Successful artists know how to release an album without rushing. Abraham Lincoln wisely said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” If you … Read More
How To Break Into The Music Industry – A Musicians Guide
How To Get In The Music Industry – A Musicians Guide Whether you are a musician looking to get your band signed or job hunting in the music industry, it’s important to understand the full … Read More
The Secret Sauce for Music Marketing in 2021
Music Marketing For Bands If you’re a singer, musician, or in a band, educating yourself about the music business and music marketing is so important. Marketing presides over all promotional activities your band does and … Read More
Singles Vs. Albums
Singles vs Albums – The Dilemma Most music consumption outlets are now focused on singles. Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, playlists, commercial radio, etc. The singles vs albums debate continues. Should artists focus on releasing stand … Read More
Pre Save Spotify Campaigns – What Are They And How To Do Them
Pre Save Spotify Campaigns – What Are They And How To Do Them Pre Save Spotify campaigns are a strategy used by artists and record labels to notify fans of an artist’s new music as … Read More
Affordable Music Promotion Tips For 2021
Music Promotion Services & Independent Music Promotions A search on the web for music promotion gives you a ton of advertisements. As a result, it’s reinforcing the message that music promotion is expensive and you … Read More
5 Music Industry Books You Must Read
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Collect Music Royalties – Part 1 – Interview with Paul Fischer
How to Collect All Of the Royalties You Are Owed. If you are an independent musician trying to collect music royalties, you need to collect music royalties from digital services like Spotify and Apple, but … Read More
How To Promote Your Music On Instagram in 2021
Instagram’s Sunil Singhvi on IG Stories, Video, and Instagram Music Promotion. I recently had the opportunity to hear directly from Instagram’s Strategic Partnership Manager for Northern Europe – Sunil Singhvi. We discussed the best tips … Read More
How Often Should I Release Music?
I’m tackling some of your most frequently asked music marketing questions. One that often comes up is “How often should I release new music?” Streaming services are now the preferred format. So the strategy discussed … Read More
35 Great Ways to Make Money With Your Music in 2021
35 Tips – How To Make Money With Music Online in 2021 Knowing how tough it is for young musicians to fund their band, I wondered how much does it cost to start a band? … Read More
Livestream Concerts Online and Coping with the Coronavirus Quarantine
Since the panic over Covid 19 (Coronavirus) began, many are wondering how to host a concert online, or about setting up livestream concerts. Several major news sites have painted a rosy picture of this business. … Read More
20 Spotify Playlist Promotion Tips for 2021
Spotify Playlist Promotion My motto for 2021 is: Get 10,000 followers on Spotify, and it will change your career. Getting followers and Spotify playlist promotion is on everybody’s mind. Just a few years ago most … Read More
How To Get Followers On Spotify My Way
How To Get Followers On Spotify In 2021 Recently, music streaming officially surpassed MP3 revenue and streaming is now king. My readers frequently ask me how to get followers on Spotify and how to get … Read More
How To Create an Artist Playlist on Spotify
1. How to Create a Playlist on Spotify Whether you want to know how to create a playlist on Spotify for mobile, desktop, Android, or iPhone, this updated guide for 2021 has you covered. Particularly … Read More
Ultimate Step By Step Guide To Soundscan And Why First Week Sales Matter
What is Soundscan and Why Is It Important? Nielsen Soundscan is a music sales tracking tool that the music industry pays Nielsen for in order to measure weekly music sales in the United States and … Read More