7digital announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide its music-as-a-service platform to power Single Music, a Shopify-integrated platform that enables artists and labels to market and distribute their music and merchandise directly to fans. The contract marks 7digital's strategic expansion to support online stores on Shopify. Single Music serves labels, artists, and merchandise companies alike by providing a new and easy way to sell merchandise and music directly to fans from a single platform, using out-of-the-box engagement tools such as presales, single campaigns or album bundle campaigns. Capitalising on the industry trend towards direct sales, Single Music is also simplifying direct-to-fan data by connecting artists' existing ecommerce and streaming, giving the artist more control over how their music reaches their fans. The initial 12-month contract, which includes set-up and monthly fees, will see Single Music utilise 7digital's technology to support publisher clearances as well as label, publisher and chart reporting for download purchases outside the US.