India's #1 Free Distributor

Free Music Distribution India
— Spotify, JioSaavn & 150+ Platforms

Western Beats is India's free music distribution company, built for Indian independent artists and labels. Distribute your music to Spotify, JioSaavn, Gaana, Apple Music, YouTube Music and 150+ platforms worldwide — completely free, with 100% ownership retained and your music live in approximately 72 hours.

Submit Your Music Free →How It Works
150+
Platforms Covered
₹0
Distribution Cost
72hr
Time to Go Live
100%
Ownership Retained
WMI
Warner Music India Partner

Backed by Warner Music India

Western Beats is an official Warner Music India Partner — a credibility marker that most free or low-cost distributors in India cannot claim. This partnership gives artists distributing through Western Beats additional editorial consideration on Indian platforms, support for playlist pitching, and access to industry relationships that purely self-serve distribution tools simply don't offer. Combined with zero distribution cost, this makes Western Beats one of the most credible free options available to Indian independent artists today.

Warner Music India Partner
Official partnership status gives Western Beats releases additional credibility and editorial consideration across Indian platforms.
JioSaavn & Gaana Native
Built specifically for the Indian market — JioSaavn and Gaana are included free, not an afterthought like with global distributors.
100% Ownership
You retain full ownership of your masters and publishing at all times. Western Beats never takes rights to your music.
No Subscription Required
Unlike DistroKid or TuneCore, there is no mandatory annual fee just to keep your music live.
Caller Tune Distribution
Jio and Airtel caller tune (CRBT) distribution is included free — a revenue channel most distributors skip entirely.
72 Hour Turnaround
Submit your single, EP, or album and it goes live across all selected platforms within 72 hours of approval.

Western Beats vs DistroKid vs TuneCore

See exactly how Western Beats compares to the two most popular global distributors when it comes to serving Indian artists. Full breakdown available on our comparison page.

FeatureWestern BeatsDistroKidTuneCore
Cost to Distribute₹0 — FreeAnnual subscription requiredAnnual subscription required
JioSaavn CoverageIncluded freeNot supportedNot supported
Gaana CoverageIncluded freeNot supportedNot supported
Caller Tune SupportJio & Airtel CRBT includedNot offeredNot offered
Ownership100% retained by artist100% retained by artist100% retained by artist
Warner Music India PartnerYesNoNo
Time to Go Live~72 hoursVaries, 1-7 daysVaries, 1-7 days

See full pricing details for complete transparency on the model.

150+ Platforms, One Free Submission

A single Western Beats submission distributes your music to every major streaming platform worldwide — see the full platform list. Highlights include:

SpotifyJioSaavnGaanaApple MusicYouTube MusicWynk MusicHungamaAmazon MusicRessoJio Caller TuneAirtel Caller TuneDeezerTidaliHeartRadioPandoraSoundCloudTencent MusicAnghamiNetEase Cloud MusicBoomplayAudiomackand 130+ more

How Free Music Distribution Works

Five simple steps from upload to streaming on every major platform.

STEP 01
Create Account
Sign up for a free Western Beats account in minutes — no credit card or payment details required to get started.
STEP 02
Upload Track & Metadata
Upload your audio file and cover art, then enter accurate metadata: song title, artist name, genre, language, and release date.
STEP 03
Select Platforms
Choose from 150+ supported platforms — Spotify, JioSaavn, Gaana, Apple Music, caller tunes, and more — or select all at once.
STEP 04
Submit for Review
Submit your release for a quality and compliance review, typically completed within 24 hours of submission.
STEP 05
Go Live
Once approved, your music goes live across every selected platform within 72 hours — fully owned by you, the artist.

Why Free Music Distribution Matters for Indian Artists

India has one of the fastest-growing independent music scenes in the world, with hundreds of thousands of artists releasing original music every year across Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, and dozens of other languages. Yet most of the world's best-known music distributors — DistroKid, TuneCore, CD Baby — were built for Western markets and charge recurring subscription fees regardless of whether an artist's music earns anything. For an independent artist releasing several singles a year, those fees add up fast and create a real barrier to simply getting music online.

