Unchained Music Distribution passport
- Platform
- SoundCloud
- Site
- soundcloud.com
- Social
- @soundcloud
To get your music on SoundCloud, distribute through Unchained Music. Releases typically go live within 24 hours to 7 days.
Ready to grow your career? With Unchained Music, you can showcase your tracks on SoundCloud, connect with audiences worldwide, and elevate your music journey.
SoundCloud is a global online audio platform where artists, DJs, and creators upload, share, and stream music, remixes, and podcasts, while fans discover and connect with new sounds.
The same four steps for every release, whichever stores you send it to.
Sign up and pick the plan that fits. Grow is one artist profile, Pro is three and adds editorial pitching.
Audio, artwork and the metadata that travels with them: titles, credits, release date and rights.
Select SoundCloud at store selection, along with everywhere else you want the release to land.
A person checks the release before it leaves. It typically appears on the platform within 24 hours to 7 days.
Updated August 2026
Five questions, answered for this platform specifically.
Music can appear on SoundCloud either through direct artist uploads or via approved distributors who deliver audio files, artwork, and metadata. Distributed releases are placed in SoundCloud’s official catalog, while direct uploads are managed through the artist’s own account.
SoundCloud hosts singles, albums, demos, DJ mixes, remixes, podcasts, and experimental works. Its creator-first approach allows artists to upload works in progress and alternate versions that may not appear on traditional DSPs.
SoundCloud promotes music through personalized recommendations, genre feeds, repost networks, curated playlists, trending charts, and community interactions like comments and follows. Viral engagement can significantly boost visibility.
Yes. SoundCloud for Artists provides analytics including plays, listener locations, engagement trends, repost activity, and audience demographics. Monetized tracks also show revenue and pay out information.
Royalties are generated through SoundCloud’s Premier, Repost, and distribution programs. Pay outs depend on streams, advertising revenue, subscription tiers, and the platforms SoundCloud distributes to on the artist’s behalf. Earnings are reported and paid through the artist’s designated pay-out method.
Set the release up in the app and it goes to this platform with the rest of them, delivered to spec and checked by a person first.
Upload the release yourself in the app, on the plan that fits, and send it to every store you want in one go.
Start DIYFor multi-release plans and label rosters, scoped with the services team before anything starts.
Apply for Artist & Label Services