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Releasing Music

Releasing music is complicated. Get important tips and updates on how to make your songs available to fans in the age of streaming digital music. Information about the world’s most popular platforms, how to access them, and how to work with DSPs like Spotify, Apple Music, and more properly.

Music distribution to TikTok
Releasing Music

How to get your music on TikTok

CD Baby is distributing music to TikTok. We’re now helping independent musicians get their music on TikTok, the popular video platform. Here’s how to get your music onto TikTok as … Continue reading →

January 29, 2020
Releasing Music

How to make cover art for your album or single for free

A free way to create eye-catching cover art for all your releases. One of the most common places artists get stuck when signing up music for distribution is the cover … Continue reading →

January 14, 2020
Header image for What is a single? DIY blog article
Releasing Music

What is a single?

The single is the oldest format in recorded music. We review its history from analog to digital and how it has changed (and stayed the same) through the years. Continue reading →

January 13, 2020
Musicians today should be releasing singles, and here's why
Releasing Music

Seven reasons to release a single

The streaming era is driven by singles, which means you should be releasing standalone tracks. But let me clarify something upfront: Albums are still important. The album format gives you … Continue reading →

January 13, 2020
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Releasing Music

What to do before you release your music

You’re an independent artist who has recorded new music. You’re ready to get your tunes out to the world, but you don’t know what to expect from the wide world … Continue reading →

November 6, 2019
Your music is streaming on Amazon in CD-quality
Releasing Music

Your fans can now stream your music on Amazon in CD-quality

Amazon creates Amazon Music HD for high-resolution streaming. Amazon Music has become the first of the three major streaming services to offer its library in lossless CD quality, a considerable … Continue reading →

September 20, 2019
Cover image for the EP article.
Releasing Music

What is an EP (Extended Play)?

The difference between an EP, LP, and single on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. Pity the poor EP, that oft-overlooked music format; the middle child between the single and … Continue reading →

September 10, 2019
How to get your music on Shazam
Releasing Music

What every musician should know about Shazam

Getting your music added to Shazam. Now that Apple Music for Artists displays Shazam stats, many independent musicians are wondering how to add their songs to the popular music-recognition tool’s … Continue reading →

August 30, 2019
How to claim your Apple Music for Artists account
Releasing Music

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 →

August 27, 2019
No more direct uploads to Spotify
Releasing Music

Spotify is closing its direct upload program. What should you do?

CD Baby will make it easy for you to switch distributors without any downtime for your catalog, and without losing any of your Spotify play counts! After almost a year … Continue reading →

July 1, 2019

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