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Spotify Is Making Their Own AI Music Product?
Spotify is tackling AI music challenges head-on by introducing new artist protections, spam filters, and pioneering AI music tools designed with creators in mind.
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Stop living song to song
Batch creating music and content builds a release buffer that enables consistent scheduling and focused marketing. This approach helps artists plan creatively and avoid disruptions caused by life events or last-minute rushes.
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How Indie Artists Can Grow Without A Team feat. Goshfather
Discover how indie artists can break through by mastering social media, embracing niche creativity, and committing to consistent, authentic content without needing a team.
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How To Boost Posts On Instagram For Musicians (and should you do it?)
Discover how musicians can strategically boost Instagram posts to increase profile visits, engagement, and followers while avoiding common pitfalls and maximizing ad spend...
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After Mastering 16,000+ Albums, Here's His Advice For Artists feat. Alan Douches
Discover essential wisdom from Alan Douches, a Grammy-winning mastering engineer, on how artists can build authentic, lasting careers by embracing musicianship and fearless...
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Why Do Most Artists Focus On Spotify? (and should they?)
Discover why Spotify dominates artist attention despite lower per-stream payouts and how its massive user base and algorithms create unmatched growth opportunities.
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How I Saved This FAILING Music Ad Campaign
Discover how a strategic pivot and creative experimentation transformed a struggling music ad campaign into a cost-efficient success with meaningful audience engagement.
Watch video(not so) Secret TikTok Growth Hack
TikTok’s algorithm uniquely factors in the content you consume to decide who sees your posts. Warming up your account by engaging with niche-relevant videos can help position your content for better organic reach.
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Spotify's NEW Terms Of Service
Several large content creators have been claiming Spotify's new terms of service allows them to resell your music without compensation, use it to train AI and more – but is that true? The short answer is no. While Spotify did update their terms of service for users, this agreement does not apply to music uploaded...
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Spotify’s updated Terms of Service apply only to user-uploaded content like playlist art and profile pictures, not to the music itself. Misinterpretations have caused unnecessary concern among artists about AI training and unauthorized use of their songs.
Read articleHow I saved this failing music ad campaign
After extensive testing with 30 ad sets and 16 visuals, I reduced the cost per conversion from over $0.60 to around $0.23 by refining Meta ads and expanding to new markets like Turkey. The campaign now shows promising downward trends.
Read articleHow the Spotify algorithm actually works
Spotify’s algorithm combines collaborative filtering, audio analysis, and web crawling to match songs with listeners most likely to enjoy them. Understanding these elements helps you target the right audience and improve your chances of playlist placement.
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Should artists remove their music from Spotify?
Despite concerns over AI music, low payouts, and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s defense investments, removing your music from Spotify is generally not advisable for professional artists seeking broad exposure and revenue.
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Music Ad Tips YOU Need (From A Profitable Record Label) feat. spiration music
Recently I had a chat with Alex Bochel, who runs a profitable record label called spiration music by running Meta ads for music marketing. That's right. He releases music through his label, promotes it with Meta ads primarily focused towards Spotify and actually profits. Learn more below. Interview Summary: Recently, I talked to Alex Bochel...
Read articleHow to Avoid Music Marketing Scams
Scams in the music industry often promise results they can’t deliver, like fake streams or followers. Learn how to spot red flags and protect your money by understanding what legitimate services actually provide.
Read articleThe Secret Behind Growing On Social Media
Growing on social media requires identifying your target audience, creating content that appeals to them, and maintaining consistent output over time. Different platforms and niches demand tailored strategies and ongoing audience research.
Read articleThe MOST Important Thing For Music Marketing
Great music is the foundation of effective music marketing. Aim for your songs to be at least 80% as good as commercially viable tracks in your genre before investing time or money into promotion.
Read articleHow To Focus On MORE Than Just Streaming
Integrate physical media and digital downloads with streaming platforms to create a balanced music selling strategy. Embrace streaming for discovery while offering exclusive content and formats that appeal to dedicated fans.
Read articlePromoting Your Own Playlists On Spotify (and other DSPs)
Learn how to create and promote themed playlists on Spotify and other DSPs to engage listeners and boost streams. Tailor your playlist names, themes, and ads to target specific audiences and maximize ad performance.
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Meta Ads For Music: Spotify Growth (Step by Step Tutorial)
Using Meta Ads for music marketing to platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and more is one of the most effective ways to grow your fanbase. Everything in this post is going to focus on Spotify because it's currently the largest DSP for music with the strongest discovery engine, but this all applies for...
Read articleSelling CD's and Vinyl in 2025?
Physical music sales remain viable with Free + Shipping & Handling campaigns, leveraging sales funnels to increase average cart value and build a loyal customer base beyond initial purchases.
Read articleAnalyzing Your Royalty Statements
Understanding your royalty statements can reveal how much you earn per stream across platforms and countries. Using tools like the free DistroKid royalty analyzer helps visualize payments over time without manual spreadsheets.
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The Truth About YouTube Content ID for Indie Musicians
Content ID allows you to claim royalties when your music is used in YouTube videos, either your own or other people's videos. But is Content ID worth it for indie music artists, does it help or does it hurt? Let's talk about it. First, I ran a poll on my YouTube channel and found that...
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