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Distribute your
catalog to Spotify

limbo/ delivers your catalog to Spotify under limbo/'s agreement via Merlin Network: DDEX-native ingestion and royalty reporting you control. Built for independent labels, distributors and music-tech teams, not direct-to-artist uploads.

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ReachGlobal
AccessVia Merlin
DeliveryDDEX-native
StatusLive
ForLabels & distributors
The platform

What is Spotify

Spotify is the world's largest music streaming service, combining editorial playlists, algorithmic recommendations and a global free-and-premium audience. For labels, it is the single most important release destination, where playlisting, save rates and Discovery Mode shape how a catalog performs.

How it works

How limbo/ delivers
to Spotify

You deliver once to limbo/, by API or dashboard, and limbo/ runs the full Spotify supply chain. Metadata is validated before anything ships.

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Via Merlin

limbo/ reaches Spotify under its agreement via Merlin Network, of which it has been a member since 2014, so you get negotiated access without a re-aggregation layer, and your royalty data stays inside limbo/.

2
DDEX-native pipeline

ERN 4.3 and 3.8.2, selected per platform. Metadata is validated before queueing, so broken submissions fail fast with line-level reasons instead of silent rejections.

3
Discovery Mode

Delivered under limbo/'s agreement via Merlin Network, with full release controls: scheduled drops, per-territory targeting, Spotify URI detection, and Discovery Mode eligibility for the campaigns where it fits your strategy.

Why limbo

Why deliver to Spotify
through limbo

Spotify access is one block. limbo/ is modular, independent and founder-owned, so you activate only what you need and your data stays yours.

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Truly independent

Founder-owned, no major labels, no VCs. Your royalty and catalog data is never shared with the companies you compete with.

FAQ

Spotify distribution,
answered

Does limbo/ deliver to Spotify?

Yes. limbo/ delivers to Spotify under its agreement via Merlin Network, through a DDEX-native pipeline, with metadata validated before delivery.

Does limbo/ support Spotify Discovery Mode?

Yes. limbo/ supports Discovery Mode for eligible releases, so you can run it on the tracks where it fits your strategy rather than as a blanket setting.

Is limbo/ a direct Spotify partner?

No. Delivery to Spotify runs under limbo/'s agreement via Merlin Network, of which limbo/ has been a member since 2014, from the same DDEX-native pipeline as every other DSP. limbo/'s direct contracts are with TikTok, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Qobuz, Beatport and TIDAL. More on our Spotify provider page.

Can I distribute to Spotify and the major DSPs from one place?

Yes. Spotify is one destination in the limbo/Distribution block. The same delivery reaches Spotify, Apple Music, Qobuz, Beatport and every other connected DSP, with DDEX ERN 4.3 / 3.8.2 selected per platform.

limbo/Distribution

Get your catalog
on Spotify

Apply to partner with limbo/ and we will scope Spotify delivery against your real catalog. One pipeline, every DSP that matters. See all distribution coverage.

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Last updated: June 2026. A short qualification form starts every partnership. Senior engineering joins the first call.