FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about our services
Amara is a premium music distribution and licensing company from Yerevan. We deliver releases by artists and labels to 95+ platforms, collect what they earn and show every stream and payment in Artist Studio.
Yes. Amara works on a licence: you allow us to distribute your music and collect its earnings, and the ownership of your recordings and songs stays with you.
All the major ones, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, TikTok, Amazon Music, Shazam and Instagram, and 95+ platforms worldwide in total.
Send a request through our website or by email. Our team reviews your profile and contacts you.
Yes. Anyone can order a service from Amara and pay its fee online, with no contract needed.
Yes. Amara works with independent artists and with labels, with full distribution and rights management.
Yes. Labels get catalog management, a view across all their artists and financial statements.
Amara works on a percentage-based agreement. There are no hidden fees and no yearly payments.
In Artist Studio. It shows your earnings by month, by store and by country, and every statement as soon as it arrives.
Most platforms pay every 30–60 days. We process royalties and pay them out every quarter.
A standard release takes 2–5 business days. YouTube Content ID activation can take up to 14 days.
Yes, until it is delivered to the platforms. After delivery, what can change depends on each platform's rules.
Yes. Amara provides ISRC and UPC codes for every release at no extra cost.
Yes. Amara delivers to Russian platforms and territories, so your music reaches listeners across Russia and the CIS.
Yes. We manage Content ID, copyright claims, revenue collection and channel whitelisting.
Yes. Amara delivers your tracks to TikTok, Instagram Reels and Facebook, and they earn on every platform that pays for them.
Yes. We deliver music videos to YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and other video platforms.
Yes, as long as you hold the rights or a licence to use the original work.
Yes. Playlist pitching and promotion depend on the release and on our team's review.
That depends on your agreement. Your contract sets out the details.
All of them: pop, rap, hip-hop, electronic, folk, classical, jazz and more.
We are working in that direction. Today we register compositions with The MLC, and SoundExchange registration is planned.
Yes. You can end the agreement with written notice. Royalties keep being paid until the final balance is settled.