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Distribute your
catalog to Tencent Music

limbo/ delivers your catalog to Tencent Music through limbo/'s direct deals and Merlin Network access: 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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ReachChina
AccessDirect + Merlin
DeliveryDDEX-native
StatusLive
ForLabels & distributors
The platform

What is Tencent Music

Tencent Music Entertainment operates China's leading music apps, including QQ Music, Kugou and Kuwo, reaching one of the largest streaming markets in the world. For labels that want exposure in China, it is the primary gateway to that audience.

How it works

How limbo/ delivers
to Tencent Music

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

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Direct + Merlin

limbo/ reaches Tencent Music through its own direct deals and Merlin Network membership, so you get negotiated access without a re-aggregation layer, and your royalty data stays inside limbo/.

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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
China gateway

Delivered through limbo/'s direct deals and Merlin Network access, with the metadata and territory handling needed for delivery into the Tencent Music ecosystem.

Why limbo

Why deliver to Tencent Music
through limbo

Tencent Music 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

Tencent Music distribution,
answered

Does limbo/ deliver to Tencent Music?

Yes. limbo/ delivers to Tencent Music through its direct deals and Merlin Network access, via a DDEX-native pipeline, with metadata validated before delivery.

Does limbo/ deliver to the Chinese market?

Yes. Through Tencent Music (QQ Music, Kugou, Kuwo), limbo/ reaches one of the world's largest streaming markets. Delivery runs through limbo/'s direct deals and Merlin Network access from the same pipeline as every other DSP.

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

Yes. Tencent Music 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 Tencent Music

Apply to partner with limbo/ and we will scope Tencent Music 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.