Snapchat Ads For Indie Artists, Labels

Advertising via social media is fairly common in the industry now, and Snapchat is no exception. Here we look at why more independent artists should be using the platform for promotion, as well as exactly how they can go about doing it. _________________________ Guest post by Alara Saygi of the…

7 Top Marketing Strategies For Artists

For a lot of artists, marketing doesn’t come easily and, particularly given how deeply personal a lot of songwriting is, immediately shifting into shameless self-promotion mode can be difficult. Unfortunately, marketing is an essential yet increasingly part of being successful as a musician. Here we look at seven strategies that…

5 Reasons Offline Music Promotion Will Win Every Time

While much of the focus on marketing in the music industry is often put on online marketing, the real world can often be neglected, despite remaining one of the most effective areas of music promotion. ___________________________ Guest post by Michael Hahn of Landr By now, everyone knows how important it…

5 Reasons Offline Music Promotion Will Win Every Time

While much of the focus on marketing in the music industry is often put on online marketing, the real world can often be neglected, despite remaining one of the most effective areas of music promotion. ___________________________ Guest post by Michael Hahn of Landr By now, everyone knows how important it…

Facebook Is Looking More Like MySpace And That’s Good News For Musicians, Labels

Facebook is rolling out new music features, after recent deals with the major labels. The results feel a lot like a modern version of MySpace Music, which veteran Hypebot readers may remember was once the #1 marketing platform for indie and diy music. New Facebook music features, like the ability…

Digital Music Promotion: 5 Keys To Success

The world of online promotion is a crowded one, with new music being released everyday, it can be difficult to get your work noticed at all. Unfortunately there’s not silver bullet when it comes to digital music promotion, but here we look some tips that can at least improve your…

Now Submit Directly to Spotify’s Playlists

Spotify has opened the process of submitting music to 2018’s holy grail of music marketing – Official Spotify playlists. Ariel Hyatt and the team at CyberPR have put together a guide the new playlist submission tool and and ways to improve your chances of success. ____________________________ By Ariel Hyatt and…

Now Submit Directly to Spotify’s Playlists

Spotify has opened the process of submitting music to 2018’s holy grail of music marketing – Official Spotify playlists. Ariel Hyatt and the team at CyberPR have put together a guide the new playlist submission tool and and ways to improve your chances of success. ____________________________ By Ariel Hyatt and…