Get Your Music on Apple Music

Reach 100M+ subscribers in 165+ countries. One-time fee, no annual costs.

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100M+

Subscribers worldwide

165+

Countries & regions

Lossless

Audio quality standard

Why Apple Music

The Platform Built for Artists Who Care About Quality

Apple Music pays artists fairly, delivers music in the best possible quality, and surfaces your work to listeners who love music enough to pay for it.

Global Reach

Apple Music operates in 165 countries — more markets than almost any other streaming service. Your music reaches a massive, diverse, and deeply engaged audience.

Best-in-Class Audio

Lossless ALAC, Apple Digital Masters encoding, and Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio — your production sounds exactly the way you intended, on every Apple device.

Subscriber-First Revenue

Apple Music has no free ad-supported tier. Every stream comes from a paying subscriber, leading to higher royalty rates per play than ad-supported platforms.

Included with Catapult

Apple-Exclusive Features We Support

Most distributors skip these. We don't.

Apple Digital Masters

FREE

Apple Digital Masters (formerly Mastered for iTunes) is Apple's certification for releases that meet specific high-resolution mastering standards. Catapult certifies your release automatically if you have them — no extra setup or cost required.

Dolby Atmos — Spatial Audio

$49.99 Singles  /  $99.99 Albums

Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos is the future of music listening — an immersive, 3D sound experience supported on all modern Apple devices. If you have a Dolby Atmos mix, Catapult delivers both the stereo and Atmos versions to Apple Music automatically.

Shazam Discovery

FREE

Apple owns Shazam. When your music is live on Apple Music, it's automatically indexed by Shazam's 300M+ monthly users. Someone hears your song anywhere — they tap Shazam, and land on your Apple Music artist page. No extra setup needed.

iTunes Store

FREE

When you distribute to Apple, Catapult delivers to both Apple Music (streaming) and the iTunes Store (downloads) automatically. Fans who prefer to own their music can buy your tracks permanently. Download revenue is tracked separately in your Catapult dashboard.

How it works

On Apple Music in 3 Simple Steps

No complicated setup. No technical expertise required. Just upload and go.

Step 01

Create Your Account

Sign up for free at Catapult. No credit card required to get started.

Step 02

Upload Your Release

Upload your audio, artwork, and metadata. Select Apple Music as a target store. Done.

Step 03

Collect Your Royalties

Your music goes live on Apple Music and iTunes. Royalties are collected automatically each month and paid directly to you.

Catapult Dashboard

Track Your Apple Music Performance

Your Catapult reports break down Apple Music streams by track, territory, and subscription tier. Daily trend reports let you see exactly when your music picks up momentum — or when a playlist placement sends you climbing.

  • Streams by country and subscription tier
  • iTunes download sales tracked separately
  • Daily trend reports updated every 24 hours
Catapult analytics dashboard showing Apple Music stream data

Royalty Payments

Every Royalty

Apple Music pays once a month. Catapult collects your Apple Music and iTunes royalties automatically and deposits them into your account — no requests, no chasing invoices, no waiting.

  • Monthly automatic royalty collection
  • ACH, Wire, PayPal, Venmo
  • International: IACH, SEPA, EFT, FPS, NPP & more
Automatic royalty payment history on Catapult

Simple, one-time pricing

No Annual Fee. Ever.

Pay once per release and your music stays on Apple Music for life. No renewals, no subscription creep.

Singles

$9

one-time

Albums

$25

one-time

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Common Questions

Everything you need to know about getting on Apple Music via Catapult.

How long does it take to get on Apple Music?
Most releases appear on Apple Music within 24–48 hours following submission and quality control processing. For best results, submit your release at least 7 days before your target release date.
Does Catapult deliver to both Apple Music and the iTunes Store?
Yes — when you select Apple as a distribution target, Catapult delivers to both Apple Music (streaming) and the iTunes Store (downloads) automatically. Both revenue streams are tracked separately in your dashboard.
Can I add Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio to my release?
Yes. If you have a Dolby Atmos mix (an ADM BWF file), you can add Spatial Audio delivery to your release for a one-time fee of $49.99 for singles and $99.99 for albums. Both the stereo and Atmos versions will appear on Apple Music simultaneously.

Your Music Belongs on Apple Music

100M+ subscribers are waiting. Create your free Catapult account and go live in as little as 24 hours.

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