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
5 ways to get the most out of your 2019 DIY Musician Conference experience
Tips from an independent artist (and 3-time conference attendee) on how to best spend your time at the DIY Musician Conference. CD Baby’s 2019 DIY Musician Conference is right around … Continue reading
Get heard by Bob Boilen at the DIY Musician Conference!
Conference attendees can submit a song to be heard by Bob Boilen. Bob Boilen, creator and host of NPR Music’s All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts, will be back … Continue reading
Music Video Premieres: YouTube vs. Facebook
Which social platform is better for premiering new music videos? You may have noticed that whenever you schedule a video release on YouTube or Facebook, you have the option of … Continue reading
How to Legally Clear Samples to Copyrighted Music
Can I sample copyrighted music without permission if it’s less than 6 seconds of audio? [Disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer. Just sayin’… ] Is sampling legal? Let’s be honest: Sampling … Continue reading
Lots of changes with YouTube content management and Content ID
Your audio content on YouTube, now monetized in more and fewer places. (Huh?) It’s been a busy season of big changes at YouTube. If you’re curious what’s different about content … Continue reading
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
What is INDIE anyway?
Defining indie as a genre. When I first started working at CD Baby in 2005, we prided ourselves on having more than 600 genres of music from all over the … Continue reading
Is your music available on Spotify Stations?
Spotify launches a free listening app to compete with customizable, non-interactive streaming services like Pandora… … and your music should already be there! That is, it should be there as … Continue reading
How to make an effective iHeartRadio audio ad for your music
Guidelines and examples for musicians creating an iHeartRadio audio ad. Show.co’s simple Ad Builder tool helps you reach new audiences on major streaming platforms like iHeartRadio and Spotify, as well … Continue reading
How and when music matters to Generation Z
The listening habits of people under 25. Spotify created an infographic showing cultural and music-consumption trends among an “empowered, multinational, cross-cultural, socially aware, and informed group of 15- to 24-year-olds … Continue reading