New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) TuneCore, the world's largest music distributor and copyright administrator in the world, announced that Average Joe's Entertainment's artist
Colt Ford will receive a 1,000,000+ sales certification award. Since Average Joe's joined with TuneCore for digital distribution in 2008,
Colt Ford has sold over 1 million songs including over 375,000 via iTunes and Amazon MP3. In addition, he has sold over 500,000 hard copies of his albums in Walmart Target, Best Buy, FYE, Hastings and many other physical retailers.
Average Joe's Entertainment, an independent label, has declined major label distribution, instead turning to TuneCore to digitally distribute their music. Memphis based indie distributor, Select-O - Hits handles physical retail.
On May 3, Ford will digitally release his newest album 'EVERY CHANCE I GET' through TuneCore. The album features Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Nappy Roots, Charlie Daniels and more. 'EVERY CHANCE I GET' will be available on all major digital retailers. The album will also be available on CD at major music retail stores.
"Thanks to Tunecore, my fans can get all my music, ringtones and videos on iTunes, Amazon and other legal music download and streaming sites," Colt Ford said. "And with Tunecore, I'm getting paid. Because of the fans around the world, my record label Average Joe's and Tunecore, I get to keep on doin' what I love to do best, making Country music."
Says Doug Kaye, head of label operations at Average Joes', "Whether it's an artist owned or independent label like Average Joes', Tunecore makes it possible to sell and get paid monthly, 100% of your digital sales. With Tunecore's detailed accounting and great customer service, Tunecore is second to none. Tunecore continues to offer us new platforms to sell our digital content and has truly leveled the playing field."
Colt Ford is also in the middle of a massive spring and summer tour, dates available here: https://www.coltford.com/
