Tips for navigating the ever-changing world of music streaming.
From Shazam To Show: How Shazam Helps Fans Find Your Live Dates
TL;DR Quick Summary When fans use Shazam to identify your track, it serves as a critical entry point to turn casual discovery into engagement. By connecting your tour dates… Read MoreREAD MORE
Apple Music Pre-Adds: How To Set Them Up (And Use Them Right)
TL;DR Quick Summary An Apple Music pre-add lets fans save your upcoming release directly to their library so it drops automatically on release day. It doesn’t build hype on… Read MoreREAD 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 MoreREAD MORE
Spotify Data Scandal: Inside the Scrape
TL;DR Quick Summary A piracy and shadow library group known as Anna’s Archive claimed it scraped almost the entire Spotify catalog, obtaining 99.9% of its metadata along with 86… Read MoreREAD MORE
Spotify’s Billions Are Now Fueling War Tech
TL;DR Quick Summary Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s investment of €600 million into the AI defense startup Helsing via his investment firm Prima Materia has sparked significant controversy, prompting artists… Read MoreREAD MORE
Best Practices for Spotify Playlist Submission
TL;DR Quick Summary Ariel Hyatt, founder of Cyber PR Music, shows artists how to pitch for a spotify editorial playlist and write a submission that stands out, from claiming… Read MoreREAD MORE
