This is an excerpt from Ari Herstand’s book How to Make It in the New Music Business (second edition). Three years ago the northern Virginia conscious hip hop artist Lucidious … Continue reading
Spotify playlist
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
How much money will I make from that playlist placement?
A quick way to estimate how many spins you’ll get when your song appears on a Spotify playlist. It can be tough to determine beforehand what it will be “worth” … Continue reading
Here’s How To Get On Spotify Playlists
There’s a public process for suggesting unreleased songs to Spotify for a playlist. Getting your song into a Spotify playlist can be a major win for introducing your music to … Continue reading
The 5 keys to Lance Allen’s success with Spotify playlists
What one DIY artist is doing to earn consistent streaming revenue from Spotify. Lance Allen, the instrumental guitarist who’s paying off his mortgage every month with the money he earns … Continue reading
How to become a verified artist on Spotify (it’s so simple!) and build your initial following on the platform
CD Baby helps you fast-track the Spotify ‘artist verification’ request process. Once upon a time you needed at least 250 followers on Spotify to become a verified artist on the … Continue reading
Why you should NEVER link to your singles on Spotify
Yes, you should be releasing singles on Spotify, but don’t ever link to them! This might sound like crazy talk, and maybe I’ve sensationalized the headline a bit, but here’s … Continue reading
Why you should be as active on Spotify as you are on Facebook
10 small steps you can take to maintain and grow your presence on Spotify Most musicians understand by now that a Facebook page is like a garden. It needs to … Continue reading
Pitching your music to curated playlists on Spotify
A song placement on a big Spotify playlist can get you hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of streams and — contrary to what you’ve probably heard — generate real … Continue reading
How to build a Spotify playlist that shows in a search
You want to land a song on a big Spotify playlist? It (probably) won’t happen overnight. First you have to build your playlist resume. Once your songs start seeing lots … Continue reading