Classical music nerds rejoice: Apple Music Classical is here! What is Apple Music Classical? Apple Music Classical is the new streaming app designed specifically for classical music. It’s sleek, user-friendly, … Continue reading
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How to Distribute Your Own Music in 2023
Music distribution is more than just sending music to Apple Music and Spotify. You’re an artist and you’ve recorded a song you want people to hear. You’ve already done the … Continue reading
How to Earn Passive Income as a Musician
Streaming revenue. Publishing royalties. CD sales. We’ve talked a lot about those revenue sources. But today we’re talking about a lesser-known source of music revenue: passive income. What is passive … Continue reading
The Indie Musician’s Guide to Apple Music
When promoting your music, it’s important that you NOT put all your focus on a single streaming service. Your fans aren’t all in the same place; listening is fragmented across … Continue reading
What’s the difference between a Spotify pre-save and an Apple Music pre-add?
Each streaming platform has their own way to pre-save songs Music industry terminology can be confusing, especially when platforms use similar terms for features they offer. Case in point: both … Continue reading
How to instantly claim your Apple Music for Artists account with CD Baby
Claim your Apple Music for Artists account to control your artist branding Musicians have even more power over their Apple Music profile thanks to Apple Music for Artists. Now, in … Continue reading
Apple Music for Artists mobile app now available with Shazam insights
An easy way to see your music’s performance on Apple Music. Apple Music for Artists is now available as a mobile app. When you’re at the gig, on tour, or … Continue reading
Apple isn’t REALLY closing iTunes, and downloads aren’t dead
Goodbye downloads? Not yet. After 18 years, Apple announced at their recent WWDC event that they’ll be shutting down iTunes. PANIC! No, just kidding. As a musician, your primary concern … Continue reading
Understanding Music Metadata in 2019
What is music metadata? Music metadata is data embedded in your songs and albums that gets used to display information on digital streaming platforms (DSPs), and make collection of royalties … Continue reading
CD Baby announced as an Apple “Preferred Plus” partner, with access to advanced features and analytics
We’re proud that Apple has chosen CD Baby as one of only three “Preferred Plus” distribution partners. Apple recently announced CD Baby was one of only three music distributors that … Continue reading