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
How Musicians Can Find and Succeed in Niche Markets
[This article was written by Jonathan from Music Gateway, an online platform that allows musicians to collaborate across the globe on studio session work, remixes, and much more.] What’s that … Continue reading
[Redirected] Last Day to Save 10% on CD Baby Pro Upgrade
Get affiliated. Get your songs registered. Collect worldwide publishing royalties. When you upgrade one of your existing albums to CD Baby Pro, you retain 100% of the rights to your … Continue reading
Amazon Launches Cloud Player MP3 Store
Sell your music through Amazon’s Cloud Player app Good news for CD Baby artists: your music will now be available in an MP3 store integrated into Amazon’s updated Cloud Player … Continue reading
You Can’t Buy Fans (So Why Do Musicians Keep Trying?)
Don’t pay for fake plays, fake friends, or fake followers No, I’m not talking about some bad MySpace flashback; people are STILL trying to buy their way to stardom — … Continue reading
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Global distribution for your latest single — only $5.95 (save $7). Got a new song that you’d like to sell on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and more? Working on a Christmas single? … Continue reading
‘Click to Tweet’ for Musicians: Make it Easy for Fans to Tweet Quotes from Your Blog
A new tool lets fans tweet compelling one-liners from your website A couple weeks ago, I read a blog post about a cool feature for Twitter which gives you the ability to have tweetable highlights, … Continue reading
5 Ways to Prevent Musical Instrument Theft
[These handy tips are brought to you by GearTrack, an online musical instrument registry that aims to deter theft and aid in recovery.] If you’ve never been the victim of instrument … Continue reading
How NOT to Promote Yourself on Twitter
Here’s something you should NEVER do on Twitter… I’m an avid reader of the site IndieHipHop.net, which is a great resource for both DIY hip-hop artists and fans looking to … Continue reading
3 Things to Keep in Mind When Submitting Music to Industry Professionals
[This article was written by guest contributor Anthony Ceseri.] A while back, one of my newsletter readers sent me a CD of his music. It was a burned CD-R with … Continue reading
Social Media & Musicians: The Danger in Being Everywhere
Why less is more when it comes to promoting your music on social media Since the dawn of social media and time (ie Myspace), musicians have always been the unchallenged … Continue reading