Submitting music to Pandora Radio is easy, easy, easy. Over the past decade, Pandora has become one of the go-to destinations for music discovery. The popular radio service allows over 81 … Continue reading
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Crowd-curated internet radio service 8tracks experiments with new investment strategy
If you’re digitally distributing your music through CD Baby, we will deliver your music to 8tracks, the indie-friendly internet radio service that’s curated by humans, not algorithms. Have you checked … Continue reading
Copyright Royalty Board raises non-interactive streaming rates (Pandora), but is it enough?
The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board just raised — by 20% — the rates that non-interactive webcasters must pay to rights holders. Starting January 1st, 2016, internet radio services such as … Continue reading
How to get your music on 8tracks internet radio
CD Baby has partnered with 8tracks, the indie-focused online radio service 8tracks is an indie-focused, non-interactive internet radio service that offers handcrafted playlists from curators (rather than algorithms) based on … Continue reading
How to Get Your Music Played on Internet Radio
Internet radio play for indie artists Let’s be honest; as a DIY musician you’re probably not going to get sudden and sustained airplay on the giant terrestrial radio stations. You … Continue reading
Will iTunes Become the Next Pandora?
The Wall Street Journal and New York Times have reported that Apple is negotiating with rights holders to create an internet radio service that could become the next Pandora. Billboard.biz has … Continue reading
Promote Your Music on Facebook with Songza Playlists
If you’ve been on Facebook for a while, you’ve probably experienced this phenomenon when posting your typical promo message (“check out our new album,” “like our new video,” “we’re playing … Continue reading
Getting Played on Podcasts, Pandora, Satellite and Internet Radio
This article is an excerpt from CD Baby’s free PDF “Getting Radio Airplay: a step-by-step guide to DIY radio campaigns.” Podcasts, Pandora, satellite, and internet radio have a powerful reach! … Continue reading
The Jango Focus Group
Of the countless services that independent artists can use to get their music heard, Jango is quickly distinguishing itself as not only one of the most useful, but also one … Continue reading
How to Get Your Music on Pandora Internet Radio
Michael Zapruder is an award-winning musician who serves as Music Curator for Pandora, the Oakland-based internet radio service based on the Music Genome Project. As curator, he directs all aspects … Continue reading