CD Baby
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CD Baby, Inc. is a Portland, Oregon[2] based online distributor of independent music. The company was described as an "anti-label" by its parent company's Chief Operating Officer Tracy Maddux.[3] It was established in 1998 and offered distribution for artists in physical and online format, however it discontinued the physical media service and went digital only in June 2023.
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Founded | March 10, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-03-10)[1] Woodstock, New York, U.S. |
Headquarters | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Founder(s) | Derek Sivers |
Key people | Gideon Joseph - Artist |
Industry | Digital distribution, music publisher record label |
Products | Digital distribution, Record Label |
Parent | AVL Digital Group (Downtown) |
Subsidiaries | Audio and Video Labs, Inc. (Soundrop) |
URL | cdbaby |
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In 2018, CD Baby was one of the three companies with preferred partner status with Apple Music.[4] It was home to more than 650,000 artists and nine million tracks that were made available to over 100 digital services and platforms around the globe as of May 2019.[2]