Horus Music Reviews 272

I like the Pay-Per-Release Model in Distribution Service. I just request to add the same in Publishing Services as well.
Thanks.

Worst company ever.
Do not go near this company at all.
Don't be fooled by the cheap subscription, they charge $100 to delete your music.
The royalty is 1/10th of what it is.
7 months of my hard work with 12 tracks was wasted😑

I am currently in a formal dispute with Horus Music regarding a massive shortfall in royalties. For 80,000 Spotify streams, Horus paid me £100 (an effective rate of £0.00125 per stream).

I have verified this against another distributor where 99,000 streams generated $341.42 (approx. £218 for 80k streams). Despite providing this proof, Horus support (Robert) has refused to provide original remittance advice from Spotify or explain why their payout is 60% lower than the industry standard.

I have formally invoked the UK Transparency Code and am moving toward a Small Claims Court (MCOL) filing. Artists should be aware that '100% royalties' may not mean market-rate collection here.

Payouts also doesn't get made unless you manually contact their customer support, and the payments are delayed besides that

I have been releasing music with Horus for around 2.5 years. I started off on their pay per release plan but was later moved to their artist & label services after they were able to secure me Apple Editorial playlist success & success on VEVO's LGBTQIA+ Women in Music editorial playlist. Before working with Horus I never once had an editorial placement... since working with them on their Artist & Label Services I have secured Apple, VEVO, TIDAL, Amazon & FLO Editorial placements... this was at no cost to myself. The customer service is second to none, they have a phone number you can call do help with the upload service. I see some other reviews complained about songs being un-submitted but this is very much normally a user issue for example entering in some incorrect information... this is one of the best things about Horus, an actual human goes through every submission to make sure their are no mistakes. They now have a helpful guide and since having that guide I have had no problems with my submissions, anything I don't understand I just call them up and they walk me through. All of the team at Horus are a delight to work with especially Bethany who is my point of contact with the A&L services, I wouldn't have been able to do what I do without her. She pitches all of my music to editorial and is always at the end of an email to help with advice and guidance... nothing is ever too much even asking advice on track name ideas, release strategy, genre etc... you are never alone at Horus. They also got me National Radio play and interviews on several BBC stations, Indigo Radio in India, Rollingstone India, RTÉ Irish national radio the list goes on. Before Horus I had been releasing music for 10 years and never managed to achieve any of what I have here. I would highly recommend them they have made my life so much easier and made releasing music enjoyable once again x

I’ve been working with Horus Music for over a year now through their Label Services account, and the experience has been consistently excellent. Every release we’ve put out (singles, EPs, and full albums) has gone smoothly from ingestion to distribution across all major platforms. The team clearly knows the ins and outs of the digital landscape, and their guidance has saved us from several potential headaches.
What really stands out is their responsiveness. Any time we’ve hit a small issue—metadata questions, artwork specs, takedown requests, or playlist pitching follow-ups—someone knowledgeable gets back to us quickly (often same day) and actually solves the problem instead of just passing it along.
In an industry where distributors can sometimes feel impersonal, Horus has been supportive, transparent, and genuinely helpful. If you’re an independent label or artist looking for reliable distribution with real human support behind it, these guys are a cut above. Happy to keep sending our catalogue their way!

I've been working with Horus for the last few years, and to say that the experience has been excellent would be an understatement. Huge thank you to Matt and Bethany for all the dedication to working with the TGS team.

Great communicators especially Bethany! She’s the best! Working with them for a few years now. Very helpful team

Hey folks :) I have a direct distribution deal with Horus Music and, any time I've had problems, they've always been on-hand to help get things sorted ASAP for my releases. A great champion of independent music and very easy to work with. Thanks folks

I had previously written a glowing review for Horus in June 2025, which I later downgraded in Sept 2025 due to concerns of low royalty payments. I used another distributor for my last release and I can now personally confirm that Horus' royalty payments are significantly lower than other distributors.

For comparison, my release with Horus that currently has over 200k streams on Spotify has only earned me £61.88 after over a year and a half with Horus. Since switching to a different distributor for my last release in August (less than 3 months ago), I have already earned £68.78 for around 38k streams.

