At CD Baby, we believe being independent is about retaining control over your career — not going it alone. If you’re planning a new release, CD Baby has your back with a suite of powerful marketing tools to help you promote your music and grow your fan base. From music landing pages to sync licensing opportunities, we’ll show you how to get started with each one.
Share your music everywhere with HearNow
Looking for a simple way to share your music in any situation? HearNow allows you to create a comprehensive, mobile-friendly music landing page in just minutes. Your page brings together your cover art, streaming links, social profiles, and more — all in one place.
Instead of juggling multiple links or risking broken URLs, HearNow gives you one clean, professional page you can share anywhere. It’s the easiest way to connect with fans, press, and industry contacts using a single link.
Run release campaigns with Show.co
When it’s time to promote your release, Show.co helps you run professional marketing campaigns from one centralized dashboard. With tools for paid audio and display ads, Spotify pre-save and pre-add campaigns, email list growth, and more, Show.co makes it easier to reach new listeners and keep fans engaged.
Best of all, you can manage all your campaigns in one place — simplifying setup, saving time, and keeping your marketing organized.
Generate engaging visuals with Video Creator
Visuals play a major role in how fans discover and engage with music today. If you’re wondering how to add animated visuals or looping videos to your release on Apple Music and Spotify, CD Baby Video Creator makes it easy.
With Video Creator, you can quickly create and upload Spotify Canvases and Apple Music Motion Art in just minutes. CD Baby is among the small number of distributors approved by Apple Music to deliver Motion Art.
These visuals aren’t just fun extras; they’re built to boost listener engagement. According to Spotify, tracks with high-quality Canvases can see up to a 120% increase in streams and a 114% lift in saves. On Apple Music, animated visuals can generate up to 30% more engagement when shared across social media.
Unlock sync licensing with CDB Boost
Luminate’s latest year-end report highlighted the importance of taking a “transmedia” approach to music marketing – explaining how song placements across media helped boost streams and revenue for artists.
This process, known as sync licensing, allows visual media like film or TV to use your music for a fee — introducing your work to entirely new audiences and generating income. With CDB Boost, you can unlock sync licensing opportunities backed by CD Baby’s experienced Sync Licensing team. To date, the team has placed thousands of songs across HBO, Netflix, major TV networks, film studios, and advertising catalogs worldwide.
Conclusion
CD Baby’s marketing tools work together to help you seamlessly share, promote, and earn from your music. Each tool is just a click away in your CD Baby dashboard and takes only minutes to set up.
Create a CD Baby account today to distribute your music to over 150 platforms with no annual subscription. Join a global community of more than two million artists and experience the power of staying independent while using professional-grade tools built for your growth.