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# Last Week in DIY & Indie Music: TikTok • Bandcamp • Playlist pitches • Threads • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/last-week-in-diy-indie-music-tiktok-bandcamp-playlist-pitches-threads-more/
- Published: 2024-04-27T12:39:29.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-27T12:39:33.000Z
- Description: This week, our news, tips, and advice for independent and DIY artists covered TikTok, playlist pitching, Bandcamp updates, how to optimize your email marketing, what’s changed with the Latin Grammys, and more…..
- Author: Alana Bonilla
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Marketing, Bandcamp, DIY, DIY musicians, music, Music Business, music industry, musician, musicians, TokTok, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:15

This week, our news, tips, and advice for independent and DIY artists covered TikTok, playlist pitching, Bandcamp updates, how to optimize your email marketing, what’s changed with the Latin Grammys, and more…

- [**What to get on a Spotify playlist? Add these 4 things to your pitch**](https://www.hypebot.com/what-to-get-on-a-spotify-playlist-add-these-4-things-to-your-pitch/)
- [**Bandcamp improves Music Discovery**](https://www.hypebot.com/bandcamp-improves-its-music-discovery/)
- [**TikTok will shut down rather than sell to U.S. owner**](https://www.hypebot.com/tiktok-will-shut-down-rather-than-sell-to-u-s-owner-reuters-reports/)  
  - [**Is it time to look for alternatives to TikTok to market music?**](https://www.hypebot.com/is-it-time-to-look-for-alternatives-to-tiktok-to-market-music/)
  - **[Debunking the biggest myth about TikTok for musicians](https://www.hypebot.com/debunking-the-biggest-myth-about-tiktok-for-musicians/)**
- [**Threads has 150M monthly users, 50% of Instagram time spent is on Reels**](https://www.hypebot.com/threads-has-150m-monthly-users-50-of-instagram-time-spent-is-on-reels/)
- [**Changes to the Latin Grammy Awards: How to Submit, New Categories & More**](https://www.hypebot.com/changes-to-the-latin-grammy-awards-how-to-submit-new-categories-more/)
- [**Leveraging Community-Building Strategies to Cultivate Dedicated Music Audiences**](https://www.hypebot.com/leveraging-community-building-strategies-to-cultivate-dedicated-music-audiences/)
- [**How to grow a fanbase with email marketing**](https://www.hypebot.com/how-to-grow-a-fanbase-with-email-marketing/)