# How do I get my CD on iTunes?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-cd-on-itunes/353609>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 21, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-cd-on-itunes/353609 "2006-04-21T13:39:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-cd-on-itunes/353609/1 "2006-04-21T13:39:55Z")

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I am thinking of marrying Paula Abdul, and then becoming a rapper. I shall call myself K-Handsome. or HH-Fed. Still undecided. At any rate, how does iTunes decide who gets on their site? What kind of contract? Does anybody with a CD get on? (“K-Handsome Rappin wit de Gangstas.” Uh-huh. I’m down with that. That’ll make 'em stop dissin me!)

Thanks,  
hh

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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-cd-on-itunes/353609/2 "2006-04-21T13:42:27Z")

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The question, of course, is Who gets their \*products \* on iTunes. I know that anybody else with a computer and the right software can get onto their site.

hh

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**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-cd-on-itunes/353609/3 "2006-04-21T18:43:11Z")

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Much of the music on iTunes comes from the major record labels, who have contracts to supply their product thru Apple. So the first step is to get a record deal with Sony, Universal, or whomever.

–Cliffy

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**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-cd-on-itunes/353609/4 "2006-04-21T18:59:27Z")

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[QUOTE=Cliffy]  
Much of the music on iTunes comes from the major record labels, who have contracts to supply their product thru Apple. So the first step is to get a record deal with Sony, Universal, or whomever.

–Cliffy  
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Not really. You can contact Apple directly regarding your group’s music. See [http://www.apple.com/itunes/musicmarketing/](http://www.apple.com/itunes/musicmarketing/).