About Amuse
A powerful alternative to the traditional industry model
Amuse is a one-stop music distribution service for every stage of the journey. Powered by streaming data, our in-house distribution and tailored Artist & Label Services let artists manage their careers independently, while keeping control of their masters and creative vision.
Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with teams in London and New York, Amuse is home to billion-streaming songs and hundreds of thousands of independent artists, like Yot Club, Deki Alem, Stela Cole and The Walters.
Platform streams in 2025
17B+
Artists worldwide distributed by Amuse
450k+
Invested into independent music
$30M+
Automated royalty advances paid out to artists
70k+
Artist & Label Services partnerships
400+
7have passed 1 billion streams
Spotify Billions Club
1partner track has passed 1 billion streams on Spotify alone
Our story
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2015
Amuse is founded
Founded in Stockholm, Sweden, with a mission to create a new ways for artists to distribute their music globally and to be discovered.
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2017
The first Amuse app is launched on iOS
Delivering the first app allowing artists to upload and distribute music from their mobile device, and creating a simple path for unsigned artists to release their music.
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2018
First artist services partnerships
Amuse strikes their first artist services partnerships, powered by in-house distribution and streaming analytics platform.
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2018
Amuse raises $15M in Series A funding co-led by Lakestar and Raine Ventures
Capital is used to build upon Amuse's unique and transformational platform for emerging artists and expand operations globally.
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2019
Amuse launches Fast Forward, first-of-a-kind royalty advancing service
New data-driven service allows DIY artists to tap into future royalties to accelerate their music career.
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2020
Amuse Pro is launched
The new service builds upon the company’s mission to offer artist friendly tools and plans that allow artists to keep 100% of their earnings and music rights.
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2023
Amuse introduces new sync department to develop licensed music
Addition of in-house Sync to Amuse's arsenal of services opens up new revenue streams and discovery opportunities for the growing self-releasing and independent artist sector.
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2024
First partner track in Spotify billions club
Hotel Ugly's "Shut up My Moms Calling" enters Spotify's prestigious Billions Club.
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2025
New plans launched for DIY artists and independent teams
Amuse launches new Artist, Artist Plus, and Artist Pro plans, bringing more flexibility, more premium features, and more value to DIY digital music distribution.
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2026
Amuse expands label services with TEN partnership and new insights platform
New label partnerships cover full-service support alongside a new insights platform that brings cross-platform reporting and analytics together with distributor-level data in one place.
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2026
Amuse invests in CHAOS, music creation collaboration platform
The investment helps CHAOS to expand its offering, focusing on advanced collaboration and deepening the ecosystem infrastructure.
FAQ
Yes! Our self-serve distribution product lets anyone release music, understand its performance and receive royalties from its streams, sales and usage in UGC content. There are three plans – one for each stage of your DIY career.
In addition to our DIY plans, our Artist & Label Services offer hands-on partnerships to a selected roster of artists, managements and labels, helping them to simplify their careers and accelerate their momentum.
Amuse doesn't offer free music distribution, but building your release costs nothing. You can create an account and prepare your draft for free, then pick a subscription plan whenever you're ready to share it with the world.
We love working with independent labels, managements and artist teams. Our in-house distribution services are powered by a team with long collective experience from major industry players. Furthermore, our Artist & Label Services can not only look after your catalog but also offer tailored support for frontline releases and access to digital marketing services.
Different levels of funding are available to artists at all stages of their career. Everyone releasing music via our self-serve product is eligible to receive Royalty Advances, an automated service that provides advances based on future streaming predictions. This lets artists access their future earnings so that they can invest more in their music today.
More significant funding is available as part of our Artist & Label Services and is tailored to each partnership and the needs of the artists and teams we work with.
Yes! Our Release Importer makes it quick and easy to bring over your existing releases from elsewhere so you can manage your catalog in one place, under one subscription. All your stream counts and playlist placements are retained.
Latest from Amuse
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Company News20 Oct 2026Amuse invests in CHAOS as the music creation collaboration platform raises £1M ahead of public launch
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Company News11 Oct 2026Streaming Services Could Have Been Spared 1M Slop Tracks Over The Last Three Months If Amuse’s Proactive Filtering Was Industry Standard
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Artist News5 Oct 2026Bartek Turski and Ten’s Oscar Stembridge Selected for Spotify’s Fresh Finds Forward Program
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