The positives of Horus that I outlined in my previous review still hold true, but I think people need to be aware of these royalty issues, which many others have also expressed in prior reviews. If you only care about efficiently getting your music onto the DSPs, Horus is still a great choice. However, if you do care about royalty payments, consider other options.

Released one album with Horus Music and had no issues whatsoever. I have now transferred a previous album and single from a US-based DSP due to the excessive tax forms I'm required to complete every two years and the high fees. Horus Music were super helpful and efficient, and made the process relatively simple. You deal with real people who are professional and polite. Great service!

After months of chasing missing royalties, I finally had a meeting where a Horus representative admitted fault in their calculations and promised to fix it. 2 Weeks later, I followed up only to be told he “no longer works here” and that everything is now “correct.” Their own raw Spotify data shows I’ve earned far more than they’ve paid ~$4000 in royalties ~$300 in royalties paid, yet they refuse to explain the discrepancy. In my view, this is deeply unprofessional and suspicious. I've moved all my music elsewhere and I am pursuing legal action.

I'm an music artist by the name of Poshbwoy and this is my Second year working with Horus Music, the team are amazing to work with especially Bethany my account manager who always over delivers on every release. The pitching team has manage to get me on some of the biggest Editorial playlists in the world, such as - New music Friday India on Spotify & Amazon music +44 playlist. & I have had a music video on Vevo official UK rap playlist on YouTube for a year now which is amazing as I'm not signed to a major or have a huge backing, Horus is for the independent artist and I'm always recommending to every artist I speak too as I've used a lot of distros and never had this much support. The only thing I would say is that the platform itself and analytics reporting tool is slightly clunky but I'm sure Horus will improve that overtime and not such an issue as they exceed in everything else.

Hey, my name is Gaurav Pandey, and I go by the artist name DEVIL AARYA across all major streaming and social platforms.

I’ve been using Horus Music’s Catalogue Plus model for my independent record label, and we distribute 15+ songs every month through their platform. From my experience, Horus Music is not just another aggregator – their support system is outstanding. Anytime I’ve faced an issue or needed assistance, their team has responded and resolved it very quickly and professionally. It’s clear they genuinely care about their clients and their success.

I’ve noticed some negative reviews from people who may not have followed the correct processes or were involved in violations – but as someone working consistently and transparently with Horus, I can confidently say their service is reliable, fast, and artist-friendly. In fact, they’ve helped me grow my label operations more efficiently than other distributors I’ve tried in the past.

If you’re an independent artist or label looking for a trustworthy distribution partner with real human support and transparency, Horus Music is an excellent choice.

Thank you to the Horus team – keep up the great work!

Alara was amazing in her support to me from start to end of process of my song publishing.
I am grateful to her.

Their editorial pitch team is amazing Big Kudos to Matt! A great and amazing guy

When so much music is being distributed, it's hard to find a company that offer genuine customer support. These guys do just that!

The process to distribute was simple, and if I encountered any issues or had questions regarding the process, the team at Horus is on hand to respond to queries within hours.

The team was really responsive and held my hand through out the process, being novice in all this distribution business myself...even had a video call with a member of the team whilst building my release at the time...

Royalties have been paid in time since then each month....the layout is not the most intuitive I must say and it took me a while to get used to it...but now all good.

I've been using Horus for almost 5 years now and they have been nothing but fantastic in their services and customer service. I have previously had a query from Spotify about artificial streams, but there clearly weren't any and Horus dealt with the issue quickly for me. I also spotted a dodgy playlist add and Horus got me removed. There's always an actual human being to help - which I have needed when someone distributed a spam song under my name and when I (stupidly) uploaded the wrong audio for a release - they were quick to help and I can't fault them. I have many musician friends using other distributors who have had nightmares when something goes wrong as they have to wait ages for communication/help. I will continue to recommend Horus as I really think they've got musicians at the heart of what they are doing.

So I just got charged by you guys again after you guys banned me for no reason and took my money a year ago.

And now it just happaned again. What a shame! Ban people for no reason, and just ripping them off.

Please for god's sake, cancel peole subscription if you decided to ban them! Please!

And I want a refund, for real, I let you guys ripped me off the last time, but not this time!

Truly amazing music distribution company having a highly professional and cooperative staff members, I've been enjoying their services since my beginning and I'll continue it forever.