Now that TEMPTATION is up on Bandcamp and Reverbnation, I really want to put TEMPTATION up on iTunes.

I thought it would be super easy, but then I learned on the iTunes info page that in order to put my music up on iTunes, I need to have a Mac.

I don’t have a Mac, but fortunately, it’s still possible to get my music on iTunes. iTunes provides a list of aggregators that non-mac owners can use in order to get their music on iTunes. You need to pay these aggregators, but they will reformat your tunes so they are “iTunes appropriate” 🙂

In order to determine which aggregator best meets my needs, I went through each option. I have listed the main points about each aggregator below. If you’re an independent musician, I hope this will help you in making your decision about which aggregator to use 🙂

Catapult

• can put your music on the following sites:
  • Amazon MP3
  • Beats Music
  • eMusic
  • Google Play
  • iHeartRadio
  • iMesh
  • iTunes
  • J. River
  • MediaNet
  • MOG
  • Pasito Tunes
  • Rdio
  • Rhapsody
  • Spotify
  • Synacor
  • xBox
• charges $25 for an album
• charges $9 for a single
• lets you have 91% of the profits

CD Baby

• can put your music on the following sites:
  • Amazon MP3
  • Beats Music
  • Bloom.fm
  • boinc
  • Deezer
  • eMusic
  • Google Play
  • GreatIndieMusic
  • iHeartRadio
  • inProdicon
  • iTunes
  • JB Hi-Fi NOW Music
  • MediaNet
  • Mondia Media
  • MySpace
  • Myxer
  • Muve Music
  • last.fm
  • Nokia
  • Omnifone
  • Rara
  • Rdio
  • Rhapsody
  • Samsung Music Hub
  • Shazam
  • Simfy
  • Slacker
  • Music Unlimited
  • Spotify
  • Tradebit
  • WiMP
  • xBox
  • Yandex.Music
  • 24-7 Entertainment
  • 7 digital
• charges $49 for an album
• charges $12.95 for a single
• lets you have 91% of the profits

tuneCORE

• can put your music on the following sites (the most popular of the 80 are listed):
  • akazoo
  • Amazon MP3
  • anghami
  • Beats Music
  • Deezer
  • eMusic
  • Google Play
  • gracenote
  • GUVERA
  • iHeartRadio
  • iTunes
  • JB Hi-Fi NOW Music
  • Juke
  • KKBOX
  • Music Unlimited
  • Muve Music
  • MySpace
  • Rdio
  • Rhapsody
  • Shazam
  • Simfy
  • Slacker
  • Spotify
  • vervelife
  • WiMP
  • xBox
  • 7 digital
• charges $29.99 for an album ($49.99 for an album annually after the first year)
• charges $9.99 for a single (annually)
• lets you have 100% of the profits

 The Orchard

• Doesn’t work with independent artists 😦

INgrooves

• doesn’t do Mastered for iTunes

So that’s the overview of options for aggregators. I was happy to learn that all of the aggregators offer the option of distributing your music on more places than just iTunes.

I’m still determining which aggregator best suits what I’m looking for. (My goal is to share my music with the world!)

Hopefully I’ll have made a decision by next week’s post 😉