What career level are you at as a musician?
Through the means of Chartmetric’s streaming analytics, they were able to categorize artists into 6 different ‘career stages’. Find out where you fit from “undiscovered” to “established” to “superstar”. by. Continue reading
SCAM ALERT for all indie artists on Spotify
A recent Spotify scam that is targeting indie artists allows users to sneakily profit off artists by using their name without permission. Here is what to be on the lookout. Continue reading
How to get verified on Twitter as an indie artist in 2022
Getting verified on Twitter could do a lot for your credibility as an artist, and it’s a lot easier than you think. A guest post by Disctopia. Anyone can get. Continue reading
Wonder why your music can’t get traction? Distrokid is adding 1M tracks a month
Just in case indie artists weren’t feeling frustrated enough about their inability to gain significant traction with their music, new numbers out from indie music publisher Distrokid are only likely. Continue reading
5 reasons NFTs don’t matter for indie musicians (YET)
There’s been a great deal of buzz lately about how NFTs could be the long awaited savior that rejuvenates the music industry, but if you’re a DIY artist, you might. Continue reading
Surprise releases aren’t a good idea for indie artists: Here’s why
Dropping an album out of the blue can be a great way for industry heavy hitters to make a big splash with their latest release, but a similar tactic is. Continue reading
10 hard & awful truths about being an independent artist (and what you can do about it)
It’s tough out there for almost anyone in the music business, and for independent artist, the journey to stardom can be especially arduous. In this piece, we face down some. Continue reading
Making Emotional Connections With Real Fans Is Your Job, Here Are 5 Ways To Do it
It's not the number of fans an artist has, but rather their level of commitment that matters, says Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR. It's true fans, those emotionally connected to the. Continue reading
The Musician’s Guide to Pandora Promotion
While Spotify deserves kudos for its free Artist toolkit, no music service has provided more opportunities for artists to connect with fans than Pandora. Pandora AMP (Artist Marketing Platform) is. Continue reading
How To Prepare To Release New Music [Ariel Hyatt]
Many artists spend so much time and energy writing and recording their music, that they almost ignore the essential steps needed to prepare for and launch its release. Veteran music. Continue reading
