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
Amazon Video Direct to compete with YouTube, allowing creators to monetize videos
A new Amazon program called Amazon Video Direct (or AVD) lets video creators post content to Amazon’s video hub, which already serves over 50 million paid Amazon Prime subscribers in … Continue reading
Numbers don’t lie: is your live show effective?
[This article was written by guest contributor Wade Sutton of Rocket to the Stars.] What I am going to talk about in this article is rooted so deeply in common … Continue reading
Proof you don’t need a budget to make interesting music videos
Ingrid Michaelson pieced together a music video for her song “Hell No” one snap at a time. It’s fun, cheap, silly, and somehow works with the music. Sure, this might … Continue reading
Tom Jackson returns to the DIY Musician Conference, plus get FREE band photos!
It’s all happening at the Congress Plaza Hotel: September 30 – October 2. Tickets for CD Baby’s 2016 DIY Musician Conference are going fast. Join us in Chicago for three … Continue reading
New and improved iTunes Trending Reports now available in your CD Baby account
We’ve vastly improved our iTunes trending reports. Check them out now! A few months ago we introduced Spotify trending reports in your CD Baby dashboard. Now we’ve added new and … Continue reading
Jealous of Radiohead? They just deleted their entire Internet presence
Last year I wrote an article called “Three lessons you SHOULDN’T learn from Taylor Swift, Thom Yorke, and Beyoncé.” Well, here’s another to add to that list: Delete your entire … Continue reading
Using YouTube sections: keep your fans engaged by organizing your videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsH0X3Kpai4 Sections give your viewers a super easy way to explore grouped content right from your YouTube channel page. With sections, you can organize videos on your YouTube channel according … Continue reading
YouTube improves Content ID system
Up until last week, a disputed rights claim on a YouTube video meant that the video could not be monetized until the dispute was resolved. According to a recent blog … Continue reading
The 100 greatest American music venues
What makes a great venue? My friend Sofia Talvik and I call them “unicorns” — those rare performance spaces that sound great, feel great, and inspire the audience too. Consequence … Continue reading
Hotel Guide — DIY Musician Conference 2016
A list of Chicago hotel options within walking distance of the DIY Musician Conference CD Baby’s DIY Musician Conference will be happening September 30th through October 2nd at Chicago’s historic … Continue reading