A high stream-count on its first day can be an indicator of success for your newest song or album on Spotify, as it shows Spotify that your music might be … Continue reading
Music Promotion
Learn how to make more fans using the latest tools and tips from experts in the music industry. From social media and YouTube, to good old-fashioned fan newsletters, we’ll help you find new and creative ways to elevate your music promotion and engage with music listeners everywhere.
How to create an effective Spotify audio ad for your music
Guidelines and examples for musicians recording a Spotify audio ad. With Show.co’s simple Ad Builder tool, your music and message can reach a huge audience on Spotify. If you don’t … 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
Music Marketing Plans For Indie Musicians
A music marketing plan doesn’t have to be boring and corporate Every DIY musician has a story about being overwhelmed, frustrated, and deflated when marketing or promoting their music. As … Continue reading
How to get your music on Instagram Stories
Your songs can be used in Stories on Instagram. Instagram Stories are huuuuuuuuge right now, with at least 400,000,000 users creating and viewing Stories on Instagram every day. For the … Continue reading
Getting press for your music is harder than ever, and that could be a GOOD thing
With the dwindling power of music press, DIY musicians get to bypass another gatekeeper. A recent Billboard article illustrates how independent music publicists are grappling with a shrinking media landscape. … Continue reading
How to automatically geo-target your Mailchimp emails
You can still send regionally targeted emails, even if you didn’t collect your fans’ city, state, or zip code information. If you’re like me, your email list is a bit … Continue reading
How to sync your playlists across Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and more
There’s an easy way to sync your playlists across multiple platforms. With Soundsgood.co you can create (and edit) a universal playlist where changes are automatically reflected on any streaming platform where … Continue reading
Six Spotify Playlist Types – Which is Best?
Success on Spotify is largely determined by your playlist placements. Before you spend much time thinking about getting your music onto Spotify playlists, you’ll want to make sure you’re a … Continue reading
Where Should You Promote Your Music?
You want more people to hear your music. But where do you promote your music? PR is expensive. Radio promotion is costly too. Playlist promotion? Yeah, add that to your … Continue reading