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TuneCore

Music distribution to 150+ stores on a yearly plan from $24.99; you keep 100% ownership, and withdrawals go through Payoneer.

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Counts, not a score. 6 of 10 things we look for are published by TuneCore, and 4 we have not checked yet. A ratio would need a denominator from outside this site. A count does not.

Can you even be here

Where you can sign upIs my country on the list at all?We have not checked this one yet. That is our gap, not theirs.

Where you can be paidTwo lists, and they are not always the same one.We have not checked this one yet. That is our gap, not theirs.

Minimum ageHow old do I have to be, and is it higher for some offers?We have not checked this one yet. That is our gap, not theirs.

Getting the money out

What you are paid inCash, or something that is only spendable in one place?Cash royalties from streams and downloads, accrued as a TuneCore balance after a yearly plan of $24.99 /year for Rising Artist, $44.99 for Breakout Artist or $54.99 for Professional; you keep 100% ownership and controlMusic Distribution Plans · source · checked 2026-09-12 · different for you?

Ways to get paidIf the one method fails, is there a second one?Through a Payoneer account only: withdraw via PayPal (not available for users located in India), load onto a prepaid Mastercard, or send straight to your bank accountHow do I withdraw my money? · source · checked 2026-09-12 · different for you?

Minimum payoutHow much must pile up before they let go of it?$1 USD minimum for a PayPal withdrawal, $2 USD for the prepaid Mastercard, and a bank transfer minimum that varies by countryPayoneer Fees · source · checked 2026-09-12 · different for you?

Fee taken out of the payoutWhat is deducted that the payout page does not mention?Payoneer's fees: PayPal 2% up to $20 USD, or $0.25 USD per transaction for US users; bank transfer/ACH $1, $3 or $5 depending on country; prepaid Mastercard $1 per transactionPayoneer Fees · source · checked 2026-09-12 · different for you?

Time from earning to money in handThe whole chain, not the speed they advertise for the last step.TuneCore manually reviews every withdrawal request, which may take up to 2-3 business days; once approved it appears in Payoneer almost instantly, so a Tuesday request is approved by FridayHow long will it take for my funds to appear in my Payoneer account? · source · checked 2026-09-12 · different for you?

Keeping what you earned

How a balance can be lostDoes it expire, get charged rent, or vanish if I go quiet?The balance stays, but the releases do not: if an Unlimited Plan is not renewed, reminders go out every 7 days for 35 days and after 42 days the account is downgraded and the releases are taken down from all storesWhat happens if I don't renew my plan? · source · checked 2026-09-12 · different for you?

Who is on the hook

Who is legally on the hookWhich company, and does it publish anything about whether it can pay?We have not checked this one yet. That is our gap, not theirs.

Put TuneCore next to something else

No article here covers TuneCore alongside another platform yet, so there is nothing to suggest. Pick your own pairing and the same questions get asked of each.

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How to read this page

The ten things above are not our idea of what matters. They are what the checklists in twenty hand-written articles on this site already asked, counted up: country and eligibility came first in nineteen of them, waiting time and what you are paid in came next. The payout minimum, the number most people search for, barely appeared. It is one row here, not the headline.

A row marked not publishedmeans we opened the company's own pages looking for it and it was not there. That is a finding, and it is dated. A row marked not checked yet means we have not done the work. Those two are kept apart on purpose: an empty box because we were slow should never look like an empty box because they were quiet.

Found something that has moved? Tell us. It gets checked against the source and the change is dated on the corrections page.

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