Your First 1 Million Streams (Ultimate Guide)
It is 100% feasible for you to get your first 1 million streams on your music in 1 year. All you need is good music,…
Spotify
Spotify Removed Music For Artificial Streaming?
Over the past couple years Spotify has been trying, and failing, to crack down on bot streams on their platform. More artists that have done…
How To Make It In Music feat. Ben Patterson
In this episode Ben Patterson, president of Downtown Artist & Label Services, and I talk about music marketing, the industry, Spotify’s changes and more! Listen…
Spotify Will Stop Paying Royalties on 67% of Tracks in 2024
Spotify is drastically changing their payment model in 2024, taking a harder (albeit still weak) stance against bots and limiting non-music noise content on the…
The Best Spotify Promotion Services
There are a seemingly infinite number of Spotify promotion services available online. To save you some time, here are the best Spotify promotion services that…
Playlist-Promotion.com Spotify Review: Real Results
Recently I had the chance to review Playlist-Promotion.com’s Spotify playlist service. If you’re reading this, chances are that you searched for ‘playlist-promotion review’ (or something…
Modern Music Marketing | Featuring Tia Tia and Ryan MacMahone of Beachcrimes
In this episode I speak with Tia Tia & Ryan McMahon, who have written songs for Justin Bieber, Walk The Moon, Sabrina Carpenter, The Chainsmokers…
YouGrow Promo Spotify Review: Real Results
YouGrow Promo is a digital music marketing agency providing Spotify playlist services, YouTube ad services and TikTok / Instagram influencer services. In this post i’ll…
How The Spotify Algorithm Works
The Spotify algorithm is made up of three main parts: Collaborative Filtering Collaborative filtering sounds fancy but its actually quite simple. Imagine if 100 people…
30 MILLION Spotify Streams Per Week feat. Alternate Side
Evange Livanos and Zack Zarrillo own a full service music management company called Alternate Side that rakes in over 30 million Spotify streams per week.…
250,000 Spotify Monthly Listeners in 2 Years feat. Chaitha
In this episode of Modern Music Marketing I talk to Chaitha about how he grew his Spotify to 250,000 monthly listeners in only 2 years.…
No More Custom Domains for Facebook Ads?
Facebook ads are now easier to get started with because the iOS14 requirements are going away! ???? Spotify Growth Machine Course: https://learn.generastudios.com/spotify-growth-machine ???? Hire us…
10k Streams in 6 Weeks for FREE feat. Ayaz Hussain from All About Helping
In this episode Ayaz Hussain & I talk about how artists can promote their music for free using social media. We also discuss ad strategies,…
Indie Music Academy Spotify Playlist Review
Indie Music Academy is largely a music marketing education company, but aside from their courses they also offer both Spotify and TikTok promotion services. In…
The Full Story of SubmitHub with Jason Grishkoff
SubmitHub is a platform that connects music artists with curators. Jason Grishkoff is the founder of SubmitHub and in this video we have a chat…
1 Million Monthly Listeners on Spotify Featuring Smart Music Business
Manafest (Chris Greenwood) has about 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, has been signed to multiple record labels and has sold tens of thousands of…
Journey to 1 Million Spotify Streams feat. Alex Bochel
In this episode I talk with Alex Bochel about how he used Facebook ads to get over 1 million streams on Spotify and grow his…
A New Era For Spotify for Artists, Spotify’s Biggest Update
Spotify is once again introducing a new suite of tools that will have massive positive impacts for artists. Including short form Clips, release Countdowns, a…
Spotify Discovery Mode: How It Works and How To Get It
Spotify Discovery Mode is a free music marketing tool designed to get you more streams from listeners who like music similar to yours. At the…
Spotify Is Getting Rid Of The Heart Button
Spotify is making a subtle change to the way you save songs to your library that may have implications for music artists, in a good…
How Much Did Spotify Pay Me For 1,556,335 Streams
My song Chains has generated 1,556,335 streams, but how much money did this actually generate? In this post i’ll walk you through where these streams…
Is Spotify Marquee 10X BETTER than Facebook Ads?
Spotify recently released a study they ran claiming Spotify Marquee delivers 10x more listeners per dollar than social ads on average. Is it true? Spotify…
Moonstrive Media Review: SEO-Based Playlisting
Moonstrive Media is a digital music marketing agency that can help you promote your music using their network of SEO-grown playlists on Spotify and YouTube.…
Spotify Wrapped 2022 – Whats New?
