Gracenote, formerly known as CDDB (Compact Disc Data Base), maintains and licenses an internet-accessible database containing information about the content of music albums. It provides software and metadata to music channels in mobile, automotive, portable, home, and PC markets. Various channels, such as iTunes, use Gracenote’s CDDB technology to identify CDs and provide metadata.
Sell your music with Gracenote
Gracenote now has over 3,000 content partners, including major and independent music publishers, labels, and film studios, powering the biggest names in every major market. It is also the service that powers Apple’s iTunes Genius.
Distribute your music through this channel if you want to help your fans enjoy your songs and albums they already own on iTunes, Spotify, and many other services.
Service Type
Gracenote offers solutions for identification, management, discovery, enrichment, and monitoring of media. It does not sell or stream music.
Pay Rate
Gracenote does not sell music, so artists do not receive payment, but Gracenote drives sales in other media through music discovery and support services.
Distribution Time
It takes approximately 2 weeks for content to be published on Gracenote.
Territories
Gracenote is available worldwide.
Why distribute your music on Gracenote?
- Gracenote ensures the recognition of your music across all digital media (e.g., CD, streaming, file).
- Drives and accelerates commerce through music discovery, more relevant music recommendations, commerce links, and cloud-based matching services.
- Generates revenue through identification: listeners can identify music across multiple platforms and connect to digital media services to purchase tracks.
- Gracenote enables the monitoring and protection of digital media assets.
- Opens up new revenue sources.
- Ensures that information about your music is accurate, and the release date is ready.
- Protects partner content information from being overwritten by unauthorized users.
For consumers, Gracenote dramatically enhances the music experience; it makes products more powerful and intuitive and provides a unified entertainment experience.