A new destination for music discovery
BTR Music combines full-track streaming with discovery, community and direct artist–fan interaction.
The platform is built around genres, scenes, cities, charts, recommendations and listener behaviour rather than relying on one global discovery surface.
Catalogue delivered to BTR can become part of the broader listening experience across search, artist profiles, genre discovery, recommendations, charts, social sharing and other eligible discovery surfaces.
Full-track listening
BTR Music is a consumer streaming service, not a preview platform. Listeners play full tracks inside the iOS and Android apps.
Multiple discovery surfaces
Music can surface through search, recommendations, genres, charts, scenes, sharing, artist relationships and listening behaviour.
Artist–fan connection
Following, messaging, sharing and community features allow listeners to form deeper relationships with the artists they discover.
Global culture, local movement
BTR is designed around music scenes, genres and geographic listening rather than treating every market as the same.
Who we work with
BTR Music is actively building professional catalogue relationships across the recorded-music ecosystem.
- Music distributors delivering catalogue for independent artists and labels.
- Record labels and label groups managing their own recorded-music rights.
- Catalogue owners controlling commercially exploitable masters.
- Rights holders authorised to distribute and monetise recordings in defined territories.
- B2B music distribution platforms delivering catalogue to digital music services.
Independent artists have a separate route. Artists who control their own music can upload directly through Beats To Rap On . This page is for professional catalogue relationships at distributor, label and rights-holder level.
Professional catalogue delivery
BTR Music supports industry-standard and partner-specific ingestion workflows for catalogue, audio, artwork and metadata.
Professional standards-based release and catalogue ingestion for distribution partners operating DDEX workflows.
Secure partner delivery for audio, artwork, metadata and catalogue packages.
Programmatic catalogue ingestion and operational workflows for partners requiring direct systems integration.
Release audio, cover artwork and associated catalogue assets are handled as part of the ingestion workflow.
Metadata, ownership and territories
Professional catalogue requires more than an audio file. BTR supports the release and rights information required to correctly operate distributed catalogue.
- ISRC recording identifiers.
- UPC / EAN release-level identifiers.
- Artists and contributors associated with releases and recordings.
- Label and copyright information including relevant P-line and C-line data.
- Release and availability dates controlling when catalogue is available.
- Territorial rights determining where a release may be made available.
- Genre and release metadata supporting catalogue organisation and discovery.
- Rights and ownership changes through catalogue update workflows.
The catalogue does not stop at delivery
BTR supports ongoing catalogue operations after initial ingestion.
- New release delivery.
- Existing catalogue ingestion.
- Metadata corrections and updates.
- Artwork and asset updates.
- Territory additions and removals.
- Availability-date changes.
- Rights-owner changes.
- Catalogue redelivery.
- Release and recording takedowns.
Catalogue availability is governed by the rights and territory information supplied by the authorised distribution partner.
Usage, royalties and settlement
BTR Music operates qualified-stream accounting and reporting for music made available through the platform.
Stream accounting
Listening activity is processed through BTR's stream qualification and accounting systems.
Partner reporting
Catalogue partners receive usage and royalty reporting under the agreed commercial and operational framework.
Royalty accounting
Eligible streaming activity is incorporated into BTR's rights-holder royalty accounting processes.
Rights-holder settlement
Financial settlement is handled according to the commercial agreement established with each catalogue partner.
Protecting legitimate listening
Artificial streaming undermines artists, rights holders and the economics of legitimate listening. BTR applies controls to stream qualification and platform activity before usage is treated as payable.
- Qualified-stream rules for payable listening activity.
- Device and behavioural controls.
- Artificial-stream and abuse monitoring.
- Non-qualified activity excluded from payable usage.
- Catalogue and rights controls for authorised delivery.
- Operational support for takedowns and rights disputes.
How a distribution partnership starts
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Introduce your catalogue. Tell us who you represent, your catalogue profile, territories and preferred delivery method.
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Commercial review. We establish the rights, commercial terms, reporting, settlement and operational framework.
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Technical integration. Agree the DDEX, SFTP or API delivery workflow and validate metadata, assets and catalogue operations.
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Test delivery. A controlled test verifies ingestion, metadata, artwork, audio, territory rules, updates and takedowns.
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Catalogue launch. Approved catalogue is made available to eligible BTR Music listeners under the agreed rights and territory framework.
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Ongoing operations. New releases, updates, takedowns, usage reporting and settlement continue through the agreed partner workflow.
Let's connect the catalogue
If you represent a distributor, record label, catalogue owner or rights holder and want BTR Music added as a streaming destination, contact us directly.
Become a BTR Music distribution partner.
Include your company name, catalogue profile, territories, approximate catalogue size and preferred delivery method if known. Our team can take it from there.
FAQ
Can distributors deliver catalogue to BTR Music?
Yes. BTR Music works with music distributors, labels, catalogue owners and rights holders to deliver licensed recorded-music catalogue to the platform.
What delivery methods does BTR Music support?
BTR Music supports professional catalogue delivery workflows including DDEX, SFTP and API-based ingestion.
Can we deliver our existing catalogue as well as new releases?
Yes. Partners can discuss both existing catalogue ingestion and ongoing new-release delivery.
Does BTR support territorial rights?
Yes. Catalogue availability can be controlled according to supplied rights, territories and availability windows.
Can catalogue be updated or removed after delivery?
Yes. BTR supports metadata changes, asset updates, territorial changes, rights changes, release updates and takedowns.
Does BTR Music provide usage and royalty reporting?
Yes. BTR supports qualified-stream accounting, usage reporting, royalty reporting and rights-holder settlement under agreed commercial terms.
Does BTR Music have anti-fraud controls?
Yes. Listening activity is subject to stream qualification and anti-abuse controls before it is treated as payable usage.
I'm an independent artist. Do I need a distribution agreement?
No. Independent artists who control their music can upload directly through Beats To Rap On . Distribution Partnerships is intended for professional catalogue delivery at distributor, label or rights-holder level.