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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cygnus Music isn’t just a distributor they’re one of the few companies in the industry that actually deliver what they promise. Their support is fast, clear and human, their system is reliable, and... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As label manger of Ruffneck Ting Records, I've found the transition to digital sales has been made very easy by Cygnusmusic. I like the fact that they are always quick to respond to any questions or i... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Cygnus music is the best distributor ever but for no reason they asked me for proof of my music. They said they would review the evidence within 7 working days but nothing has happened yet and I wan... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've dealt with Cygnus on a number of album projects and some. 2 of my own solo albums and on the We Gotcha fundraising album which was a huge project and they are always reliable and easy to work wit... See more

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cygnus Music isn’t just a distributor…

Cygnus Music isn’t just a distributor they’re one of the few companies in the industry that actually deliver what they promise. Their support is fast, clear and human, their system is reliable, and they treat artists and labels with real professionalism.

Alban at LOJAMEDIA, distributed through Cygnus Music.

24 November 2025
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Thank you for your kind review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great distro

Great distro. The thing is that you can trust them, they have AMAZING control over content ID on youtube, they don't delete your funds or ignore you.
Edgars Bukovskis.

12 July 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our TOBOL MUSIC team is very pleased…

Our TOBOL MUSIC team is very pleased with the partnership we've developed with Cygnus Music. Their platform is remarkably intuitive, making the distribution of our music to a wide array of online platforms and streaming services straightforward and efficient. The transparency and streamlined nature of their process have been invaluable, allowing us to focus more on our creative work.

Cygnus Music stands out from other distributors through their outstanding customer support. The team is consistently available and responsive, addressing any questions or concerns we may have with promptness and care. Their insightful recommendations have proven instrumental in helping us reach the right audience, enhancing our music’s visibility.

Since partnering with Cygnus Music, we’ve witnessed a noticeable increase in our label's reach and the engagement of our listeners globally. This growth has been invaluable in establishing a broader presence for our music.

Cygnus Music also impresses with its fair and transparent royalty system. The timely and accurate payments, complemented by detailed reports, give us complete confidence in their professionalism and integrity. Their cloud accounting feature has further simplified our workflow, making artist payments smooth and efficient.

In summary, we highly recommend Cygnus Music to any label aiming to grow their digital footprint. Their user-friendly platform, excellent customer support, and commitment to transparency make them an ideal partner for independent artists and labels

2 November 2024
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Best distributor ever

Cygnus music is the best distributor ever but for no reason they asked me for proof of my music. They said they would review the evidence within 7 working days but nothing has happened yet and I want it reviewed as soon as possible. The company I normally get very friendly and quick responses from is now not responding to my emails.

My artist name is: Tatli please check and get back to me

22 June 2023
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Reply from Cygnusmusic

Dear Tatli. Thank you for your kind words.

As you are aware, we are liaising with you and looking over the proof of copyright material you have sent. As you have only just joined us and your first release raised a number of copyright concerns, an investigation must be carried out. We thank you for your patience.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cygnus Music are the best in Drum & Bass

Cygnus Music are the best in the industry, especially if you release DnB & Jungle. Dan Callide, Lewis, Lee and the rest of the support team are always on hand to explain things clearly and walk you through things but they are not yes men/ people pleasers who tell the client what they want to hear, they will be honest and look out for your business, patiently explaining when you might have misunderstood something.

Not only have they handled all of our Grand Theft Audio business beautifully for an entire decade now, but when my friend Wiggo committed suicide and we set up a second label to release a charity album in his name, Cygnus helped us every step of the way, including lowering their fees and helping pitch to stores despite their lower fees.

On top of that, across the years I’ve recommended dozens of new dnb labels to sign up with Cygnus Music as their distributor and all of them have been very happy with the service provided and the results. Conversely, as an artist (part of DnB trio Sola), I’ve had the misfortune to have tracks out on labels distributed by some of Cygnus’ main competitors who have been dismal at sorting out problems and mistakes in the release. One very large distributor beginning with T took 4 months and 13 emails to stop another artist claiming one of our EPs on streaming platforms. Cygnus on the other hand typically sorts out any problems within 24h. Cannot recommend them enough!

