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5 Ways to use ChatGPT for artists and musicians

Scared by how fast everything with AI is moving? Welcome to the club…but if you can push past this initial state of overwhelm, you’ll find some glorious opportunities for artificial intelligence to support your music career. Using AI chatbots like Chat GPT as your on-call writing buddy or business assistant can help unlock your creativity rather than replace it. In this post, we’ll focus on how you can use ChatGPT to help you as an artist or musician. First, some general Chat GPT Tips: 1)

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Music Marketing

How to use AI to create Spotify cover art for artists and musicians

In this post, we’ll explain how to use two of the top artificial intelligence artwork generators - Midjourney and DALLE to help you make album art for your music. In our recent post how to use Chat GPT for artists and musicians, we shared how AI helped brainstorm song titles, lyrics, and melodies for a hypothetical song about “finding yourself through traveling the world”. In this post, we’ll continue to use the same hypothetical song for the cover art examples. Making Cover Art with Midjour

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Music Marketing

How To Get Your First 1,000 Streams on Spotify (2024 Update)

Getting your first song on Spotify is both exciting and nerve-wracking. You get your friends and family to stream it, send out a few tweets, even make a cool video clip for your song, and guess what? No one cares. Your song sits at the dreaded <1,000 mark and might as well have zero streams. We have seen this happen to thousands of artists and are here to help you succeed. Here are 5 actionable tips you can take to break through that <1,000 wall and start building a dedicated audience on Spot

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Music Marketing

Singles vs. Albums: Why Independent Artists Should Focus on Singles

Releasing new music can be overwhelming for independent artists. You have to make crucial decisions, including choosing which songs to record and determining the best approach for release. One critical decision that requires careful consideration is whether to release a full album/EP or focus on releasing singles. This article will explore why indie artists should consider releasing singles and how it can benefit their music career. Building Momentum Releasing singles has a significant adv

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Music Marketing

Does Radio Matter In The Streaming Era?

In today's world, streaming has taken over the music industry, and radio's significance is being questioned. Streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music offer unlimited options for curated playlists and allow users to skip tracks they do not like. Given the convenience offered by these services, one might wonder if the radio is still relevant in the streaming era. Surprisingly... the answer is yes. While streaming services have disrupted the industry in numerous ways, radio still remains r

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Blog Posts for Artists

5 Reasons to Make a Spotify Artist Playlist & How to Do it

One of the greatest assets for blossoming as a musician and musical artist in today’s day and age is the “Artist Playlist” on Spotify, so here we are going to discuss this crucial tactic: why you should have your own Spotify artist playlist and how to make it. What is a Spotify Artist Playlist? This is a playlist that you create and add to your Spotify Artist Profile. You have full control of this playlist, so you can use it strategically to promote your music and curate the listening experi

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Artist Interviews

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 sound? Ohhhh I still haven’t lol. I’m working on that every day actually - it’s been quite the journey because a lot of times artists kind of have a calling or a genre tha

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Music Marketing

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 of being removed? Aside from showing where you get the most listens, Top Cities can actually be a signal on the consumption habits of your music. Before you can analyze them as such, you need to be acquaint

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Artist Interviews

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 artist that writes, produces, and mixes my own music and I also make all my visuals (sometimes with some help from friends). I try my best to make music that only I could make, and that happens to be mostly inspired by pop, indie

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Music Marketing

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 most intelligent strategies for streaming success. Part 1: The Reasons to Promote Your Older Songs 1) Older releases are more popular than ever and starting to dominate the streaming charts Older releases now

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Music Marketing

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 that of the 125 emerging artists they tracked, over 45% of them signed a major label record deal after going viral on TikTok. In this post, we'll share 5 emerging artists that have broken through in 2022 and landed one of those coveted deals. 1) Kati

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Artist Interviews

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 song. Most of my day is spent on making music. The music and I are one. I live breathe and sweat making music in my bedroom/office. It’s the first thing I think about when I wake up and it’s the last thing I th

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Music Business

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 raised here so I grew up hearing all kinds of music downtown and in the streets. It taught me to listen to a lot of different stuff and be well-rounded. I’ve also lived in Brooklyn a

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Music Marketing

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? The 'TikTok-to-Spotify Pipeline' is the connection between a song going viral on TikTok and its impact on that artist's Spotify streaming success. According

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Music Marketing

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 up for success. What Are "Favorites" & Why Should You Use Them? After you've run your first Playlist Push Spotify campaign you'll be able to respond to positive reviews in a variety of helpful ways, including thanking a curator or

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Music Marketing

Spotify’s ‘In Focus’ gives you a free manager?

Spotify recently released a new platform that could be a game-changer for artists. It’s called In Focus and here's the elevator pitch: “It’s like an artist manager in your pocket that arms you with the tools and guidance you need to nail each of your career goals." -Spotify So what is ‘In Focus’? In Focus is a new digital platform that gives you access to a huge swath of tools and resources designed to help you across the key areas of your career: * Create music * Promote your work * Co

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