Apple Music Best Practices For Musicians: They Updated, So You Should Too

As a kind of followup to their earlier ‘best practices’ piece, The Daily Rind takes use through the updated Apple Music iOS 10 interface, with an refresher on the best practices to adopt with this new interface. ______________________________ Guest Post by Tricia Arnold: Senior Director, Retail Marketing on The Orchard’s…

Social Media Marketing For Musicians: Get More Fans Via Facebook

Regardless of genre, it’s a goal of virtually every artist in every genre to grow a sizable fanbase and, if one plays their cards right, Facebook can be an excellent way to find and reach these potential fans. ______________________ In this recent post to MusicThinkTank, Jon Ostrow helps artists work…

Musictoday And Delivery Agent File For Bankruptcy, Seek Buyer

MusicToday has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. When Coran Capshaw and his Red Light team founded MusicToday, they were among the first major direct to fan ticketing and merchandise platforms. But like Topspin and too many other D2F pioneers, it never lived up to its hoped for potential. _________________________________________ Music…

5 Simple Ways To Look More Professional As A Musician

When it comes to be a professional musician, it’s important to dress for the part. Of course a large portion of if this revolves around one’s choice of attire, but there are a multitude of other ways to cultivate a degree of professionalism extending beyond choice of clothes. ____________________________ Guest…

Twitter Finally Exempts Everything Except Text And Links From 140 Character Limit

Twitter has finally done something that it should have done a long time ago: loosened its 140 character limit so that adding quotes, polls, video and images no longer count as characters. Say more about what’s happening! Rolling out now: photos, videos, GIFs, polls, and Quote Tweets no longer count…

5 Critical Things To Add To Your Monthly Email Newsletter

Social networks are essential for promoting music and shows, but their popularity can rise and fall. Remember MySpace? There are just two constants in your marketing plan, your web site and your email list. In this post, the smart folks at CyberPR share some musician newsletter essentials. _________________________________________ This guest…

4 Key Ways To Get People To Click On Your YouTube Videos

The massive saturation present on virtually every music platform means it has become that much more difficult to get your music to stand out from the crowd, and YouTube is no exception. Here we look at some tips that can give you an edge when it comes to attracting fan…

Writing Music: Original Vs. Marketable

While many artists prefer the idea of bringing something new to the table with their compositions, the fact is that original doesn’t always pay the bills, which may cause some musicians to er on the side of music that will actually sell. ______________________________ In this recent post to MusicThinkTank, William…

How To Boost Your Organic Reach On Facebook

Although its ongoing popularity is often debated, Facebook still accounts for one of every six minutes spent online, meaning it remains an essential social media marketing tool. In this comprehensive guide we examine how to use Facebook’s algorithm to boost the organic reach of your posts. ____________________________ Guest Post by…

5 Tips For Email List Building

While it takes a good amount of work to populate, building an email list is one of the best things a band or artist can do when it comes to promoting themselves online. Here we look at five tips for growing an email list into a powerful marketing weapon. _____________________________…