10 Instagram Accounts That Could Change Your Music Career [Kosha Dillz]

In this article rapper Kosha Dillz shares ten different Instagram accounts which, although they may in many cases be unconventional, are nonetheless a source of great source of creative inspiration for the rapper from day to day. ____________________________ Guest post by indie rapper Kosha Dillz Kosha Dillz I look to…

How To Be Your Own Music Publicist: Communicate! [Cyber PR]

It is more possible than ever to be your own music publicist. Most of the old media gatekeepers have been replaced by opinion-setters that really matter – the fans. But being your own music publicist still requires a well executed plan. Here, Ariel Hyatt and her CyberPR team lay out…

Facebook Adds Groups For Pages: A Free And Easy To Use Fan Community Builder

Facebook has launched a long overdue Groups feature for Pages. Previously, only individual users could create Groups. The new features can easily be used by artists to create a fan club or fan community to encourage more artist to fan and fan to fan interactions. "We’re making Groups for Pages…

Spotify Adds Social Sharing To Play Buttons

Spotify Play buttons are increasingly common across the web as online media, artists and fans embed and share their Spotify playlists. The music streamer just made sharing even easier, adding social media buttons to each embedded playlist. Take a look…

Facebook Best Practices, Tips & Tricks For 2017

At two billion monthly users, Facebook remains the largest social app with regard to logged in users, and therefore stands as an important marketing tool for artists when it comes to connecting with fans and promoting their music. Here we look at some of the Facebook marketing tactics for 2017….

Musicians, Fans Rush To Download Millions Of Tracks As SoundCloud Shutdown Fears Grow

Musicians and fans rushed to SoundCloud overnight to download music before it’s too late. The rush to protect their SoundCloud favorites comes a week after the music service cut 40% of staff, and on a day when staffers claimed that the company could run out of cash in 50 days,…