Artist-centric royalties
Deezer has led the move toward paying real artists more and de-prioritising noise and functional audio.
Europe & LATAM
Get your music
on Deezer
Deezer punches well above its weight in France, Brazil, Germany and much of Latin America — and it has been the loudest platform pushing for a fairer, artist-centric royalty model.
Why it matters
What Deezer
does for your music
Flow and editorial
Its personalised Flow feed and editorial playlists are genuine discovery drivers in its core markets.
Deezer for Creators
Free stats on your listeners and playlist placements.
Flow is the main surface
Deezer's personalised feed is where most listening starts.
SongCatcher
Its built-in recognition tool feeds discovery, similar to Shazam on Apple.
HiFi tier
Lossless playback for subscribers who want it.
How to get on Deezer
Three steps,
no gatekeeper
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Step 01
Upload
Create a free account and drop in your audio, artwork and credits.
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Step 02
We deliver
Our team runs QC, then sends your release to Deezer and 120+ other stores.
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Step 03
Get paid
Track your Deezer streams daily and withdraw your royalties every month.
How Deezer pays
Where the money
actually comes from
Deezer has moved to an artist-centric model that weights payouts toward tracks with genuine engagement and de-prioritises functional noise audio. For a real artist with real listeners, that structurally improves your share of the pool.
See how payouts workDeezer — last 12 months₹0
▲ 27.4%
Playbook
Getting the most
out of Deezer
What actually moves the needle on this platform — from artists who release here every week.
Prioritise if you have francophone listeners
France is Deezer's strongest market by a wide margin.
Get your genre right
Flow leans heavily on genre and mood signals to decide who hears you.
Claim Deezer for Creators
Free stats and playlist tracking.
Before you upload
What Deezer
needs from you
Get these right the first time and your release sails through QC. Get them wrong and it bounces back.
What we need
The specs every store expects, including Deezer.
- Audio: WAV or FLAC, 16-bit or 24-bit, 44.1kHz or higher
- Artwork: square JPG or PNG, minimum 3000×3000px, RGB
- Credits: primary artist, featured artists, writers and producers
- Language and genre set accurately for the release
- ISRC and UPC — we issue them free, or bring your own
- Release date scheduled ahead, not backdated
What gets rejected
The most common reasons a release fails QC.
- Artwork with URLs, social handles or pricing on it
- Blurry or low-resolution covers, or non-square images
- Third-party logos or store names in the artwork
- Misleading artist names — using a famous artist to get found
- Silence, clipping or audio that cuts off abruptly
- Uncleared samples or covers without a mechanical licence
The details
What to expect
- Delivery time: 24–48 hours after QC
- Strongest in: France, Brazil, Germany
- Audio: HiFi lossless tier available
- Your rights: you keep 100% of your masters and compositions
- Revenue share: keep 85% on Free, 100% on Pro
Deezer — this month₹0
Paid
| Territory | Streams | Net |
|---|---|---|
| India | 212,480 | ₹9,120 |
| United States | 96,204 | ₹6,340 |
| United Kingdom | 48,911 | ₹3,480 |
| Germany | 31,006 | ₹2,540 |
Is Deezer worth delivering to?
Yes, especially with a francophone or Brazilian audience. It costs you nothing extra — every Leo plan delivers everywhere.
What is artist-centric royalty?
A model that weights payouts toward tracks with genuine listener engagement, rather than splitting the pool purely by raw play count.
And 120+ more
One upload reaches
all of them
Deezer is one delivery of many. The same release goes to every store we work with, at no extra cost.
Need help getting started?
Let's grow your
music together
Upload once. Reach 120+ stores. Keep 100% of your rights.