For distributors & labels

Cover licensing for your users, without the overhead

Your artists upload covers every day. Each one needs a license your platform can verify. We take that work off your support and rights teams — with processes built for volume.

Distributor or label program

What the program includes

  • Bulk intake

    Submit releases from your catalog exports or in batches; we work from the metadata you already hold.

  • Status by track

    Know which songs are licensed, pending, restricted by territory or need a custom permission.

  • Territory mapping

    License territories delivered in a form your delivery settings can apply directly.

  • Royalty accounting

    Royalties calculated, paid and reported, with statements your finance team can reconcile.

  • Policy support

    Credit and title checks against your cover policy before the release reaches the stores.

  • Your brand or ours

    Offer licensing as an Accountdel Services service or, on request, under your own brand.

Where licensed music goes

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Why distributors outsource licensing

  • Cover uploads that fail policy end in takedowns, withheld earnings and support tickets.
  • Mechanical rules differ by format and by territory — and rates change every year.
  • Publishers expect accurate accounting long after the release goes out.

A note on YouTube and Content ID

A mechanical license covers audio. Cover videos are synchronization uses, and on YouTube the song’s publisher typically claims them through Content ID. Because a cover includes a composition the uploader doesn’t own, distributors generally keep covers out of Content ID. We help you explain this clearly to your artists.

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Planning a release? Clear it before it ships.

Send us the track list. We reply with what we need, the route for each song and a quote — before anything is filed.

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Privacy policy

Last updated October 21, 2026

What we collect

When you use the contact form we receive the details you enter: your name, email address, company or artist name, artist profile and social links, the client who referred you, your role, the type of request, an approximate number of songs and your message. We also receive the technical data any web server records, such as your IP address and browser type, which we keep in server logs for security.

How we use it

We use your details only to handle your request — including confirming your referral with the client you name — and, if you become a client, to provide our services. We do not sell your information and we do not use it for advertising.

Cookies and tracking

This site does not use advertising or analytics cookies and does not track you across other websites.

Sharing

When we license music on your behalf, we share the release details needed for that license with the relevant rights holders, administrators and collecting societies. We use service providers to host this site and deliver email, under confidentiality obligations.

Retention and your rights

We keep inquiry messages for as long as needed to handle them and to keep business records. You can ask us to access, correct or delete your information through the contact form.

Terms of use

Last updated October 21, 2026

Information only

The content of this site is general information about music licensing. It is not legal advice and does not create a client relationship. Licensing rules and statutory rates change; confirm the current position for your release.

No guaranteed outcomes

Rights holders decide whether to grant permissions that fall outside the compulsory license. Timeframes on this site are typical, not guaranteed. The terms of any engagement are set out in our quote and client agreement.

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Names and logos of music platforms, societies and other companies are the trademarks of their respective owners. They are shown for identification only and do not imply endorsement, affiliation or partnership.

Use of the site

You may not misuse this site, attempt to access accounts or systems without authorization, or send automated requests to its forms.