Record Exchange Competitors

Home to more than 1 million artists and 9 million tracks, CD Baby has paid out over $1 billion in artist royalties since its founding in 1998. Our complete artist-services platform simplifies and streamlines the complexities of global music distribution, publishing, and promotion—connecting independent musicians with new audiences and revenue streams so they can enjoy creative autonomy and thrive on their own terms. Founded and run by artists for artists, CD Baby exists to make success in the music business accessible to all. A Downtown company.

The world's largest independent record store, founded in Berkeley, CA in 1990. Amoeba Music is inspired by many of the great independent record stores. We stock everything -- from the most popular artists to the most obscure in all genres. Our staff is an all-star team of record store veterans who make music their lives in one way or another. Many are musicians themselves and their collective depth of knowledge is virtually unparalleled in the business. Amoeba is also the ultimate source for cinema, with thousands of titles in every genre on DVD, Blu-ray, VHS, and even Laserdisc!

Rough Trade is a leading independent music retailer, first opened in London, UK in 1976. We currently operate six stores in the UK, a store in New York City, USA and worldwide at www.roughtrade.com. (Please note, we are not Rough Trade Records, which is a separately run and owned company.)