Yandex Music is the largest streaming service in Russia and the CIS: tens of millions of listeners, the My Wave recommendation feed, charts and editorial playlists. Through distribution your release goes live on Yandex Music officially, with an artist page you can set up and promote.
Official placement of your release on streaming platforms.
A check of your materials before submission.
Set-up of the track or album page.
Cover art, title and artist information added.
Lyrics and the explicit-content flag passed on.
Delivery to every available music platform.
Contact with you throughout the order.
Distribution time — 1–2 days after all materials are provided.
Cover art 3000×3000 px in JPG or PNG, with no web addresses, platform logos or blurred edges.
Audio as WAV, 16 or 24 bit, 44.1 kHz, no clipping; platforms accept MP3, but the quality is lower.
Exact title, artist name, lyric and music writers, and the Explicit flag if there is profanity.
Lyrics are delivered to the track page — they are visible in the app.
SpotifyThe world’s biggest streaming service
Apple MusicApple’s streaming service and iTunesYandex MusicThe biggest streaming service in Russia
VK MusicMusic on VKontakte
ZvukStreaming from the Sber ecosystem
KION MusicMTS’s streaming service
TikTokA sound for millions of videos
ShazamTrack recognition
SoundCloudThe independent artists’ platformYandex Music
An official release takes part in personal recommendations: My Wave shows new tracks to listeners with a similar taste.
After the first release you get an artist page with a photo, bio and all releases; it can be verified through the distributor.
Tracks with growing streams reach the chart and editorial selections; we also offer separate promotion on Yandex Music.
Pricing
For releasing a single on streaming platforms.
$45
For releasing an album of several tracks.
$135
How to order
Choose the release type: single or album.
Fill in the artist and release details.
Attach links to the cover art and audio files.
Leave a contact.
Check the details and proceed to payment.
After payment the release is sent for distribution.
Other platforms
Questions and answers
Through a distributor: artists don’t upload tracks themselves. You send the cover art, audio and release details, we prepare the release and deliver it via Zvonko Digital. The track appears on Yandex Music within a couple of days.
An official release enters recommendations automatically. Early streams and likes in the first days help — we have a separate Yandex Music promotion service for that.
The payout depends on the listener’s subscription and the total streams for the month; reports come through the distributor every month.
Yes: after the release is live, the artist page verification request goes through the distributor, and a checkmark appears on the page.
