Whenever you release new music, you don’t want it to just be AVAILABLE on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. You want people to care. Every new release should be a building block in your career, something that helps you reach more listeners and generate more royalties. So there’s a big difference between releasing new …
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Whether you’re making a website for your music for the first time, or looking to improve your current site, this guide will show you how to build an effective website to sell your music, and impress bookers and other industry professionals. Do musicians still need websites? You might be thinking: “It’s 2021, do I still …
For most viewers and musicians, the Grammy awards are what we see on TV: big-time artists and much-hyped newcomers accepting trophies in a night dominated by the major players in the music industry. But here’s the big, not-so-well-kept secret: there are tons more awards across dozens of categories that aren’t shown on TV, many of …
If you’re digging into all the ways you can collect money from the use of your music, you might’ve noticed that the music industry seems to love acronyms and initialisms (did you know there’s a difference? Neither did I until writing this!) almost as much as the military. What ARE all these letters? Even music …
An artist name seems pretty straightforward, right? We all know Lizzo, Simon & Garfunkel, and Jay-Z & Kanye West. But did you know each of those artists fall under a different name designation on digital platforms like Spotify? What if any of those artists also collaborate with a featured guest artist? Things can get confusing …
Royalties. Earnings. Income. Revenue. Scratch. Bones. Loot. Notes. Moolah. Dough. There are a lot of words for money. And there are also a lot of ways for musicians to get paid. Independent artists now have access to more revenue-generating opportunities than ever before. That doesn’t mean it’s EASY to earn money as a musician, but …
Making money from your sound recording involves the exploitation of that sound recording’s copyright. But what is your copyright? As we covered in our Copyright 101 article, copyright signifies the ownership of intellectual property by a person or group. In the case of a sound recording specifically, if you own that recording, you have control …
Apple has finally announced its new music streaming service, Apple Music CD Baby has covered the news about Apple Music’s launch from a few angles already, including: * a basic description of Apple Music’s streaming service, * some thoughts on what effect Apple Music may have on the music industry at large, * and how …
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Do you have fans who use Triller? Want them to feature your songs in their videos? They can! CD Baby is excited to announce that your songs will now be delivered to Triller automatically. Social video plays a huge role in how artists brand themselves and build an audience, and we’re always looking for opportunities …
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