Promotion
Promotion
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PromotionReleasing a single song: The 10 best strategies for 2019
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; the song moves you and...
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Musician Tips
How streaming is changing the way music is produced, and what you can do about it
Get more streams by understanding the new structure and sound of popular music. Streaming platforms are measuring success through new metrics, which is changing the way musicians are creating music, which is changing the whole...
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Promotion
Get Your Spotify URI Before Release
What is a Spotify URI? A Spotify URI is a unique resource indicator code for music on their platform. It is a link to directly share your songs to fans, both before and after release....
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Promotion
Grow your email list and make a profit by GIVING AWAY your albums for free
How to build your audience (and NOT lose money) by giving away free CDs. Last year I started doing something kinda unusual. I offered to mail fans a FREE signed CD of my album The...
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Musician Tips
How an indie hip-hop artist, Call Me Ace, charted on Billboard and iTunes
This direct marketing strategy helped me chart at #3 on iTunes and #50 on Billboard. It was all a dream: “I believe I can chart on Billboard with this album!” I convinced my producer, engineer,...
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Musician Tips
5 ways you don’t understand your fans (and that’s why they’re tuning you out)
Do you really “know” your fans online? I don’t mean, like, having a clear picture of your target demographic or creating some fan avatar. I mean YOUR ACTUAL FANS. Are you communicating in a way...
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Distribution
How to Boost Streams With Spotify Pre-Saves
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 worth sharing with their users...
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Promotion
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 know what the Ad Builder...
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Distribution
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 them referred to as semi-personal...
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Business
CD Baby just changed the way you market your music
Now you can easily target music fans on Spotify, iHeart Radio, and more — all from one ad platform. CD Baby is always trying to find new, effective ways that artists can market and promote...
