Zimbalam enters digital distribution price war

Zimbalam, the digital music distribution company, is offering independent artists & labels in the UK a significant discount on distribution fees in response to the news that Tunecore has decided to increase its charges by over 150%.

Tunecore, announced last week that it was increasing its ‘renewal fees’ from $19.99 to $49.99 sparking an angry response from its users on numerous messageboards and forums.

In response, Zimbalam have decided to offer a £5 discount on all album upload fees until August 30th, which means that it will cost just £24.99 to sell your music in the major global download stores, while keeping 100% of your royalties and rights.

Zimbalam provide all the tools artists need for an effective release campaign with no add-on fees:

*Free UPC & ISRC codes
*Streaming music player, embeddable in Facebook, Myspace and any other website
*Daily sales reporting and analytics
*Build & engage your fanbase by giving away a free track in exchange for an email address,
*With your own artist page, you can sell and steam direct to fans with your music player, news, gigs details, mailing list signup, links to your Facebook & Twitter pages
*Fan Connect - manage your mailing list, send professional newsletters and see who opened them
*Pro-Space - provide selected users access to exclusive content.
*All key features are accessible through the new iPhone app

Zimbalam also guarantee that every release will be listened to by Believe Digital’s A&R team. They look for the most promising emerging artists to upgrade onto a premium distribution deal with Believe Digital where they will receive access to expert advice and additional services. Masters in France, Fliptrix and Charly Coombes & The New Breed have all recently made the switch from Zimbalam to Believe.

Believe Digital MD Stephen King said, “These days you don’t need a record label deal to sell music online. We cover the major stores, in all countries, and give artists and labels access to 95% or more of the market in their local territory, for all genres of music. While our competitors are increasing their prices by over 150% we are fully committed to helping nurture and develop new talent and will do everything in our means to make sure emerging artists and labels have access to a world class music distribution network.”

Sign up here and use the code sellmusicnow for a £5 discount on album upload fees

Zimbalam was launched in 2009 by Believe Digital, Europe’s leading digital distribution company, and is home to over 45,000 artists and labels.