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From Shazam To Show: How Shazam Helps Fans Find Your Live Dates

From Shazam To Show: How Shazam Helps Fans Find Your Live Dates Shazam for musicians is one of the most overlooked ways fans find your live dates. Most artists think… Read More READ MORE

Apple Music Pre-Adds: How To Set Them Up (And Use Them Right)

If you’re getting ready to release new music, you’ve probably heard about pre-saves. Apple calls it a pre-add. Same thing. Fans click a button ahead of time and your music… Read More READ MORE

Stop Running Pre-Save Campaigns. Start Using Forever Saves

Forever saves are the only version of a Spotify pre-save that still makes sense to me. In my book From Buzz to Bond, I talk pretty openly about our complicated… Read More READ MORE

Spotify Data Scandal: Inside the Scrape

What the Spotify Data Scrape Means for Independent Artists The Spotify data scrape has made one thing clear as the industry moves into 2026: the cost of chasing numbers on… Read More READ MORE

Spotify’s Billions Are Now Fueling War Tech

Spotify’s Daniel Ek invested €600 million in AI-powered military systems, which has triggered a wave of backlash from artists and industry observers. The Spotify defense tech investment, made through his… Read More READ MORE

Best Practices for Spotify Playlist Submission

Let’s get one thing straight: Spotify playlist submission is not optional anymore. If you’re releasing music and want real listeners, playlist pitching is part of your job. Period. But here’s… Read More READ MORE