Western Beats was built to remove that barrier entirely. As India's free music distribution company, Western Beats lets artists and labels upload unlimited releases without paying anything upfront, while still reaching every platform that matters — including the platforms that international distributors routinely ignore, like JioSaavn, Gaana, and Jio or Airtel caller tunes. These platforms represent enormous reach within India specifically, and skipping them means missing a huge share of the domestic audience.

The free distribution model works because Western Beats focuses on scale and platform relationships rather than charging artists a subscription just to participate. Every release submitted goes through a quality and compliance review — checking metadata accuracy, audio quality, and rights information — before being pushed live across all selected platforms. This review process, combined with Western Beats' status as an official Warner Music India Partner, means artists get a level of credibility and editorial support that purely automated, self-serve tools cannot offer.

Crucially, free distribution through Western Beats does not mean giving up control of your music. Every artist retains 100% ownership of their masters and publishing rights at all times — Western Beats never claims any rights to the music it distributes. When your music streams on a platform like Spotify, Apple Music, or JioSaavn, that platform calculates and pays royalties, which Western Beats collects and passes through to you. The distribution itself — getting your music onto every platform listeners actually use — is the part that's free.

Whether you're releasing a debut single, a full album, or distributing music in a regional language like Marathi, Western Beats gives Indian independent artists a path to professional, wide-reaching distribution without the upfront cost that has historically kept so many artists off the platforms where their audience already is. Compare the full feature set on our distributor comparison page, review pricing details, or see the complete platform list before you submit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Western Beats really free for music distribution in India?
Yes. Western Beats distributes your music to Spotify, JioSaavn, Gaana, Apple Music and 150+ platforms with zero upfront cost and no mandatory annual subscription. You can submit and release music without paying anything to get started.
How is Western Beats different from DistroKid or TuneCore?
DistroKid and TuneCore are built primarily for Western markets and charge recurring subscription fees, and neither distributes to JioSaavn or Gaana. Western Beats is built specifically for Indian artists, includes JioSaavn, Gaana, and caller tune distribution as standard, and has no mandatory annual fee.
Which platforms are included in free music distribution with Western Beats?
Western Beats distributes to 150+ platforms including Spotify, JioSaavn, Gaana, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Wynk, Hungama, Amazon Music, Resso, Deezer, Tidal, SoundCloud, and many more in a single submission.
Does Western Beats distribute to JioSaavn and Gaana?
Yes. JioSaavn and Gaana are India’s two largest streaming platforms and are included free with every Western Beats distribution, unlike most global distributors that skip them entirely.
Does Western Beats support caller tune distribution?
Yes. Jio and Airtel caller tune (CRBT) distribution is included free, giving your music an additional revenue and discovery channel that most distributors do not offer.
Do I keep ownership of my music with Western Beats?
Yes. You retain 100% ownership of your masters and publishing rights at all times. Western Beats never takes ownership or rights to your music.
How long does it take for my music to go live?
After review approval, which typically takes within 24 hours, your music goes live across all selected platforms within 72 hours total.
Is there a limit on how many songs I can submit?
No. Independent artists and labels can submit unlimited singles, EPs, and albums through Western Beats.
What does it mean that Western Beats is a Warner Music India Partner?
Western Beats operates as an official Warner Music India Partner, which provides additional credibility, editorial consideration, and playlist pitching support for artists distributing through the platform.
How do royalties and payouts work with Western Beats?
When your music streams on platforms like Spotify or JioSaavn, those platforms pay royalties which Western Beats collects and passes through to you, the artist, who retains 100% ownership of the underlying music throughout.

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Spotify + JioSaavn + Gaana + Apple Music + Caller Tune + 145 more. 100% ownership. Live in 72 hours.

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