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Indie Artist Chloe Tang Talks Newest Single & Shares Her Ongoing Evolution As An Artist
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ Currently Based In: Los Angeles, CA Favorite Hobby: Anything fashion-related; thrifting, shopping, styling, reading about it Favorite Artist(s): Whiterosemoxie and Michelle Branch Who is Chloe Tang? I'm a smol, tatted, bald, sensitive gyal who writes music for the HOES. How did you “discover” your
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Top Cities Can Make or Break Your Spotify Growth (2024 Update)
You’ve probably already heard about botting. You also probably know that Spotify shows your Top Cities to other users in the About section of your artist profile. But did you know that Top Cities can also suggest whether an artist account is positioned toward growth, stagnancy, or in danger
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The Spotify Algorithm: How To Get On Release Radar, Discover Weekly (Updated 2024)
Have you ever listened to your Discover Weekly or Release Radar playlists on Spotify and wondered how they work? Did you know that these playlists are also extremely important for getting your music heard by a new audience? While stream growth is the most immediate and visible result of using
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How To Get Your Music On The Billboard Charts in 2024
Whether you’re an artist, producer, singer, manager, or label, it’s a pretty special accolade to gain traction in the upward ranks of the famous Billboard Charts. Anywhere from the mainstream “Hot 100” to the “Global 200” charts, it is something heavily recognized in the music industry, and even
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Three Music Marketing Strategies To Focus On In 2023
As the year 2022 comes to a near close and the majority of the music industry slows its roll, we now begin to set our sights on what’s to come in 2023. Each new year gives us a fresh perspective and the rebirth of yearly and monthly goals to
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How to Promote Your New Christmas Song
Christmas songs or “Holiday Music” can be an excellent way to not only spread holiday cheer to the world around, but to gain streams and new fans. Every year, Christmas playlists crank millions of streams
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Indie Artist F.N. Shares The Importance of Embracing Your Sound & Not Following Trends
Hometown: Toronto, ON Currently Based In: Los Angeles, CA Favorite Hobby: Playing basketball & sim racing Favorite Artist(s): The 1975, Christian Kuria, Omar Apollo Who is F.N.? I make music under the name F.N. but I go by Yifan in my real life. I’m an independent
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5 Reasons You Should Promote Your Older Songs & How to Do It
Why are the most successful artists and managers investing so much time and money into promoting their previous releases instead of just new singles? In this article, we’ll answer this question by looking at the data behind this shift and how promoting your older music is one of the
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Independent Artists Signing Record Deals after TikTok Success in 2022
It's no secret that TikTok has become the most popular place for A&Rs to discover new talent. These days, if you find your name on the TikTok Emerging Artists Chart you can rest assured every label is now aware of you. A recent Vox report found
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The Fall of FN Meka and The Rise of The Virtual Influencer
FN Meka was created in 2019 by Factory New Records as what appeared to be a run-of-the-mill virtual influencer. The avatar quickly gained notoriety on TikTok for posting videos featuring Gucci Tesla Cybertrucks, Lamborghini gaming chairs, and other (now deleted) Artificial Reality powered content, amassing millions of followers on the
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Why Kid Travis Stays Independent and His Tips For Being a Successful Artist
Hometown: Bristol Currently Based In: Philadelphia Favorite Hobby: Playing video games and hanging with friends Favorite Artist(s): Drake, Jon Bellion, & Post Malone Who is Kid Travis? I'm a multi genre artist that cannot be put in a box, but is always working on your next favorite
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Austin Native Kydd Jones Shares His Tips For Breaking Into The Music Industry
Hometown: Austin, TX Currently Based: Austin, TX Favorite Artist: Smino Favorite Hobby: Basketball Who is Kydd Jones? I’m a singer-songwriter, producer, emcee, artist, designer, director and creative from Austin, Texas. How much of an influence has the city of Austin been on your music? Well, I was born and
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How TikTok videos launch music careers on Spotify: 5 Steps
Vox recently conducted a "data investigation into how TikTok is shaping the music industry" and shared their findings in this insight-filled video: During the project, the researchers uncovered “The TikTok-to-Spotify Pipeline", perhaps the most impactful phenomenon in the modern music industry. 1) What is the TikTok-To-Spotify Pipeline?
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How Kai Crushed Youtube Music and Became a 5 Star Spotify Curator
Kai has helped 36 of our artists reach over 600,000 new listeners! Hometown: Brighton, United Kingdom Top Genres: slowed & reverb / dance pop Favorite Artist: xxxtentacion & playboi carti Favorite Hobby: Thrifting / Fashion 1) How did you get into curating playlists? I've always had a big influence
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How To Build A Personalized Curator Network
Finding Spotify curators who want to place your music can be a challenge so when you find one you definitely don't want to let them go. In this article, we'll discuss why favoriting playlists will help you build a personal curator network and set future campaigns