James
Grand Theft Audio/ Sola

30 October 2023
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Reply from Cygnusmusic

Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed reply. Whilst we do not use or promote reviews on Trust Pilot, we really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. Many Thanks!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Account Frozen.

I'm working with cygnusmusic and I've started my own label. But with success, there's some problem which comes in our way. I've started a label and I with my artist friends make cover songs and I didn't know the stores don't pay fees to owners for cover songs. I researched on google and there were a lot of articles which said some stores pay cover songs fees on their own. I made cover songs and remixed them because it was trending. But now because of fake reports my account is frozen. I still trust my career and the company I'm working with. My royalties are on hold and I am ready if they want to takedown some of my songs from stores and still pay me royalties because there are other songs which I made the same way getting no problem and are still live. I just want Cygnus team to understand and help me because I don't have project files saved.

30 September 2023
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Dear Sagar Goswami.

We understand that whilst you may have released music in such a way because it was “trending”, remixing other peoples music without their consent and a written agreement is a breach of copyright. Your account is now temporarily frozen due to a number of copyright infringement claims received. We have written to you asking you to provide the necessary evidence demonstrating that you are the master copyright holder of the music you have released on your label. Also not having the project files saved further highlights our concerns.

Kind Regards

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I just wanted an explanation...

I have been working with them since May. They were artist friendly and they helped me with everything. But yesterday, for an unknown reason, they removed my artist's song. They didn't even check if the appeal was fake and froze my account. I recommended 6 more artist friends to them and they signed agreements with all of them. I've done my best to help, but it's not nice for them to do so after a vague complaint. It's a super digital distributor for support, but since May, they froze my account after a fake complaint they "didn't even mention" instead of the artist they worked with.

20 July 2023
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Reply from Cygnusmusic

Hi there, we appreciate your kind words in regards to our support and help. We also appreciate your recommendations to other labels. In regards to the track that has been pulled, we have asked for proof of copyright further to a number of legitimate complaints, however we are yet to receive proof. The claimant has provided proof of copyright ownership. Your release that has been pulled has also used the original artwork from the claimants work. We are happy to re-address the situation when proof of copyright is provided. Unfortunately, this combined with other concerns means that the account is 'temporarily' frozen until proof is received. We provided information explaining the situation via email and what needs to be done. The account was frozen yesterday on 21.7.23 not in May. Kind Regards.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Been with these for the best part of 10…

Been with these for the best part of 10 years and I gave them my patience as they were mistakes along the way which I had to follow up. Corrupted uploads and release dates were missed. Suddenly getting an email out of the blue saying they no long want you due to wanting to re-releasing re-mastered content which is normal as times change.

Although there were mistakes in the past I still recommended Cygnus to people alike, now I won't bother and I'll find a distributor and team that cares about their customers and not just the profits.

25 August 2021
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Reply from Cygnusmusic

Hi Adrian at Demon Records. We are sorry that you feel this way. As explained, we do not support the repeated repackaging and re-releasing of large back catalogues that are already available on stores. DSP's like Spotify and Beatport consider this bad practice too and will often remove this type of content. The label was already under a 6 month review due to its poor performance, and as the advice offered in the review was not being undertaken, we chose to not extend our distribution term. We gave you plenty of advanced notice and helped to get you moved over to a distribution service that met your needs in a timely and friendly manner, with no disruption to your release schedule. We care very much about our clients and the music that they distribute. We wish you and your label Demon Records the very best for the future. Kind Regards (Delayed reply as we do not use Trust pilot)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cygnus saved my record label

Cygnus have assisted in moving my record label's entire back catalogue, whilst keeping streaming stats, from a provider who have caused us unending problems and headaches, to a helpful, easy to use platform.

I won't go too far into all the problems we had, but the problems and reasons for the problems we had with our previous provider just didn't seem to exist at all with Cygnus, and they were happy to immediately assist us with everything we had asked the previous provider, to no avail.

We will now be able to expand our record label in the way that we want to with the assistance and guidance of a very professional and well renowned distributor.