Every year Spotify ‘wraps’ up your listening habits for the year in an experience they call Spotify Wrapped. Spotify Wrapped shows music fans who their…
Spotify Audiobooks Are Here
Spotify audiobooks are here, and they have some serious positive implications for the music industry if Spotify chooses to integrate them. Four months ago CEO…
Conversion vs Traffic Campaigns – Spotify Facebook Ads
Facebook ads are one of the most effective ways to promote your music as an independent artist, big or small. There are several types of…
SubmitHub vs Playlist Push – Which is better?
What kind of results can you expect from SubmitHub and PlaylistPush, and how do they compare? In this post i’m going to go over both…
How to Grow Spotify Playlists with Facebook Ads
I have over 30,000 followers on my network of Spotify playlists, and I grew most of them using Facebook ads. Similar to how you would…
Can You Profit From Spotify Streams with Facebook Ads?
In this post we’re going to talk about if its possible to profit from Spotify streams when using Facebook ads to promote your music. The…
How many streams for Spotify’s Discover Weekly?
Getting on Spotify’s Discover Weekly algorithmic playlist is a big deal for music artists. As of right now i’ve gotten over 430,000 streams from Discover…
Becoming a Full Time Music & YouTube Creator feat. MMXVII
In this episode I talk to MMXVII on how he’s built his music and YouTube career to pursue it full-time. Right now he has over…
How Does Spotify Release Radar Work?
Spotify’s Release Radar is an algorithmic playlist updated every Friday that only includes music released in the past 28 days. Fans that follow you will…
Spotify Marquee Review
Spotify Marquee is a native advertising format inside of Spotify to premium users and free users. You can show a pop-up message inside the Spotify…
Spotify for Artists Live Stats Not Working
Spotify for Artists is a required tool for any music artist, so they can see how their music is performing on Spotify. One great feature…
Facebook Ads for Spotify: Conversion Campaigns (Full Guide)
I’ve found Facebook ads to be the most effective way of growing my presence on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. It allows us…
How Do I Access Spotify for Artists Before My First Release?
Last week I was launching the debut single for a new band, and I really wanted to be able to setup our profile and pitch…
How To Build a Music Career from Scratch feat. Llynks
In this episode of Modern Music Marketing I talk to Llynks, a music artist in the trenches building a music career from scratch. Currently she…
120k Subscribers & Working In The Music Industry with Ricky Tinez
In this chat I talk to Ricky Tinez about how he grew his YouTube music channel of about 120,000 subscribers, how he ended up working…
Record Labels, Merch & Brand Development with The Anix
In this episode I talk to The Anix (Brandon Smith) about his music career spanning 8 albums and multiple record labels such as Universal Records,…
100k+ Spotify Monthly Listeners ORGANICALLY feat. Xan Griffin
Xan Griffin has grown his Spotify monthly listeners to currently over 100,000, ORGANICALLY! Plus in the past he’s hit highs of up to 500,000 monthly…
Music Marketing and Facebook Ads with Tom DuPree III
In this episode of Modern Music Marketing, Tom DuPree III and I talk about music marketing and Facebook Ads. Both Tom and I share a…
How To Make A Living From Music feat. Tommy Zee
In this video I talk to Tommy Zee about how to make a living from music by making music for brands in advertisements. Tommy runs…
Growing to 400k TikTok Followers feat. Daniel Wall
Is TikTok for musicians? Well, music creator Daniel Wall managed to grow his music TikTok channel to 400,000 followers, so i’d say the answer is…
Music Promotion Tips & Community Building with Ashely K Stoyanov from #WomenCrushMusic
In this episode Ashley K. Stoyanov from #WomenCrushMusic gives music promotion tips and advice for how artists can build a community around their music. She’s worked…
How To Make A Living With Spotify and Apple Music Streams – feat. Young L3X
Young L3X is an independent hip-hop artist that makes a full time living with Spotify and Apple Music streaming revenue! He doesn’t play shows, and…
Bots, Click Farms, and Country Targets in Facebook Ads for Music
How concerned should you be about bots when running ads? Do bots come from certain countries? Are there ways to make your ads invincible to…
How To Make A Living With Music – Feat. Tom DuPree III
A lot of artists and producers want to know how to make a living with music, and Tom Dupree III has done exactly that. Tom…