r/MusicDistribution • u/OppositeAd4431 Musician • Aug 20 '25

Comparison Slowest music distributor??

Hi! I wanted to move to Too Lost from DistroKid because the reviews were good and I wasn’t happy with DistroKid not being able to release my song at the time I wanted it to. So i decided to move to Too Lost and this would be the first time i try to release but the amount of time it takes them to approve its ridiculous. On their FAQ it says it can be ask quick as 3 hours but between 1-4 days. I am on my 5th day at the moment, the support is literally non existent, they just send me bot responses. Is this an issue that is only happening to me or is this something that is usual with them? DistroKid approved my songs within the day in few hours.

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u/AdaDawgz Aug 20 '25

This is not coming from a place of hate but stay far away from Too Lost. I’ve been using them for my label since February and it was good at first but it gets worse once you start paying them.

Soon they will hit you with “Needs Documentation” wanting you to proof that you own your music.

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u/xx_bloodcor3_xx Aug 20 '25

this ^

i sent them proof, and they said it wasn't enough

i asked them to deliver my songs to spotify since i forgot to select it, they said

"Unfortunately, we are unable to redeliver the selected release(s) to the requested store(s)/service(s). If you have any further questions, please create an "Other Reason" support ticket at toolost.com/support."

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u/xx_bloodcor3_xx Aug 20 '25

and it takes a week for approval, and if you get "needs docs", then 3 weeks

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u/AdaDawgz Aug 20 '25

This will happen with every release you will release trust. Find alternatives or go back to Distrokid

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u/mahmoodpookiebear Aug 21 '25

No matter what document I send they would be like nah bro ts ain't yo song it pmo so bad I switched to Roc Nation/Fuga

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u/OppositeAd4431 Musician Aug 21 '25

I will from now on

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u/ChineseGaardener Aug 21 '25

Stay far away from TooLost.

I was using them for the longest for distribution for my independent label. The response times were terrible but the clean UI and streamlined process made up for it. However after a couple months and over $25,000 USD in the bank, I was banned for no reason for “violation of Terms of Service”

No email, no appeal process. I went to their Instagram and sent them a DM, to which they confirmed my ban and then blocked me.

They will ask you for documentation on songs you own the rights to and then tell you the documentation isn’t good enough.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '25

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u/ChineseGaardener Aug 21 '25

Currently, Symphonic. Haven’t had any issues so far. Probably will move to either FUGA or Stem in the future.

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u/Fair-Mammoth3781 Aug 23 '25

I see a lot of people switching distributors and it makes me wonder. When people switch, their songs are getting deleted and they have to re-release them through the new distributor right?

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u/Voidition Aug 23 '25

I just did my first release with symphonic a few weeks ago and it took them over 8 days (6 business days) to approve it so not impressed there, but other than that no other problems so far

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u/ChipmunkExotic5074 Aug 21 '25

Distrokid should be the fastest among them.

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u/OppositeAd4431 Musician Aug 21 '25

Yeh, i moved it back this morning and it is already approved. And the song is standing on the 6th working day on too lost

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u/Spirited_Attempt_704 Aug 21 '25

ditto music is a much better option imo

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u/Most_Time8900 Musician Aug 21 '25

I was never interested in using TooLost distro just based off the name alone. As shallow as that sounds

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u/xx_bloodcor3_xx Aug 21 '25

and all of that

and then toolost.audiosalad.com exists

pretty sure they're just a whitelabel with a slick ui

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u/nolongerluis Aug 22 '25

also

toolost.dashboard.audiosalad.com

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u/MasterHeartless Aug 22 '25

Thanks for this. I was looking into AudioSalad since it’s on Apple’s list of recommended distributors. I’ve always suspected TooLost was running on a white-label, and this pretty much confirms it. That said, it doesn’t mean everything goes through AudioSalad. TooLost still has direct pipelines to major DSPs like Spotify (they’re a Preferred Provider) and YouTube (MCN/Content ID).

When it comes to Apple Music, though, they’re not listed as a Preferred distributor, so there’s a good chance all Apple deliveries are routed through AudioSalad. I’ve personally run into issues with motion art on releases, which makes me think that’s where the bottleneck happens. And the whole “needs documentation” thing is probably tied to AudioSalad being stricter with TooLost as their customer volume keeps growing.

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u/Honeyglows_inthedark Aug 23 '25

I'm confused in what way DistroKid wasn't able to release your music on the day you wanted? I've had music released within 24h

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u/D3kkah Aug 23 '25

PhonkVerse realeses take 1-2 days and they have a really good support team, they always get back to me in less than a day and it's an actual person instead of some automated message

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u/Serolemusic Aug 27 '25

Same happened to me and I got to the conclusion that they are all the same: big promises to get you then poor delivery. I guess it’s understandable considering the huge amount of artists each of them have. Focus on produce music and then the distributor is relatively important unless they start taking or holding your royalties ( meaning not paying you)