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Tips, strategies, and knowledge for music marketing to help you achieve your goals
What Is the Spotify Quality Score and 10 tips to improve it
The Spotify Quality Score is a metric that measures the overall quality of an artist’s profile, including details such as album art and metadata, content delivery, and the accuracy of track information. Here are 10 tips for artists to increase their Spotify Quality Score: A high Spotify Quality Score is…
SubmitHub: A service that allows you to submit your song fast and free
How Submithub works SubmitHub allows you to easily send your music to curators using either standard or premium “credits.” Each curator requests between 1 and 3 credits. If you use premium credits, you can expect a decision within 48 hours. For a curator to earn your credits, they will need…
How much money does Spotify pay its artists?
Spotify launched 2022 under fire, with many artists criticizing it, including Neil Young, who has removed his music from the platform. Young cites the fact that music performers’ fees are too low, whereas Spotify invests heavily in podcast production. However, upon closer examination, the economic reality of music streaming is…
What Makes Curated Playlists Better Than Algorithmic Playlists?
An algorithmic playlist is one created by a computer using information about your favorite songs, artists, and genres, as well as data about your listening habits. Pandora and Spotify are two examples of algorithmic playlists. The more information and data the user provides, the more personalized the playlist becomes. A…
Spotify Introduces In Focus: A New Companion for Leveling Up Your Music Career
Navigating your career as an artist is a complex journey that requires you and your team to constantly juggle more than ever before. Enter In Focus is like having an artist manager in your pocket, providing you with the tools and guidance you need to achieve your career objectives. Whether…
DistroKid created 21 different free services in addition to distribution
All of them are free for DistroKid members. Sign in to DistroKid and select the “Goodies” menu at the top to access everything. Some of these have been around for a while, while others are brand new, but all are regularly updated, and more are being added all the time. You Should Promote Yourself Promo Cards: Wide range of free,…
How to increase your Instagram Followers as an artist
Step 1: Create a Free Instagram Business Account Here’s why: You gain access to analytics that can assist you in scaling your account more quickly. Insights analytics, for example, can help you gain a better understanding of your content outreach and engagement. In the long run, you’ll be able to…
For your next release, you’ll need a great lyric video
With lyric videos flooding YouTube over the last decade, many artists wonder if it’s still worth it to go through the hassle of making a music video. To begin with, what is a lyric video? YouTube is one of the most popular platforms for music streaming and discovery, so get…
What Are the Benefits of Email for Musicians
What are the advantages of email? Email marketing has been demonstrated to be 40 times more successful than combining Facebook and Twitter. Finally, the solution is straightforward. You own the email list, which gives you the ability to contact your fans directly to connect, stay in touch, and sell music, apparel, and tickets. Email marketing…
