AWAL DISTRIBUTION - REVIEW & WALKTHROUGH (SWITCHED FROM DISTROKID)

AWAL is not like other distributors because they don't let every artist join. After getting banned from Distrokid, I applied for AWAL distribution and got accepted as an AWAL Core artist.

In this video, I show you what AWAL distribution has to offer as a music distributor and take you inside my back-end portal so you can learn everything that AWAL has to offer independent artists. Since AWAL is run by Kobalt Music Group and Kobalt Publishing, there is a lot of room for upward growth compared to other music distribution services.

Enjoy my AWAL Distribution review as I walk you through the entire portal and explain why I switched to AWAL from Distrokid.

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[ttheone]

Just three blocks away from my house, there used to live a girl. She has moved away now, but visits sometimes. My dad knows her stepdad, even got some records from him. She got signed to awal. Her name is girl in red.

[TazGoldstein]

Great intro to Awal. REALLY interested in seeing a video about trajectory! Thanks again for sharing this info!

[ChookaParkerTV]

Dude, thanks for making it so easy.
Been trying to wrap my head around this stuff for years. So much chaff to sort through. Really appreciate you putting the time and effort into making it easy for an artist to understand what to do, and also making it fun!

For me it makes it a lot less intimidating and makes it seem doable so, keep up the great work, and you've earned yourself one more sub!

Cheers - Fellow musician.

[Irokz]

I dont understand the difference between the orchard and awal
I mean, I have awal, and I can Connect into the orchard, but its the exact same UI, except the logo and colors, thats exactly same workspace parameters etc.. uploading song on awal or on the orchard doesnt change anything and they are both synced

So, whats the differences ?

[dys]

Perfect timing I was really curious on them, I got accepted this year after getting denied 2 years ago and I released my recent release with them. They haven’t really helped pushed me yet but I’m sure they will in the future I just gotta keep pushing and releasing content! So excited to be on their major roster one day!

[BykoOfficial]

That user interface for the statistics and analytics is beautiful

[AntonioTonyNewtonMusic]

Saying they don't just let anyone in is just a sales ploy by them. The question is and the most important is: Do they give you the artist the email addresses of fans and buyers of your music??? Because in the end "Your email List is King" anything less is bs, and "all" for them and "nothing" for you regardless of who or what distributor or company it is! - Thank you so much Ryan!

[whoisjinx]

Nice informative video! I am actually looking for another distributor right now. I was in Distrokid before but they actually take 30% of your earnings due to withholding tax if you're not based in the US. This is something that they never highlighted when I joined a few years ago. Anyway, I called them out on the fact that they actually returned the money to another distrokid member after he caused a stink about it, only because he had a huge following on YouTube and his video about it spooked them enough to return the money. Unfortunately I don't have that kind of pull online, and the money due to me is miniscule compared to his, so they didn't see a need to entertain my protest.

I saw in your previous video that Distrokid was unfair to you as well, so I'm glad you're out of that.

[RefaatMridhaMusic]

Brother, I Use AWAL.
But I Don't How Many Stores Have AWAL?
Can you Tell Me???

[musicwithsagar]

Thanks a lot for this video! I was eagerly waiting for this one. Thanks for the in-depth review!😊

[Joanofthearc]

Thank you for the information. I’m YESUWHA’s manager & I appreciate the warning video about Distrokid. I’ll head over and get your free books as well. As a newbie I appreciate this! Thank you 🙏🏻

[prodbypreet]

Ok so basically.
For Music Distribution: Distrokid, Tunecore, Awal, The Orchard.
For Performance Royalties: ASCAP, BMI...
For Publishing/Mechanical Royalties: SonyATV, Tunecore Publishing...
For Non interactive streaming royalties: SoundExchange.
Am i missing/confused something?

[Enraken]

do they only show some analytics in exchange of the 15% cut?

[alixnkushog]

bro your a god ive only watched 2 videos and you and ive learnt so much

[DemitheDaredevil]

In my experience, they have taken about $2500 for doing nothing different than other distributors. They do give you an option to submit to their team at the very beginning but that is it. My track with them has about 2.3 million streams, but that is not enough to get their attention. I think? this distributor makes sense if you are a very big artist.

[emmapaunil]

Thank you! Your videos have helped me out so much!

[applejaxx]

What are your top reasons for being ok with AWAL taking 15%? Analytics are super important to me!

[mindovrmatr]

How come songs songs don't release to instagram ?

[FisHajdari]

Can you please make a tutorial on how to release or transfer a release regarding the new dashboard that AWAL has updated. It is a bit confusing and it would be greatly appreciated if you could :))

[willmcmillan]

Yet another useful video. I am looking forward to the one exploring trajectory...