Sell Music Directly on KashTunes

Selling music on KashTunes means a listener finds the release on Kashlei and gets it from your store. You publish the music yourself: a single, an EP, an album, or a collection. KashTunes is the music section where that work can be discovered. Explore KashTunes to see how artists and releases are presented.

What you need before a release can be found

A page on KashTunes is for an active member who has a store that is set up to sell and at least one published music release or track. If the store is not ready, or nothing is published yet, there is nothing for a listener to open. Finish the listing before you send people to it.

You do this from your Kashlei store, in the same storefront section as your other listings. KashShops is where creator storefronts live. The music listing is one kind of item in that shop, and KashTunes is where listeners browse music.

Choose the kind of release

A single is one track. An EP, an album, or a collection is a group of tracks you publish together. Pick the kind that matches what you recorded. Do not label one song as an album, and do not leave an album’s tracks unnamed if you want listeners to know what is included.

Give the release a title you will still recognize later, and use the same title on the artwork and in the description. If a track has its own title, list it. Listeners use those names to tell one release from another.

Use audio and artwork you have the right to sell

Upload music you made or music you are allowed to sell. If someone else wrote, played, or produced part of it, confirm that you can sell that recording before you publish. The same rule applies to artwork. A cover image from a collaborator or a photographer needs permission for this use.

Do not upload a recording of someone else’s song because you like it, and do not use a logo or a photo you found online. If you are waiting on permission, wait to publish. A listing is public once it is up.

Say what the listener receives

The listing should say that the buyer is getting a digital copy of the music you published. Name the tracks. If a release includes notes, artwork, or more than one file, say so. Do not imply that a buyer is also getting a physical object, a ticket, or a personal message unless that is a separate listing that says so.

Describe the sound in plain language: the instruments, the mood, or the kind of song it is. You can name a genre if you also say what a listener will hear. Avoid saying the music is for everyone. A specific description helps the right people recognize it.

Write the listing so it can stand alone

A listener may open the release without knowing you. Put the artist name, the title, and a short introduction where they can see them. Mention whether the release is a single or a longer set. If a lyric or a theme needs context, a sentence is enough.

Check the spelling of names and track titles. Read the description once out loud. If a sentence only makes sense to people who already follow you, rewrite it for someone hearing the name for the first time.

Decide the order of the tracks before you publish a longer release, and use that same order in the description. A listener who samples the first track should hear the song you want them to hear first. If a track is a remix or a live recording, say so in its title or in the line under it so it is not mistaken for the studio version.

Point listeners to KashTunes and to the store

Once the release is published, people can find it from your store and from KashTunes when your page is there. Share the Kashlei page rather than asking people to hunt through an old post. If you have more than one release, each one should have its own listing so a listener can choose.

Keep music separate from other goods in the way you describe them. A shirt and a song can live in the same shop, but each listing should say which one it is. That is the same care you would use for any KashShops item.

Update the release when something changes

If you replace artwork, fix a track title, or stop offering a release, update the listing. Do not leave a description that mentions a track you removed. If you later add a new single, publish it as its own listing instead of quietly rewriting an older one into something else.

Listen to the file you uploaded before you send anyone to the page. Confirm it is the right recording and that it plays through. A careful first listing is the whole of selling the music directly: the file, the facts, and a page on KashTunes that matches them.

FAQ

Where do listeners find the music?

On your Kashlei store, and on KashTunes when your page is available. Explore KashTunes.

What kinds of releases can I publish?

A single, an EP, an album, or a collection. A single is one track.

What does a buyer receive?

A digital copy of the music you published, as the listing describes it.

Can I use a collaborator’s artwork?

Only with permission to use it on the listing.

What has to be ready before a KashTunes page applies?

An active account, a store that is set up to sell, and at least one published music release or track.