# Exclusive: Create Music Group now owns a minority stake in DistroKid

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/exclusive-create-music-group-now-owns-a-minority-stake-in-distrokid/
- Published: 2026-10-28T20:15:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T04:39:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Music Business Worldwide
- Original article: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/create-music-group-now-owns-a-minority-stake-in-distrokid/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Create Music Group has taken a minority stake in DistroKid.
- CVC owns the majority stake; Insight Partners retains a significant minority holding.
- DistroKid says it distributes about 40% of new music worldwide.

## Summary

Create Music Group has taken a minority stake in music distributor DistroKid, joining CVC Capital Partners, which acquired a majority stake in a deal completed in the third quarter. Create says it will work with CVC to support DistroKid’s growth, bringing together a company that owns established independent labels and artists with a distributor used by many artists starting out.

Create’s investment was made earlier this year, alongside CVC’s transaction; its terms have not been disclosed. DistroKid’s existing investor Insight Partners retains a “significant minority stake”, and President Phil Bauer remains in charge. DistroKid says it distributes about 40% of new music worldwide. It is also facing a lawsuit from Universal Music Group, which alleges deceptive trade practices and copyright infringement; DistroKid’s response deadline is 4 December.

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