Releasing music

• tutorial · 8 min

  How to release a ghazal as an independent artist in India

  You have an original ghazal and no label. This guide walks through the three ways it can reach Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music, what each one costs in money and in rights, and the credits, registrations and timing a ghazal release needs. Prices and rules are as published by each company in October 2026 and linked at the foot of the page.

• comparison · 5 min

  Label or distributor: which one an independent artist in India needs

  The word label covers three different businesses, and most independent artists only need one of them. This guide separates distributors, artist services and labels by what they do, who owns the recording afterwards and how the money moves, with each company's own published terms as the source.

• explainer · 4 min

  IPRS registration for a lyricist or composer: what it is, who can join and what it pays

  Streaming pays the owner of the recording. The writers of the words and the music have a separate right, collected in India by the Indian Performing Right Society. This guide explains what IPRS collects, who can join, what it costs and how to register your works, from the society's own documents.

• comparison · 6 min

  Independent labels for ghazal and semi-classical music in India: who releases it and how to reach them

  Most lists of Indian independent labels are built around hip-hop and indie pop and have nothing for a ghazal singer. This one is built the other way round. Every label here is described only in its own words, from its own website, checked in October 2026, with what it says about submissions and terms. BeatRootRaga is included on the same basis.

• tutorial · 5 min

  How to pitch a ghazal to a small label

  A small label hears far more demos than it releases, and most are turned down for reasons that have nothing to do with the singing. This guide, written from the receiving end at BeatRootRaga, covers what to settle before you send, what to put in the message, and what a reply, or no reply, means.

• explainer · 4 min

  Credits on a ghazal release: how to name the poet, the composer and the singer

  A ghazal has a poet, a composer and a singer, and streaming platforms have a field for each. Most releases fill one. This guide shows which fields exist on Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube, where the credits come from, and how to enter them so the three names travel with the song.

• tutorial · 1 min

  How to Release Music on Spotify

  You've finished your track. Now it's time to share it with the world. Learn how to get your music on Spotify, Apple Music, and TikTok without a record label.