!) will be created on your DistroKid account, and the benefits of your free FL Musician plan will no longer be active. 

Please note: It is not possible to link FL Cloud accounts to existing DistroKid accounts. 

FL Cloud x DistroKid subscriptions are only available if you do not have an existing DistroKid account.

Curious about a recent charge from DistroKid? It's typically either your annual subscription fee, or renewal for album extras you opted into and agreed to pay annually when uploading.

You can find detailed information about all charges by clicking on your profile icon in the top right, and then clicking "Receipts".

You can also see specifics about any extras that you might have opted into under the EXTRAS section of the album pages from your DistroKid dashboard.

If you need to submit a request for a refund, please let us know.

Yes. Sales tax may be applied to your recurring and one-time payments according to the applicable sales tax rates in your country, state, province, territory, county, and/or city at the time of the charge.

You can view the cost of your subscription, as well as any sales tax added to your subscription, from your receipts page.

Please note: Tax rates vary state by state, and even county by county. These rates are subject to change at any time based on local tax requirements. 

Unfortunately, if your credit card isn’t working, there’s very little we can do to assist. That’s because our card processor is telling us that your bank is declining the transactions on their end.

In fact, your credit card info never touches our servers or our database -- it’s sent directly from your browser to our credit card processor -- so there’s nothing we can change on our end to fix it.

Please try another card, or check with your bank to make sure your card allows for recurring payments, and all charges from DistroKid.com.

Thanks for understanding. And very sorry that we can’t be of more help!

Need a receipt for your bookkeeping? No problem!

You can find detailed information about all charges by clicking on your profile picture icon in the upper right corner, then selecting Receipts.

That should have you covered. We're not able to add additional info (like invoice numbers, tax info, etc.) to receipts.

 

Your account will automatically renew every year on the date that you signed up and paid for your current subscription. We do not send an email prior to charging the renewal fee, so you may just want to make sure your credit card information is up to date. You can update your card information at any time by visiting the Credit Card section of your account, under the Account Settings menu.

Many of our DistroKid extras are also subscription based, and depending on the extra, will renew on the date that the extra was opted into. Most extras are annually renewed (once per year), while several of our option album extras, such as Beatport distribution or Social Phone, are renewed monthly. For monthly extras, those renewals on the date of the month that the extra was originally opted in to.

For more information about DistroKid's optional Album Extras, including pricing, please check out the FAQ article here.

To view the date that you signed up, or opted into an album extra, simply click on your profile icon in the upper right corner, then select Receipts. The first date/charge listed will be the date you signed up.

Note: If your subscription fails to renew, your music may be temporarily removed from services until we've received your subscription renewal. If your music is removed due to a lapsed subscription, it will automatically be reinstated in services once we receive your renewal.

Social Phone will be discontinuing as a feature beginning December 1st, 2024. All billing for this feature has been stopped as of November 1st, 2024. After December 1st, 2024, Social Phone will enter a read-only state where previous messages can be viewed, but no new messages can be received or sent.

DistroKid’s Social Phone feature allows you to grow your fanbase with text messaging. Once you opt in, you can pick a number, and send & receive texts with your fans using our intuitive texting inbox.

Opt in for $12.99/month. Opt out at any time.

Why would I want Social Phone?
Texts have a 98% open-rate, compared with social media where only 2% of followers see your posts. DistroKid is always working to build new avenues for artists to connect with their fans. 

Can I have more than one Social Phone Number?

You get one number with unlimited texts for now (we'll see how that goes). 

Out of country texts?

This number works with US and non-US fans (based on testing so far). Though, if you are communicating with an individual in another country, they may want to include the country code in the phone number when texting you back (+1 followed by the Social Phone #).

Can I sort contacts that reach out to me on Social Phone?

When your fans sign up to contact you via Social Phone, they can input information about themselves. At this time contacts can add their name, city, birthdate, and gender identity. You cannot sort contacts by any of these identifying flags, but if you use a third party SMS promotional tool these can be useful for setting up demographic groups.  

Here is what your inbox looks like when you first opt in to Social Phone:

And here is social phone in action:

If you'd like to unsubscribe at any time, follow these steps:

1. Go to https://distrokid.com/socialphone/
2. Click "Settings" in the top left
3. Click "Unsubscribe from Social Phone"

Within your first year of membership, if you upgrade within 14 days of signing up, you'll automatically receive a full refund for your previous plan. Upgrades after 14 days will be prorated at a discount. Only within the first year, however.

Woo! 

 

Nope! 

Go ahead and upgrade. Your previous releases will be safe & won't change. 

Yes, you can keep upgrading, up to 100 slots! Someday maybe even 1,000 slots! Maybe.

If you do need more than 100 artist slots we recommend creating multiple accounts.

Not at the moment!

However, we are working on overhauling our core subscription management features, and downgrading your subscription will soon be available on your Account Settings page. You'll see that option when clicking "Manage Membership" at the bottom of that page. 

Our new feature will allow you to choose which artists you want to keep on your roster when downgrading. This will be available to all users shortly. Stay tuned!

Please note: If you choose to downgrade and sign up for the Musician plan instead of Musician Plus or an Ultimate plan, you will lose the ability to choose a label name, specify release dates, and other great features.

To restore your account:

1. 1. 1. Sign in to your cancelled account
      2. You will be greeted by a dapper cat in a suit welcoming you back and giving you the option to restore your account
      3. Select 'Restore Account'
      4. Pick which plan you'd like and enter in your payment info to sign back up
      5. Now you can start uploading music again!
      6. Remember you can always access your previously uploaded metadata and track files via your https://distrokid.com/vault

Welcome back, we missed you.

To cancel your account:

1. Sign into DistroKid 
2. Click on your profile icon in the upper right
3. Select "Account"
4. Scroll to the bottom and click the red link that says "Delete Account"
5. Follow the instructions (and major guilt-trip) that is presented to you therein!

Then watch as we cry.



 

If you stop paying the annual fee (and haven't opted into "Leave a Legacy," more info on that in bold below), we may remove your DistroKid songs & albums from streaming services. You will continue to have access to DistroKid.com and (of course) will receive any earnings owed to you.

Assuming that you didn't opt into Leave a Legacy... the reason why we remove former-customers' music from streaming services is because it's a lot of work for us to gather revenue reports from streaming services, pay out earnings, do customer service, and so on. Your membership fee covers all that.

We'll automatically re-bill you every year so you don't have to think about it. If the charge fails, we'll give you ample notice before removing any of your music from streaming services. We know you don't want any surprises when it comes to your music.

Also, in the rare case that we remove your music from streaming services after your yearly subscription ends, you can of course re-join DistroKid any time and upload it again.

If you want your music to stay in streaming services forever in the event of a lapsed credit card payment, check out our "Leave a Legacy" option. Read about it in our FAQ here.

 

If you don't renew your subscription to DistroKid, services will remove your music. The subscription is billed on an annual basis from the day you sign up.

To prevent this, you can opt any upload into DistroKid's optional Leave a Legacy extra.

The “Leave a Legacy” extra can be added to a release so that it won't be removed by DistroKid due to a lapsed membership payment (if your credit card is declined/rejected, etc.).

On top of that, if you ever choose to cancel your subscription, any releases that have the Leave a Legacy extra added will remain in streaming services, even if you cancel your account.

Adding this extra to a release does not replace your annual membership fee if you have an active subscription, and it is not a one-time payment for all of your releases: each release must have this extra included if you wish to cancel your subscription and keep your releases listed in streaming services.

To opt-in, find the Leave a Legacy checkbox on DistroKid's upload form, or on your album page, and leave your legacy for future generations.