I am confident in Cygnus and am looking forward to the rest of our business relationship

5 September 2020
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Reply from Cygnusmusic

Thank you for the review. It's a pleasure to work with you Andy!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute worst service

Absolute worst service. Technical errors every step of the way. Lies to keep you with them. Other companies offer better service at a much less price.

From the wav form being 100% correct, but not uploading on the server, to press releases not mailed to shops, to deadlines missed, to being mislead to stay with them in the first place. I don't think I received a single smart link this year without having to email them asking where it is.

28 December 2018
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Reply from Cygnusmusic

Hi Russell. You were a good customer of ours for 10 years and in that time, you did not make any complaints. We enjoyed working with you. In the last few months with us, it seemed like nothing we could do could make you happy despite us going above and beyond to try to accommodate your needs. When you decided to move to another company we assisted in a professional and courteous manner. You then decided that you wanted to stay with us, and not move. We decided at that point to cease business with you due to you writing numerous defamatory social media posts about us. We wish you all the best for the future, and genuinely wish you every success with your label. Kind Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dear Cygnus!

You are the BEST! Everybody other can go to REST! Thanx for everything that you do for as!
From RUSSIA with LOVE!

24 January 2015
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Reply from Cygnusmusic

Thank you for the review. It's a pleasure to work with you Alex!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding!

Awesome experience working with this company, always professional and on point. Couldn't ask to work with better people, awesome team!

19 January 2015
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Reply from Cygnusmusic

Thank you for the review. It's a pleasure to work with you Marvin!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent!!

Since day one I have been well looked after. The service is second to none, I would highly recommend it!!

19 January 2015
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RIP our good friend Optiv. One of the finest individuals that we have had the pleasure of working with.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always excellent services provided...

I have had an amazing experience using Cygnus Music.. I have highly benefitted from the excellent personal service that the friendly, knowledgeable, attentive and experienced staff have provided to me.. From using the additional services that the company provides I always know I am getting the highest quality service and feel well prepared and confident about all my releases.. Keep doing what your doing Cygnus...

16 January 2015
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Thank you for the review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service, great company

Great on-line services from Cygnus makes it easy for me to manage and schedule my catalogue and view my sales statements. A great company with friendly, helpful staff and a fantastic range of services for record labels.

16 January 2015
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Thank you for the review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

lee scratch perry & iguana - vibes

just the best thing you can do to release music with cygnus!!!
they are very kind and helpfull and make an excellent work for an incredible price. thank you cygnus and any time again :)
all the best!!!

16 January 2015
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Thank you for the review. It was a pleasure to work with you Sascha!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent company highly recommended!

I've dealt with Cygnus on a number of album projects and some. 2 of my own solo albums and on the We Gotcha fundraising album which was a huge project and they are always reliable and easy to work with. Good communication, Professional, Understanding and reliable and a bunch of nice guys too. Great work :)

16 January 2015
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Reply from Cygnusmusic

Thank you for the review Jason!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Our experience with Cygnus so far has been outstanding. Their online release uploading system is very easy to use.
Should I have any problems or questions the team are always at the end of the phone to help

16 January 2015
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Reply from Cygnusmusic

Thank you for the review. It's a pleasure to work with you Ollie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Best Digital Distributor For Independent Artists & Labels

Cygnus music is hands down the best digital distributor we have ever worked with. Their range of on-line facilities and services allows us to administer our record labels efficiently and smoothly. The Cygnus team can always be relied on to provide speedy replies to any enquiries or issues that may arise.

The team’s previous experiences with the pitfalls of producing and releasing music have enabled them to shape Cygnus into the perfect digital distribution platform for independent artists and labels.

15 January 2015
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Reply from Cygnusmusic

Thank you for the review. It's a pleasure to work with you Gary!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb

Can't thank Cygnus enough for the help and assistance they have given AFT Records in our infancy.
Incredibly helpful, insightful, flexible and personal, It really does help to know Cygnus have a dedicated team I can easily call and speak to when I need them

15 January 2015
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Reply from Cygnusmusic

Thank you for the review. It's a pleasure to work with you Ollie!

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