# Believe

> Believe is a Paris-based global music company that helps independent artists, labels, songwriters, and publishers distribute music, understand audiences, market releases, collect royalties, and develop careers. Its portfolio spans the self-serve TuneCore platform, premium label and artist services, artist-service imprints, and Believe Music Publishing. The company combines a shared technology stack and relationships with digital services with locally based music teams across more than 50 countries.

- **Founded:** 2005
- **Headquarters:** Paris, France
- **Founders:** Denis Ladegaillerie (Co-founder and CEO), Arnaud Chiaramonti (Co-founder), Nicolas Laclias (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** More than 2,000 employees worldwide; Believe reported 2,037 employees in July 2025, while LinkedIn places the company in the 1,001-5,000 employee range.
- **Products:** TuneCore, Label & Artist Solutions, Artist Services, Believe Music Publishing, Backstage
- **Notable:** Reported more than 800 billion streams worldwide in 2024 across its artist portfolio., Reached €1.31 billion in Digital Music Sales and €988.8 million in revenue in FY2024., Serves artists and rights holders through teams in more than 50 countries.

## Products & services

- **TuneCore** — Self-serve music distribution, publishing administration, and career tools for independent artists who want to retain control of their music.
- **Label & Artist Solutions** — Digital distribution, marketing, analytics, operational support, and audience development for emerging and established labels and artists.
- **Artist Services** — High-touch artist development combining A&R, marketing, production, branding, sync, financing, and international reach.
- **Believe Music Publishing** — Digital-first publishing, royalty collection, rights administration, sync, creative services, and revenue optimization backed by more than 160 publishing specialists.
- **Backstage** — A catalog-management and performance interface for artists and labels, including reporting, promotion, and analytics tools.
- **TuneCore Accelerator** — An automated development and marketing program that enrolled more than 450,000 self-releasing artists by the end of 2024.

## Achievements

- Reported more than 800 billion streams worldwide in 2024 across its artist portfolio.
- Reached €1.31 billion in Digital Music Sales and €988.8 million in revenue in FY2024.
- Serves artists and rights holders through teams in more than 50 countries.
- Raised €300 million in its 2021 Euronext Paris IPO at a €1.87 billion market capitalization.
- TuneCore Accelerator enrolled more than 450,000 self-releasing artists by the end of 2024.
- Believe-affiliated artists received more than 70 major music-industry awards in 2024.
- Built a publishing operation with more than 160 specialists after acquiring Sentric and launching Believe Music Publishing.
- Returned to private ownership in 2025 through an EQT, TCV, and founder-backed transaction.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Believe unified its global commercial and product, technology, and operations structures under its From Access to Success plan.
- **2026-06** — The company set out a responsible generative-AI policy built on consent, control, compensation, and transparency, citing licensing work with Udio and ElevenLabs and a Google collaboration.
- **2026-06** — Tokio Hotel signed an exclusive strategic partnership with Believe imprint BEYOND for a new album campaign and European tour support.
- **2026-05** — Believe and Az Cohen launched AZTEC, the company's first US label joint venture.
- **2026-04** — Believe launched its Label & Artist Solutions business in the United States and named Thomas Maxwell to lead it.
- **2026-03** — Believe Music Publishing signed a long-term global publishing agreement with Janet Jackson.
- **2025-12** — Believe appointed Darya Pourshasb chief marketing officer and acquired her music-marketing platform, ampd Method.
- **2025-10** — Believe launched Believe Music Publishing, integrating Sentric's technology and collection infrastructure into a broader digital-first offer.
- **2025-07** — Upbeat BidCo's buyout reached 98.67% of Believe's capital, leading to a squeeze-out and delisting from Euronext Paris.

## Links

- Website: https://www.believe.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/believeglobal/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Believe
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/believedigitalstudio
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/believemusic/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/believemusic

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Last updated: 2026-08-13