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12 Strategies To Promote Your Music Online Strategies To Promote Your Music Online IN 2022 Introduction The music industry has become more and more competitive over the past few years. With the rise of streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music, there’s a whole new way for artists to get their music heard by...

YouTube Content ID: A quick guide for music artists YouTube Content ID: A quick guide for music artists Introduction If you’re a music artist who wants to use YouTube to share your work, chances are you’re already familiar with copyright. However, if you’ve ever wondered how YouTube’s Content ID system works or how it affects...

Every year, millions of dollars are generated from the sale of music. Royalties are split between the songwriter, producer and artist(s). How is this money generated?   A song is a simple composition of music, words and melody. It usually has four elements: Melody – the main tune that’s being played. Melodies are usually written...

10 Ways To Get More Music Fans – How To Build A Fanbase From Scratch 10 Ways To Get More Music Fans – How To Build A Fanbase From Scratch Building an audience for your music isn’t easy, but it can be done. In this post, we’ll explore how to build a fanbase from scratch...

Music Distributor: 10 Essential questions to ask your digital music distributor A digital distribution company is the best option for an artist to get their music online and into stores. Digital music distributors will help you with everything from formatting your release to managing your distribution sales and royalties. They take care of uploading your...

10 Powerful Things to Consider when planning your next Release Artist When planning for a release, there are many tasks to be done. Some of these can be done independently and others require help from others. The following is a checklist of things you should consider when going through the process of releasing an album:...

How to Approach A Record Label Or Manager? How to Approach A Record Label Or Manager? When it comes to music and the entertainment industry, there’s one thing that everyone needs: connections. And while you might not be able to control where your next big break will come from, you can make sure you’re making...

14 Steps: How to Build Your Fanbase as an Artist Think of building a fanbase as the final stage in a funnel. You have to get people into that funnel, but once they are there you have to keep them in it. That’s why so much attention has been paid over the years to things...

Building a fan mailing list – Find Out why and How. Building a fan mailing list – Find Out why and How. The first step to building a fan mailing list is deciding whether or not you even want one. In my experience, most artists and bands don’t have a mailing list, but the ones...

Genius: Is A&R a good career? 5 Reasons A&R (Artists & Repertoire) is an essential role in the music business. They are responsible for finding new talent and developing it and working with artists on their careers. A&Rs work with record labels, radio stations, clubs, and other music industry professionals to help them find new...