Tag: streaming

  • 8 Tools to Help You Monetize Your Music Online

    8 Tools to Help You Monetize Your Music Online

    It’s a great time to be a musician! With all the tools available these days, there’s a ton of ways to publicize and sell music online. Here’s just a few.

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  • Reflections on Spotify’s Insight Analytics

    Reflections on Spotify’s Insight Analytics

    Revisiting Spotify’s analytical Insights blog to think about how to find lasting success on the global streaming platform for your music.

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  • Can You Have a Successful Music Career Without Ever Leaving Your Home? Kind Of…

    Can You Have a Successful Music Career Without Ever Leaving Your Home? Kind Of…

    How does an artist make money in 2018? Research shows that it’s not actually too different from how it was 30 years ago. Let’s dive in.

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  • How the EP Killed the LP Star

    How the EP Killed the LP Star

    A look at some of the milestones of the “extended play” format, and its journey from an obscure in-between gimmick to a legitimate musical release vessel.

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  • How Teens Influence Music Industry Trends in 2018

    How Teens Influence Music Industry Trends in 2018

    Even if teens aren’t your target audience, their listening habits are transforming the music industry and changing how music is consumed. Pay attention.

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  • 5 Ways to Help Your Music Get Discovered in the New Digital Age

    5 Ways to Help Your Music Get Discovered in the New Digital Age

    + What are you working on? Share your musical goals with us and we’ll hook you up with a Soundfly Mentor to help you reach them! Recently our friends over at The Outline published a great piece called, “Finding New Music in the Algorithm Age.” The article collects input from six experts and industry veterans, people who work…

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  • Can Streaming Playlists Actually Replace Music Blogs?

    Can Streaming Playlists Actually Replace Music Blogs?

    + Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to learn, whenever you need to learn it. Subscribe now to start learning on the ’Fly. Major streaming platforms are irrevocably changing the ways people create, discover and consume music. As with any emerging, disruptive technology, there are winners and losers.…

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  • What You Can Do to Get Your Songs on Spotify’s Official Playlists

    What You Can Do to Get Your Songs on Spotify’s Official Playlists

    + Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to learn, whenever you need to learn it. Subscribe now to start learning on the ’Fly. Gaining placement on one of Spotify’s official playlists has become a bit of a Holy Grail to the emerging artist. With streaming taking the front seat to…

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  • From Discs to Digital: The Odd History of Music Formats

    From Discs to Digital: The Odd History of Music Formats

    Physical formats have only been around since the 1870s — but in that relatively short amount of time, we’ve managed to come up with some pretty bizarre ways to release music. Each format on this list had its moment of usefulness. But looking back might make you ask “what were we thinking?” Regardless of how obsolete…

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  • 5 Royalty Streams Every Indie Artist Should Know

    5 Royalty Streams Every Indie Artist Should Know

    With the rise of music distributors and digital music aggregators, it has never been easier for an indie artist to release and monetize their music across the global digital music ecosystem. The Digital Music Era has significantly lowered the barriers to entry to the top outlets for music search and discovery; and startup entrepreneurs continue to develop…

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