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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.

Discord for musicians: How to promote your songs
Music Promotion

How to “Gamify” Your Music Promotion on Discord

Bring your listeners on a journey with a Discord Bot. Are you tired of making the same kinds of bonus content for fans? Want to send your listeners on an … Continue reading →

January 31, 2023
Releasing Music in 2023
Music Promotion

How to Release Music in 2023

If you’re releasing music in 2023, you’ll need much more than marketing mechanics and rote release strategies. Want to bring the magic? Continue reading →

January 10, 2023
Promoting music on TikTok
Music Promotion

5 TikTok Creators Every Musician Should Follow!

Here are the top 5 TikTok accounts every musician should follow right now for inspiration on content creation, audience engagement, and more. Continue reading →

December 27, 2022
YouTube thumbnail image for 7 Ways to Drive Repeat Views on TikTok
Music Promotion

7 Ways to Drive Repeat Views on TikTok

If people watch your videos more than once, TikTok will notice you can keep viewers on the platform. Which means they’ll increase your reach. Continue reading →

November 21, 2022
YouTube thumbnail image for “How I Got My Song on 37% of the Playlists I Pitched to…”
Music Promotion

“How I Got My Song on 37% of the Playlists I Pitched to…”

Today I want to tell you how I got one of my songs onto a bunch of cool playlists around the world. In fact, 37% of all the curators I … Continue reading →

November 18, 2022
Which is better: Albums or singles?
Music Promotion

Albums vs. Singles: Which One is REALLY Better?

Should you release one song at a time? Or a whole album? Music trends are always shifting, and over the past hundred years various formats have vied for dominance: Singles, … Continue reading →

October 31, 2022
Talk to fans on Spotify
Music Promotion

Talk Directly to Your Fans on Spotify

With Spotify Artist Messages, you can talk directly to listeners on Spotify. This upcoming 2022 Wrapped season, give your fans on Spotify a shoutout, tell them what’s happening in your … Continue reading →

October 21, 2022
Growing your TikTok following
Music Promotion

How to Get 1,000,000 Followers on TikTok

From zero to one million TikTok followers, with no industry help! Country singer Britnee Kellogg was told “no” by every label and Nashville industry connection. Did she quit? Quite the … Continue reading →

October 19, 2022
Social content ideas for musicians
Music Promotion

8 Kinds of Content to Create When You’re Stumped for Ideas

Not sure what to create for your audience on social today? Here are 8 quick concepts for you to try when you don’t feel like you have any fresh ideas: … Continue reading →

October 14, 2022
Easy music promotion things that artists forget to do
Music Promotion

9 Quick Things Musicians Usually Forget to Do!

Not all music promo needs to cost you dozens of hours or thousands of dollars! There are (at least) 50 quick things you can do to move forward right now. … Continue reading →

October 12, 2022

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