How To Upload Music To Deezer

Discover how to upload music to Deezer with iMusician in a few simple steps. Connect with engaged listeners across the world while maintaining complete control of your royalties and rights.

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Upload Music To Deezer

Deezer is one of the world's leading independent music streaming platforms, serving over 9.4 million subscribers across over 180 countries. What sets Deezer apart is its Artist-Centric Payment System (ACPS), which doubles stream payouts for artists generating 1,000 monthly streams from at least 500 unique listeners.

With features like lossless audio and the Deezer for Creators platform, it offers powerful tools for artists to grow their audience, get discovered, and monetize their music. If you’re wondering how to upload music to Deezer, look no further. With iMusician, you can get your tracks on the platform in a few simple steps, making them accessible to millions of users worldwide.

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How to Get Music On Deezer With iMusician

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Start a Release

Open the iMusician Dashboard. Click on ‘Start a Release’ to choose the single, EP, or album you would like to get on Deezer.

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Upload Your Files

Upload your music files and cover artwork.

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Add All Data

Type in all relevant information about your release.

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Submit Your Project

Submit your project and lean back. Our Quality & Assurance team will check your release and let you know if anything’s missing. Once approved, your music will become available on Deezer on your desired release date.

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Why Use iMusician to Upload Music to Deezer

Release Your Music Globally

With iMusician, you can get your music on 200+ platforms, from major services to niche shops. Reach fans where they listen in just a few steps.

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Once you’ve released your music, it will remain online forever, even if the status of your plan changes. No need to worry about annual fees.

Full Control Over Your Music

We offer numerous tools to manage your music in one place. Enjoy music distribution with full flexibility and control over your music.

Your Sound, Your Rights

With iMusician, your music and money are securely protected at all times. We’re just here to help you share it with the world.

Get Your Music on Playlists

Let your music speak for itself. Submit your tracks, let our team pitch them to editorial playlists, and get the chance to reach a wider audience.

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Why iMusician?

What is Deezer?

Deezer was founded in 2007 by Daniel Marhely and Jonathan Benassaya. From the start, it secured licensing agreements with major record labels, growing into one of the largest music streaming services worldwide. Today, Deezer operates in over 180 countries with a library exceeding 120 million tracks. The platform has a particularly strong presence in Europe and Latin America, with a significant portion of its users in France, where it remains one of the top streaming services.

Deezer has distinguished itself through innovative features, including Flow (its personalized radio stream), SongCatcher (for music identification), Music Quiz, and My Deezer Year annual recaps, along with hosting exclusive fan experiences. On top of that, Deezer offers HiFi streaming options (16-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC) that deliver lossless sound, preserving the full fidelity of original recordings.

In 2023, Deezer collaborated with Universal Music Group and subsequently with SACEM to introduce its groundbreaking Artist-Centric Payment Model, the first update to the compensation model since music streaming was introduced over 10 years ago. Under this system, streaming payouts are doubled for professional artists, who are defined as those generating 1,000 monthly streams from at least 500 unique listeners. In addition, they receive bonuses for tracks that are actively searched for by listeners, prioritizing authentic fan connections over algorithm-generated plays.

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How to Set Up a Deezer for Creators Profile

Deezer offers a dedicated creator dashboard, Deezer for Creators, which artists can use to promote their music, control their presence on the platform, and monitor their streaming analytics.

To set up your Deezer for Creators profile, you need to upload at least one track to the platform through an authorized service like iMusician. Once your music and artist profile are live, use the mobile application or website to log in, locate, and claim your official artist profile.

By claiming your profile, you get access to useful promotional features. For instance, you can customize your page with a professional bio and images, directly pitch new releases to Deezer’s editorial team for playlist consideration, and utilize Deezer’s engagement tools that keep your community updated on milestones and releases. Additionally, you get insight into your streaming analytics to monitor your performance and grow your fanbase on Deezer.

The Benefits of Deezer for Artists and Labels

To grow your career, it is essential that you meet your audience where they are listening. Deezer connects you with millions of active users, offering a significant opportunity for global discovery, especially in highly concentrated European and Latin American markets.

Beyond its reach, the platform is particularly valuable for serious musicians due to its dedication to artist fairness and premium audio quality. Deezer’s Artist-Centric Payment System pays between $0.0011 and $0.0064 per stream, and artists who generate at least 1,000 monthly streams from 500 unique listeners qualify for doubled payouts.

Moreover, tracks that fans actively search for, add to playlists, or discover via Deezer editorial playlists may earn additional multipliers, making dedicated fan engagement more rewarding than viral only streams. This model benefits and rewards independent artists cultivating dedicated fanbases rather than chasing viral moments.

