We’re so excited to share that six CD Baby artists and projects snagged nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards! Continue reading
How to Describe Your Music
Crafting your music’s elevator pitch. Before people hear your music, they often need to be convinced to listen. Maybe they get a recommendation from a friend, or see a cool … Continue reading
How to Mic Acoustic Guitar
Capture better acoustic guitar sounds. It can be tough to mic acoustic guitars when you’re recording. Every instrument is unique, every player is different, and not everyone agrees on how … Continue reading
By Artists, for Artists: CD Baby’s Freddy Trujillo
When we say we’re a company by artists, for artists, we mean it. Almost everyone that works at CD Baby is a creator of some kind (musician, poet, designer, filmmaker, … Continue reading
Want to Get Songs Placed in TV & Film?
Want to get your tracks placed in major TV shows, movies, or video games? There are a few common things music supervisors look for in the songs they license. There … Continue reading
Amazon Music will now notify you when your songs are added to playlists
Find out in real-time when Amazon Music playlists feature your track. Amazon Music for Artists can now alert you any time your music has been added to a playlist. You … Continue reading
CD Baby partners with JOOX Music and Adaptr
CD Baby just opened up two new opportunities for your music. We’re excited to announce new partnerships with JOOX and Adaptr! Here are the quick details. How to get your … Continue reading
9 Productivity Hacks for Musicians
As a DIY artist, you need to manage every aspect of your music creation and marketing. At the same time, your audience’s attention span is shortening, so you feel the … Continue reading
How to Set Vocal Reverb Timing for Clearer Mixes
Avoiding mud in your mix with more precise reverb decay and pre-delay. Have you wrestled with getting the right reverb in your home recordings? Does your reverb start piling up … Continue reading
How to Release an Album So People Actually Want to Buy It
Sometimes I look around at the music landscape and think I’m the only geek on the planet who still listens to full albums anymore. Then I remember that most serious … Continue reading
E-commerce 101 for Musicians
The world of e-commerce can be confusing for independent musicians. With services like Shopify and Stripe to research and terms like P.O.D. to learn, it’s tough to just get started, let … Continue reading