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Spotify Lookup Tool

Paste a Spotify song link to view track metadata, artwork, popularity, album details, and artist context.

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The Best Spotify Promotion Services

There are a seemingly infinite number of Spotify promotion services available online. To save you some time, here are the best Spotify promotion services that i've personally tried on my own music. Each of the companies on this list provide streams from real people, not bots. Results may vary but each of these companies are...

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Organic Music Marketing feat. Anthony Pacheco

In this episode Anthony Pacheco from Simpl and I talk about using organic social media content and ads to market your music. Listen on your favorite Podcast platform Important Points: Andrew and Anthony talk about focusing on organic social media marketing first when starting out as an artist, especially if you have a limited budget. Engage authentically...

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DistroKid vs CDBaby

Should Music Artists Use CD Baby or DistroKid?

At some point every artist will have to choose which music distribution company they use to distribute their music on streaming services. There are dozens of options out there but most artists ask if they should use CDBaby or DistroKid. In this comparison you'll learn: What CD Baby and DistroKid Have In Common Both CD...

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Analyzing 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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Whats the deal with Spotify's Campaign Kit?

Spotify’s Campaign Kit bundles Marquee, Showcase, and Discovery Mode with minor updates and expanded availability. These tools offer integrated marketing options within Spotify but vary in reach, cost, and effectiveness compared to paid social ads.

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Spotify Lookup Tool

Paste a Spotify song link to view track metadata, artwork, popularity, album details, and artist context.

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Music Marketing Monday newsletter by Andrew Southworth

Analyzing 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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DistroKid Royalty Analyzer

Use our free tool to process your DistroKid royalty statement and understand your royalties. See a graph of monthly royalties over time, breakdown by DSP, and average payment per stream by country for Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music. Your data is processed locally, and is not uploaded to our servers. DistroKid Royalty Analyzer DSP...

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Spotify Playlist Deep Link Generator

Did you know that you could create a link that would start playing a specific song on a Spotify playlist? This can be useful for artists looking to promote their song that got added to a playlist, or for playlist curators / labels to increase the amount of streams they get from the playlist. When...

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