Music distribution

Amuse pricing: every plan explained

Amuse pricing is three yearly plans: Artist at $23.99, Artist Plus at $39.99 and Artist Pro at $59.99. All three include unlimited releases and YouTube Content ID, and none keeps your streaming royalties while you’re paying. The music distribution calculator shows how they compare with everyone else for your releases.

Amuse

Plan Yearly fee Per release Royalty cut YouTube Content ID Limits
Artist $23.99 None None Keeps 15% 1 artist name
Artist Plus $39.99 None None Included 2 artist names
Artist Pro $59.99 None None Included No limits

If you stop paying, your music stays up but Amuse keeps 25% of its royalties. Prices checked 27th October 2026.

What each plan adds

  • Artist: one artist. Content ID is included, but Amuse keeps 15% of it. Collaborators without their own Amuse subscription pay a fee on their split. Store Sync is extra per release, and you schedule releases 14 days ahead.
  • Artist Plus: two artists. Content ID with 0% kept, free splits for everyone, Store Sync included and a 10-day lead time.
  • Artist Pro: for three or more artists and up to 20 team members, with priority support and a 7-day lead time. Amuse doesn’t publish a top limit on artists.

Cover song licensing and mastering are paid extras on every plan, charged per cover and per track. For most solo artists, the jump to Artist Plus pays for itself only if Content ID earns you real money or you split a lot of songs.

The big catch: stopping payment

If your subscription lapses, Amuse doesn’t take your music down. Instead it keeps a large share of all your royalties, removes YouTube monetisation, charges on splits and stops you uploading anything new.

The documented problem is in Amuse’s own paperwork: the subscription terms say releases “may” be removed on cancellation, while the newer help-centre article says they stay live. If staying up matters to you, get it confirmed in writing.

Who Amuse suits

Artist suits a solo act that doesn’t lean on YouTube. Artist Plus suits two projects, heavy collaborators or anyone earning from Content ID. Artist Pro suits a small label. If money might get tight, remember the lapsed-account terms. Other providers are in our music distribution guides.

Amuse vs DistroKid

Amuse vs DistroKid is close on price: Amuse Artist is $23.99 a year and DistroKid Musician $24.99, both for unlimited releases with none of your streaming royalties kept. The real differences:

  • YouTube Content ID: included on every Amuse plan. DistroKid charges $4.95 per single every year and keeps 20%.
  • Collaborators: DistroKid splits royalties for free on every plan. On Amuse Artist, collaborators without a subscription pay a fee on their share.
  • Two artist names: Amuse Artist Plus costs $39.99, DistroKid Musician Plus $44.99.
  • If you stop paying: Amuse leaves your music up but takes a big cut. DistroKid takes it down.

Pick Amuse if you want Content ID without per-release fees, or you’d rather your music stayed up, even at a cost. Pick DistroKid if you work with lots of collaborators who won’t sign up to Amuse, or you don’t use Content ID and want a simple yearly fee. Its plans are on our DistroKid pricing page.

Common questions

Is Amuse free?

No. All three Amuse plans we track charge a yearly fee. For nothing upfront, see free music distribution.

Does Amuse take a percentage of my royalties?

Not of streaming royalties while you’re subscribed. It keeps 15% of Content ID on the Artist plan, and a large cut of everything if you stop paying.

Can I move from Amuse to DistroKid?

Yes. Upload to DistroKid with the same ISRC codes, then remove the Amuse versions once the new ones are live. Our guide on how to switch distributors explains the order.