Your Spotify artist profile isn’t just a placeholder—it’s your storefront, your press kit, your digital merch table, and your virtual … Continue reading
Why no one is seeing your Facebook posts
Ever feel like the posts you make from your band’s page on Facebook get largely ignored? Yeah, me too. And while I’m sure that’s partly true (for me, at least), … Continue reading
CD Baby hosts second annual showcase at SXSW
Last year’s CD Baby showcase at SXSW in Austin, TX was so successful that we decided to highlight even more great independent bands this year. The Second Annual CD Baby Showcase … Continue reading
32 viral video ideas for busy musicians
How to promote your music and build a superfan with creative viral video content [This lesson comes from Ben Sword, founder of Music Marketing Classroom…with an excerpt from the “Superfan … Continue reading
How a CD Baby artist built a loyal fanbase on two continents [Interview]
An interview with multi-national CD Baby artist Hache ST With politically-conscious lyrics and an international sound, hip-hop artist Hache ST has been building a large fanbase in two countries (actually, … Continue reading
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The partner that never stops supporting you and your music. CD Baby’s cover art download stickers are the perfect companions: If they’re not going home in a new fan’s pocket, … Continue reading
Your band broke up? Congratulations, you’re immortal!
YOUR BAND is dead; long live YOUR BAND! Band breakups aren’t often cause for celebration. It usually means someone’s either died, fallen ill, turned into an unbearable a-hole, moved out … Continue reading
Home Recording vs Professional Studio: Does it Matter?
[This article was written by guest contributor Steven James Wylie.] A recording story about the importance of the people you work with As technology has advanced in the last decade, the … Continue reading
Pandora now accepts digital submissions
Once upon a time — and it was a time that lasted for a very long time — you could not submit your music to Pandora Radio unless: 1) you … Continue reading
How to Throw a Successful Listening Party
There are a multitude of ways to get a blogger to notice your music. One is through writing a really well-crafted outreach email that gives the writer all the information … Continue reading
How every song will get plays on Spotify
Oh, did I say “plays?” I meant “play,” as in… a SINGLE play. You see, there are currently four million tracks in the Spotify catalog that have never been streamed … Continue reading