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Your MUSIC VIDEO on iTunes!
Finally, you can put your music videos on iTunes, where your fans can buy them, download them, and you get 100% of the earnings!
To put your music videos on iTunes:
- STEP 1: Create a FREE, NO OBLIGATION TuneCore account here (or log into your TuneCore account if you already have one.
- STEP 2: Click "My Videography" from the top of any page once you're logged in.
The site will guide you from there.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW about music videos on iTunes is in our Frequently Asked Questions section here. Here's a sneak preview:
TuneCore Video
TuneCore Video (currently in Beta) will deliver your music videos to iTunes, where your fans can buy them for download. TuneCore CANNOT currently deliver shorts, TV shows, movies or any other video that is not specifically a MUSIC VIDEO. After your video has been purchased, the money it earned will go into your TuneCore My Account page for you to take any time you want, day or night, by check or PayPal. As always, TuneCore takes NONE of the money from the sales of your music or music videos: you will receive 100% of the money from the sale of your music video. TuneCore Video is non-exclusive, we take none of your rights or masters, and you can cancel at any time. There is no charge if you would like your video removed from iTunes after the first six months.
How much does it cost to put a music video into iTunes through TuneCore?
Here are all the fees you'll ever encounter at TuneCore Video (all fees one-time only):
- Digital delivery of a music video to iTunes for more by length:
- 0 to 5:00 minutes: $85
- 5:01 to 10:00 minutes: $175
- 10:01 to 20:00 minutes: $250
- 20:01 to 30:00 minutes: $350
- 30:01 to 40:00 minutes: $425 (if your music video is longer, please contact support)
- Resubmitting a music video: $50
- Requesting a music video be taken down from iTunes within the first six months: $20
- Annual maintenance and storage fee, per video: $19.98
Other charges associated with transferring funds out of your account (e.g., by paper check) may apply (see above).
IMPORTANT: ALL VIDEO FEES ARE NONREFUNDABLE.
You will see on this page that your music video will be sent to all iTunes stores around the world. IMPORTANT: you must have WORLD-WIDE RIGHTS to sell your music video. Right now, TuneCore Video only delivers to iTunes, but soon we will be adding many more destination stores for music videos.
How is TuneCore Video different from TuneCore's music delivery service?
In most ways, TuneCore Video is very much like TuneCore's very successful audio digital delivery service, which puts your music into iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon MP3 and many other stores. Here are some key differences, at a glance:
- TuneCore Video only delivers music videos (for now!)
- TuneCore Video only delivers to iTunes (for now!)
- TuneCore Video places your music videos into all iTunes stores worldwide (for now!)
- Music videos are not organized into albums; they are all individual
- Music videos have their own Pay Rates (see below)
- Music videos must be delivered physically; they cannot be uploaded (for now!)
- TuneCore Video fees are NON-REFUNDABLE
- Music videos carry very strict, specific guidelines, quality control and specifications, please follow them very carefully
- You do not need to upload art ("thumbnail art" or "album cover art") for music videos
Why can't I send short films, shows or movies? Why music videos ONLY?
iTunes has a different set of standards for non-music-video content. In time, TuneCore hopes to be able to offer this service.
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A MUSIC VIDEO?
A music video is a video shot around a song or piece of music. It can be recorded at a live event (a "concert music video"), it can have non-musical elements (such as a brief "intro" or "extro"), it can have spoken parts, so long as they are not the focus of the piece. Most every music video on a cable music channel qualifies. However, for example, a documentary or film that happens to have songs in it will be rejected by iTunes, even if it's a "making of" a music video or a song.
Do I have to have the song in my music on iTunes?
No. You don't have to be selling the song on iTunes. You are welcome to use TuneCore Video even if you never use any of TuneCore's other services. However, your music video must conform to iTunes's specifications.
What specifications must my music video follow?
For vital information about specs, please click here
How do music video sales work?
Once your music video is on iTunes, it will be searchable and findable just like any other music video. Every time someone purchases it for download, you earn a payment at a set Pay Rate.
WHAT IS THE PAY RATE FOR MUSIC VIDEOS SOLD THROUGH iTUNES?
TuneCore takes none of the money from the sale of your music videos. You get it all. For each music video sold individually, you receive:
| iTunes Stores Worldwide: | You receive |
|---|---|
| iTunes U.S. Store | US$1.40 (no exchange required) |
| iTunes Australia Store | Australian Dollars AU$1.98 |
| iTunes New Zealand Store | New Zealand Dollars NZ$2.33 |
| iTunes Canada Store | Canadian Dollars CAD$1.65 |
| iTunes Japan Store (Intl. and Standard Domestic) | Japanese Yen ¥178 |
| iTunes Japan Store (Premium Domestic) | Japanese Yen ¥237 |
| iTunes U.K. Store | British Pounds £1.12 |
| iTunes U.K. Store (upgrade) | British Pounds +£0.22 |
| iTunes Europe Store | Euros €1.42 |
| iTunes Europe Store (upgrade) | Euros +€0.32 |
The above Pay Rate arrives in the local currency of the country where the sale occurred. For example, if a music video sells from the iTunes Japan store, the money arrives in Japanese yen (¥). The money is converted into U.S. dollars by the bank and forwarded on to you. As always, TuneCore takes none of the money from the sale of your music video. You get it all, but be aware that bank conversion rates are out of our control and can change from day to day--the bank will convert the currency into U.S. dollars based on what the exchange rate is at the time the bank receives the money.
Read all about it and more at TuneCore's