China is one of the largest streaming markets on the planet — and until now it often sat in the "maybe later" column for independent releases. Not anymore.
CREWPORT adds a Chinese stores section to the Distribution step. When you submit a release, you can opt in to the platforms Chinese listeners actually use — not a vague "Asia" checkbox, but named destinations you can read and select.
What landed
Open any release → Distribution → scroll to Chinese stores. You will see a dedicated block with select all and individual checkboxes, the same pattern as DJ stores and regional niches.
Platforms in the section include:
- QQ Music (腾讯音乐)
- Kugou / Kuwo (酷狗 / 酷我)
- NetEase Cloud Music (网易云音乐)
- Douyin (抖音) — short-form and discovery at massive scale
- WeSing (全民K歌)
- Qishui Music (汽水音乐)
- Ali Music (阿里音乐)
- Migu Music (咪咕音乐)
- Novelfm (番茄畅听)
Plus additional partners in the same block where your account catalog includes them (for example NAVER VIBE, Line Music Japan, Gogopix, MoodAgent, Audible Magic).
Exact availability follows your workspace store catalog — if a row is not listed for your account, your aggregator feed has not enabled it yet. When CREWPORT turns on a new Chinese destination globally, it appears here automatically.
Why this matters for artists and labels
Reach without a separate China deal. You are not opening a second pipeline or mailing hard drives to Beijing. Metadata, audio, and artwork flow through the same CREWPORT release you already built for Spotify and Apple Music.
Discovery where habits differ. Western DSPs dominate press coverage; in China, NetEase, QQ, and Douyin shape what people hear in playlists, comments, and short video. Being absent there is being absent from a huge share of daily listening.
Granular control. Need a rights-limited single territory test? Select only the Chinese rows you want. Going wide on a global drop? Hit select all in the section and move on.
Before you tick the boxes
Chinese partners are strict about metadata quality — the same discipline that saves you on SISR elsewhere:
- Artist and title spelling — consistent across tracks; avoid emoji and odd punctuation in primary titles.
- Language fields — set lyrics language correctly; use Chinese (Simplified) or Chinese (Traditional) where applicable.
- Explicit / clean flags — match the audio; stores review content policies locally.
- Cover art — 3000×3000, no URLs or social handles baked into the image.
- ISRC and track order — complete and stable before submit.
If a release is already live elsewhere, do not change ISRCs when adding Chinese stores on a follow-up delivery — add territories in a metadata update, not a new product.
How to turn it on
- Finish Main information, Tracks, and Stores prerequisites as usual.
- Open Distribution on the release.
- Find Chinese stores — accent stripe on the left, same card layout as other store groups.
- Select the platforms you want (or select all in Chinese stores).
- Submit when the release passes validation.
That is it. No extra upload, no separate invoice line in the UI — just another region in the store matrix you already manage.
What we are watching next
Chinese platforms evolve quickly: new apps appear, licensing rules tighten, and chart logic shifts with short video. CREWPORT will keep the Chinese stores list aligned with our delivery partner feed — when a shop is added or retired, this section updates.
If you are planning a China-focused campaign, pair distribution with Lens smart links for the single, Artist Pulse for your artist front door, and clean Roman + Chinese credits where collaborators need them.
Questions about which Chinese rows are live for your account? Open a ticket — include the release ID and we will confirm catalog coverage before you submit.