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
Are open mics WORTH it?
“You should probably avoid open mics…” Or so says THIS article by Jeremy Young from Soundfly. Here are the negatives about open mics, according to Jeremy: The “audience” won’t be … Continue reading
How to sync your playlists across Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and more
There’s an easy way to sync your playlists across multiple platforms. With Soundsgood.co you can create (and edit) a universal playlist where changes are automatically reflected on any streaming platform where … Continue reading
Six Spotify Playlist Types – Which is Best?
Success on Spotify is largely determined by your playlist placements. Before you spend much time thinking about getting your music onto Spotify playlists, you’ll want to make sure you’re a … Continue reading
Exciting year for independent musicians nominated for Grammy Awards
Dozens of CD Baby clients have been nominated for a 2019 Grammy. Wow. The power and reach of independent music is growing each year. Congrats to all the artists in … Continue reading
Where Should You Promote Your Music?
You want more people to hear your music. But where do you promote your music? PR is expensive. Radio promotion is costly too. Playlist promotion? Yeah, add that to your … Continue reading
20 quick things you should do for your music before the end of 2018
Your homework for the holidays. If you find yourself with some downtime this December, we’d like to suggest a few simple things that can make a big difference for your … Continue reading
5 things most musicians are missing on their Facebook page
People will only visit your Facebook page ONCE! Your fans are never going to check your Facebook page again after that first visit. It’s just not how Facebook works. They’ll … Continue reading
7 ways to sell more “merch” at your gigs
Do you sell stuff at your gigs? Me too. After experiencing a slump in sales over the last few years, I’ve recently changed my “pitch” a bit and added a few … Continue reading
Behind an all-star Americana collaboration (Mark Erelli interview)
How a “largely unknown independent folksinger” partnered with Sheryl Crow, Rosanne Cash, Josh Ritter, Anaïs Mitchell, and Lori McKenna on his new single. It’s funny to hear Mark Erelli describe himself … Continue reading
8 ways to defeat self-doubt as a musician
How to win the battle against ‘Starving Artist Syndrome.’ [This guest post was written by Jamie Leger.] Sometimes it feels like we’re treading water in this competitive music business. And … Continue reading