HiFi and Max quality
Deliver a high-resolution master and TIDAL serves it losslessly.
Global
Get your music
on TIDAL
TIDAL's audience is smaller but deliberate — subscribers who chose it for lossless quality and a better artist deal. If you've mastered carefully, this is where people will actually hear the difference.
Why it matters
What TIDAL
does for your music
Higher per-stream average
A subscription-only, engaged audience tends to produce stronger per-stream numbers.
Editorial focus on new artists
TIDAL Rising and editorial playlists actively feature independents.
TIDAL Rising
A dedicated programme for emerging independent artists.
Credits are visible
TIDAL surfaces writers, producers and engineers — good for session musicians and producers.
Max quality tier
Hi-res playback for listeners with the gear to hear it.
How to get on TIDAL
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 TIDAL and 120+ other stores.
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Step 03
Get paid
Track your TIDAL streams daily and withdraw your royalties every month.
How TIDAL pays
Where the money
actually comes from
TIDAL is subscription-only, so every play is funded by a paying listener. It has also experimented with direct-artist payouts that route a portion of a subscriber's fee to the artists they actually listen to, which favours artists with dedicated fans over passive background play.
See how payouts workTIDAL — last 12 months₹0
▲ 27.4%
Playbook
Getting the most
out of TIDAL
What actually moves the needle on this platform — from artists who release here every week.
Deliver 24-bit if you have it
This is the one platform where the master quality genuinely reaches the listener.
Fill in full credits
TIDAL displays them, and it's free professional visibility for your collaborators.
Expect quality over volume
Lower stream counts, higher per-stream value. Judge it on revenue, not plays.
Before you upload
What TIDAL
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 TIDAL.
- 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
- Audio quality: Lossless / hi-res supported
- Audience: Subscription only
- Your rights: you keep 100% of your masters and compositions
- Revenue share: keep 85% on Free, 100% on Pro
TIDAL — 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 |
Do I need a hi-res master for TIDAL?
No, standard masters are accepted. But if you have a 24-bit master, deliver it — TIDAL is one of the few places listeners will hear the difference.
Does TIDAL pay more per stream?
On average yes, because there's no free tier. Volumes are lower than Spotify, so treat it as quality of audience rather than scale.
And 120+ more
One upload reaches
all of them
TIDAL 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.