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Apple Music

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How to promote your record release

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Carter Fox

Now that your music is recorded, your product and assets have been created, and your release calendar set, it’s time to promote your record. Read the post.

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Preparing your music for distribution: How to release and sell your music, Part 3

February 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Carter Fox

There are many steps to successfully releasing and selling your music, and getting your product prepared and your distribution channels aligned are critical elements of your plan. Read the post.

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My overnight success was 15 years in the making

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Carter Fox

With an adaptable music release strategy and an eye on results, I was able to get over 700,000 streams for one of my singles and over 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Here’s how it happened. Read the post.

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How to get your music on streaming music stations

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan

There’s a universe of streaming music stations to explore where you can get your music played to grow your fanbase and get coverage of you and your music. Read the post.

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How Much Does Streaming Pay?

August 22, 2019July 20, 2021 Tony van Veen

When you analyze the money you can earn from streaming, you’ll find it’s difficult (at best) to earn enough to support yourself as an artist. But streaming is still valuable: it can be a gateway to discovery and other means of monetizing your fan base. Read the post.

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Music trends in 2018: hip hop, music streaming, and live concerts

January 16, 2018April 2, 2018 Keith Hatschek

As the music industry continues to evolve, I’ve identified three music trends to keep an eye on in 2018 that are helping to reshape popular music. Read More.

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Music streaming 2016, Part 2: the complex revenue equation

January 13, 2016March 28, 2016 Keith Hatschek and Robert Bassett

A big part of the revenue blurriness in music streaming is because many record deals were made before the advent of music streaming, using a model of selling a physical product. It’s time to tackle the job of drafting contracts to account for the fact that there are no manufacturing costs with streaming or download sales. Read more.

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Music streaming 2016, Part 1: the current streaming landscape

January 12, 2016November 4, 2016 Keith Hatschek and Robert Bassett

2015 was marked by a number of high-profile artists continuing to speak out against the music streaming business model while excluding their music from providers like Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and many more. Mainstream artists have challenged whether streaming can ever be profitable for artists. Read more.

Music News: Adele breaks sales’ record, Willie Nelson gets Gershwin Award, Shrapnel records catalog acquired by The Orchard

November 25, 2015February 6, 2018 Andre Calilhanna

music news adele 25Whatever you think of Adele’s decision to follow the likes of Taylor Swift and Thom Yorke and sidestep streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify, she’s proven again that she has the star power and “four quadrant” appeal to change the trajectory of album sales for the industry this year. Read more.

Apple Music

A guide to Apple Music for the independent musician

July 16, 2015February 6, 2018 Andre Calilhanna

Apple Music is live and streaming, and for independent musicians who want in on the service, CD Baby is the go-to source to make music available on the platform. In addition to being an Apple approved aggregator, the editors at CD Baby’s The DIY Musician blog have embarked on a series of posts covering Apple Music. Read more.

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