[duxup]

It's not clear to me if that is still actually the case.

Seems likely some are but as their system presumably grew more automated I'm guessing that's not so much the case anymore? Possibly?

[ratww]

Definitely not, there's a specific website for uploading stuff, it's not done trough iTunes. If you're a musician or a small label you're gonna use something like CDBaby or DistroKid though, which uses an API or something equivalent.

[stephen_g]

I imagine it hasn’t been the case for any new or remastered music added in at least the last 10 years. They upgraded to 256 kbps in 2009 so CD-originated music surely would have ended by then.