Deezer supports HiFi audio streaming in lossless FLAC format, making sure your music is heard exactly as you intended, with every detail of your production preserved. For artists who prioritize sound quality and invest heavily in mixing and mastering, Deezer provides an ideal outlet for your work.

Finally, Deezer offers diverse opportunities for music promotion through the Deezer for Creators platform. You can use it to personalize your profile with bios and images, feature your latest releases prominently, and gain insight into listener analytics.

Frequently Asked Questions

Once you submit your release through iMusician, our Quality & Assurance team typically approves it within 24-48 hours. After approval, the delivery time to Deezer is usually 2 to 5 business days.

We recommend selecting a release date at least two weeks in advance. This lead time is crucial to make sure your music is live for your fans on time, and it also gives you a necessary window to pitch your track to Deezer's editorial team via your Deezer for Creators profile.

No. As an independent artist or label, you cannot upload your music directly to Deezer.

There are tangible reasons why most streaming platforms don’t allow musicians to upload their music to their services without a distributor. Put simply, music distributors act as intermediaries between artists and streaming platforms. They handle the technical, legal, and administrative aspects of getting your music online to make sure your tracks meet platform requirements and comply with copyright and metadata standards.

Moreover, royalties can only be collected from music that has been delivered through an official distributor like iMusician. Once your music is confirmed to be eligible for monetization, it's registered properly and tracked for royalty reporting. Your payouts are then sent from the platforms to us, and from us to you.

In 2025, Deezer pays an average of $0.0011 to $0.0064 per stream for standard plays. However, the actual payout varies based on several factors including listener location, subscription type (premium vs. ad-supported), and whether your track qualifies for Deezer's Artist-Centric Payment System boosts.

Deezer's Artist-Centric Payment System (ACPS) rewards artists who generate at least 1,000 monthly streams from 500 unique listeners by doubling their per-stream revenue (effectively paying $0.0128 per stream).

Additionally, tracks that listeners actively search for or discover through Deezer’s editorial playlists may earn extra boosts, potentially making streams worth up to four times the base rate when all multipliers combine. Thus, building an engaged fanbase that actively searches for your music can significantly increase your per-stream earnings on Deezer.

Here's what you need to earn at standard rates ($0.0064 per stream):

To earn $1: ~156 streams
To earn $10: ~1,563 streams
To earn $100: ~15,625 streams

For professional artists with ACPS boosts ($0.0128 per stream):

To earn $1: ~78 streams
To earn $10: ~781 streams
To earn $100: ~7,813 streams

No, Deezer does not have a minimum stream threshold for royalty payments like Spotify's 1,000-stream requirement. All streams on Deezer generate royalties regardless of how few streams a track receives.

However, Deezer's Artist-Centric Payment System does reward tracks that reach 1,000 monthly streams from at least 500 unique listeners with doubled payouts, incentivizing artists to build engaged audiences rather than simply chasing high stream counts.

Deezer accepts high-quality audio files to support their HiFi streaming tier. When uploading through iMusician, submit WAV or FLAC files at 16-bit/44.1kHz (CD quality) or higher.

Once you have at least one track live on the platform (distributed through a service like iMusician), you can access Deezer for Creators via their mobile app or website. Search for your artist name, claim your profile, and complete the verification process. This gives you access to analytics, the ability to customize your profile, and tools to engage with your audience directly.

Deezer's Artist-Centric Payment System (ACPS) is designed to specifically reduce the impact of fraudulent streaming and non-musical "noise" content on the royalty pool. Deezer does this in two primary ways:

User-Centric Cap: Deezer limits the number of streams from any single user that count toward the royalty pool (typically capping a single user's impact at 1,000 streams per month). This actively discourages fraudulent bot-driven accounts from generating massive, illegitimate streams that drain the overall fund.
Exclusion of Noise: Tracks identified as "functional sounds" (like white noise or rain) are replaced by Deezer's own content that does not generate royalties.

These measures are intended to direct more revenue to legitimate, working artists who cultivate real fanbases, ensuring that authentic listener engagement is rewarded more effectively.

If you're new to iMusician and require guidance on selecting a plan or starting with us, simply reach out to us via our Community. Our moderators and members are here to address your questions quickly. Learn more about how to get in touch.

No. With iMusician, you won't encounter any hidden fees down the line. You keep 100% of your earnings from over 200 streaming and download shops, and 80% from social media platforms like YouTube and Instagram. Since we’re Swiss, we also don’t keep any withholding taxes.