Want your music to reach Spotify listeners through playlists like Discover Weekly and Release Radar? Then there’s something very important you should know about Spotify’s algorithm: Chasing vanity metrics can … Continue reading
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5 Ways to Ruin Your Spotify Presence
If your songs do well on Spotify, it means reach and revenue. Sending the right signals to Spotify can lead to huge audience growth driven by personalized playlists like Discover … Continue reading
Pitch Your New Music to Amazon Music’s Playlists
Have you ever been listening to a playlist on Amazon Music and wondered how you can place your own music alongside your favorite artists? Now you can with Amazon Music … Continue reading
How to Build a Strategy for Releasing a Single Song
How to plan your next single release: promotion and distribution tips for a standalone track. It all starts with a song. You write a song, or you find a song; … Continue reading
What musicians should know about Spotify’s personalized editorial playlists
Spotify has made some big changes that affect where your music appears when you share playlists. Spotify has been quietly testing around 1,000 personalized editorial playlists. You might also hear … Continue reading
How much money will I make from that playlist placement?
A quick way to estimate how many spins you’ll get when your song appears on a Spotify playlist. It can be tough to determine beforehand what it will be “worth” … Continue reading
Here’s How To Get On Spotify Playlists
There’s a public process for suggesting unreleased songs to Spotify for a playlist. Getting your song into a Spotify playlist can be a major win for introducing your music to … Continue reading
Make your songs more playlist-friendly with these four editing tricks
What are playlisters listening for when they consider your music? YOUR music should meet THEIR needs. [This article is based on an excerpt from Michael Warner’s book Work Hard Playlist … Continue reading
What to do (and NOT do) in your streaming music promotion
How to promote your music on streaming platforms. Many independent artists are making a full-time living off the revenue generated from streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora. Making … Continue reading
“Streaming at the Top of Our Lungs” (The DIY Musician Live)
What should indie artists be doing to get attention for their music in the streaming environment? Now that streaming has been enthusiastically embraced by both music consumers and the music … Continue reading