Distribute Your Music to Apple Music & iTunes
Apple Music reaches premium listeners in over 160 countries and pays one of the highest per-stream rates in the industry. ORB delivers your release to Apple Music and iTunes and pays your royalties into a wallet you can withdraw locally.
Why Apple Music is worth releasing on
Apple Music tends to pay a higher average per-stream rate than most platforms because it has no free ad-supported tier — every listener is a paying subscriber. iTunes downloads add a second revenue stream on top of streaming.
Apple also supports lossless audio and Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, and gives artists Apple Music for Artists analytics. Delivering high-quality WAV masters through ORB makes you eligible for these formats.
How to release on Apple Music with ORB
A straightforward path from upload to live:
Sign up and build your profile
Create your free ORB account and add your artist details and banking info for payouts.
Upload high-quality audio
Upload WAV masters so your release is eligible for Apple's lossless and Spatial Audio formats, plus square cover art at 3000×3000.
Select Apple Music & iTunes
Choose Apple Music and iTunes alongside the other stores you want. Set your release date and submit.
Await availability and track performance
ORB approves your release within 24 hours; Apple Music controls processing and final availability. Use Apple Music for Artists to see plays, Shazams and listener locations once it is available.
What ORB adds
Keep 100% of royalties
Both streaming and download earnings from Apple are yours in full on paid plans.
Lossless & Spatial Audio ready
Deliver studio-quality masters that qualify for Apple's premium playback formats.
Supported withdrawals
The immutable wallet ledger keeps the exact withdrawal amount. Staff process local-bank requests in the bank's supported local currency, or wire, PayPal, or Payoneer requests in USD.
One upload, 150+ stores
Release to Apple Music and every other major platform from a single submission.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Apple Music and iTunes the same submission?
- Yes. When you deliver through ORB, your release is sent to both Apple Music (streaming) and the iTunes Store (downloads) in one submission.
- Why does Apple Music pay more per stream?
- Apple Music has only paid subscribers — there is no free ad-supported tier — so the royalty pool per stream is generally higher than platforms with free listeners.
- How do I get paid from Apple Music in Africa?
- Your Apple Music royalties collect in your immutable ORB wallet ledger. ORB staff process withdrawals: local-bank destinations use the bank's supported local currency, while wire, PayPal, and Payoneer destinations use USD.