Yes, if you stop paying the $9.99 monthly fee for Beatport Unlimited Uploads through DistroKid, your music will likely be removed from Beatport. While your tracks will remain on other streaming services covered by your main DistroKid subscription, the distribution to the electronic music giant is contingent on the continuous payment of this specific add-on fee.
According to DistroKid's general terms of service, failure to pay subscription fees can lead to the removal of your music from the platforms associated with that fee. The "Beatport Unlimited Uploads" is a monthly subscription add-on, and user experiences confirm that cessation of this payment will trigger a takedown request from DistroKid to Beatport for the releases you've distributed there.
It's important to distinguish between your core DistroKid annual subscription and the Beatport add-on. If you continue to pay your annual DistroKid fee, your music will remain on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and others. However, the specialized distribution to Beatport is a separate, additional service that requires its own monthly payment to be maintained.
Beatport's own policies state that all content takedown requests must be initiated by the distributor. In this scenario, DistroKid acts as the distributor and will manage the removal of your tracks from Beatport if the associated fee is not paid.
DistroKid offers a "Leave a Legacy" feature, a one-time fee that ensures your music remains on streaming services even if you cancel your main DistroKid subscription. However, it is not explicitly clear from DistroKid's documentation whether "Leave a Legacy" applies to add-on services like the Beatport Unlimited Uploads. The primary function of "Leave a Legacy" is to protect against the lapse of the main annual subscription. Therefore, relying on this feature to keep your music on Beatport without the monthly payment is not a guaranteed solution.
In summary, to ensure your music remains available on Beatport through DistroKid, you must maintain the $9.99 monthly payment for the "Beatport Unlimited Uploads" add-on. If you decide to stop this payment, you should expect that your music will be removed from Beatport, though it will not affect its availability on other streaming platforms covered by your primary DistroKid plan.
