This year was my second time attending SXSW and while I considered myself to be well prepared, I want to share some learnings that could be applied to any future conference. Some of these are based on observations I made, while others are from my personal experience attending SXSW and other conferences. This is really basic, commonsense related information... but if you are new to the conference scene you may find this useful.
Read MoreIn what looks to be another exciting announcement for independent artists, Spotify will soon allow uploading of music directly through Spotify for Artists.
Read MoreSpotify submission forms have been floating around the web for some time now. For the fortunate few artists that located these mysterious Google Forms the links were closely guarded and rarely shared. With major labels and distributors able to pitch priority releases to the Spotify editorial team through other means this left many Indie artists feeling left out in the cold.
Spotify (once again) have stepped things up. Now all users of Spotify for Artists or Spotify Analytics have the opportunity to submit a song to the relevant editorial team.
Read MoreRemixers, log in to your Spotify for Artists account today for some fantastic news!
If you have ever completed a remix for another artist you would be well aware that remixes don't always count towards your monthly listeners, or show up in your 'latest release' or 'popular' sections on your profile. This is your time to shine.
Read MoreSpotify are taking their artist tools to the next level. Today a new feature mysteriously appeared on SpotifyArtists.com
Read MoreRecently I was hit with a question on social media – "how do you choose which music goes into your playlists?". I’ve seen this question asked many times online and I want to share my answer with you.
Read MorePlaylists are the new radio. It's now possible for a song to break on playlists before commercial radio. Here are 7 playlist curators you can submit your music to for free.
Read MoreWith Spotify and Apple Music claiming the majority of subscribers (60 million and 30 million respectively), there’s another service that is gaining momentum. Deezer started in 2007 and currently has over 10 million active subscribers who you are probably not reaching with Spotify and Apple Music.
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