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
SCOTUS to rule on CD Baby artist The Slants’ band name
The Supreme Court will hear indie artist’s trademark case on January 18th. It’s hard to come up with a good band name. Once you do, there’s even more challenges: Googling … Continue reading
The quest to become a better musician
[By Daniel Roberts and Dave Kusek.] We all want to improve as musicians, but it can be hard to identify clear ways to improve. Just starting to practice on a … Continue reading
4 things I would’ve done differently in my successful crowdfunding campaign
Early in 2016 I released my first new album in five years. It felt great to shake off the rust. And some good stuff came of it (besides the simple … Continue reading
Why Signing Up With ASCAP or BMI is Not Enough
NOTE: The CD Baby Pro Publishing service was discontinued as of August 8th, 2023. Any paid release which was signed up for CD Baby Pro Publishing prior to August 8th, … Continue reading
Pandora launching on-demand streaming service: CD Baby will deliver your music to Pandora Premium
Pandora Premium is on its way. We knew it wouldn’t be too long after their purchase of Rdio that Pandora created an on-demand streaming service. Already in 2016 they’ve rolled out … Continue reading
The 23 most popular Christmas songs you need a license to cover
During the holidays people have an almost insatiable appetite for the same repertoire of songs. That’s good news for you if you want to create your own Christmas cover songs. … Continue reading
Working Guitar Players: Get More Gigs By Learning Bass…Properly!
[This article, written by Wade Mosher, originally appeared HERE.] Bass players… They’re in a world of their own design & they don’t occupy a lot of gray area: The Bernie … Continue reading
Band social media: the least you can do
I get it. You’re an artist, not a blind corporate sheeple drone whore-bot. Obviously social media isn’t for you. And no, I’m not here to write a “how to rock … Continue reading
We’re looking for speakers for the 2017 DIY Musician Conference in Nashville
We had an amazing group of speakers at our most recent DIY Musician Conference in Chicago (including NPR’s Bob Boilen, live music producer Tom Jackson, sync licensing legend Alexandra Patsavas, … Continue reading
Are you recognizing your fans?
A while back we posted an article called “Dear indie bands, your friends are not your fans,” which sparked some interesting discussion. One of my favorite comments came from an … Continue reading