Social media algorithms can be annoying. They change daily (so it seems) and make it so your fans don’t have the chance to see all of your posts. That’s why people say email lists are the future. As o…
Next Big Sound Introduces: Pandora Playlists & Discovery
A deeper dive into how artists are getting discovered on Pandora. Pandora is a service widely recognized for its ability to promote the discovery of new artists. Combining the power of Pandora’s Genom…
Next Big Sound Introduces: New Audience Map for Pandora Streams
Learn How Pandora is Spreading Your Fan Base Geographically The Audience Map was introduced to Next Big Sound Artist Profiles last November, highlighting the areas where each artist has received Pando…
Instagram Story Ideas For Fan Engagement
Instagram introduced it’s ‘stories’ feature a couple years ago, and everyone has been obsessed ever since. With this feature, you are no longer confined to a single post. You can post a set of as many…
Advertising On Spotify
Spotify currently has 200 million active users, over half of which are free-tier subscribers. As we all well know, the real price for the free tier is enduring ads throughout your listening experience…
Best Times to Post on Social Media
Let’s face it: it’s no longer enough to simply post on social media when you randomly feel like it. With the wavering algorithms within platforms and a consistently growing knowledge base …
Four Ways The Business Of Music Videos Will Transform In 2019
This post was written by Cherie Hu and originally appeared on Forbes. Speaking at the Cardozo School of Law on December 5, 2018, YouTube’s Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen made an argument that initial…
Creative Ways For Artists to Encourage Spotify Follows
If you’re an artist on Spotify, you probably already know how important it is to build your followers. Your followers can help you track your progress and increase your chances of getting on exclusive…
Instagram Now Lets You Regram Your Posts to Multiple Accounts
This post originally appeared on Tech Crunch. Instagram is swaying the balance towards simplicity but away from originality. It’s adding the ability to publish feed posts to different accounts you con…
Goal Setting Guide: How to Start 2019 Right
I’m just going to put it out there—I love goal setting and workshops. There’s not a lot that I enjoy more than taking pen to paper and mapping out my greatest visions, biggest ideas, and then putting …