Independent music distributor CD Baby has launched a free tier allowing any artists to use a range of its tools without an initial sign up cost.

Through CD Baby Free, artists will be able to sell on CD Baby’s digital store as well as being able to make use of the distributor’s embeddable player.

CD Baby will charge a 15% commission on sales via its free platform.

“We’re officially opening the cdbaby.com retail site to every artist on the planet,” ...