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As the music industry continues to evolve, the way musicians earn money from their work has also changed. One of the biggest changes has been… Read More »How do Music Streaming Royalties work?
As the music industry continues to evolve, the way musicians earn money from their work has also changed. One of the biggest changes has been… Read More »How do Music Streaming Royalties work?
Creating an online presence for your music is a crucial step in today’s digital age. With the rise of the internet and social media, musicians… Read More »How to create an online presence for your music
SoundCloud and Spotify are both music streaming platforms that allow users to listen to and discover new music. However, there are some key differences between the two platforms:
It seems that the best way to succeed on Spotify, is to get on a valuable playlist. But, the process of getting on to valuable playlists is not as easy.
Below are a few tips that can help you to get featured by professional curators, but it will take time and energy, so keep it up!
There are a few ways you can try to get your music featured on Spotify playlists:
You want to become verified on Spotify. You know you need to see that verified sign next to your artist’s name. How awesome is that? Not only does it look cool, but it also shows that you mean business. You want to be recognized for what you do.
Just sending your SoundCloud link in a DM, is not Online Music Promotion. Not even close.
The method used to get subscribers on YouTube does not work on Spotify. That is why you want to use some different strategies to get your first fans!
You have tons of options to promote your music online. Aside from sites like BandCamp, a great and powerful, free online music store, you can choose to put your music on various streaming sites. On pure streaming platforms, however, people will have more of a “radio style” listening experience. Think of Spotify and YouTube Music.
You did some YouTube Marketing, built a website and email list, and even went as far as buying ads, so people will find your album better. Still, no luck. You look at the statistics and see that, yes, some people click on a link and maybe even listen to one or two songs, but…
If you haven’t already, you should put your music on Spotify and iTunes. You need a digital music distributor to do so. There are many digital music distributors, but in this blog post I will focus on Routenote. The reason for this is simple. Routenote is a fully free service, available for musicians of all sizes. What better way to start selling your music online as an independent musician?