Tips for musicians

Los Angeles is full of stages, but getting booked on one is hard when nobody knows your name yet. A music open mic is the easiest way in: no audition, …

Berlin has open stages on most nights of the week, from tiny Kreuzberg bars to jazz clubs in Mitte. An open mic is the easiest way to get on one …

Not long ago, it did not matter whether a track was made by a human or generated entirely by AI. Same rules, same royalty pool, same shot at ending up …

Imagine you wake up one morning, open Spotify, and there is a new release on your profile. Except you did not release anything. The music is not yours. But it …

You have a track you believe in. A list of playlists to contact. You open the first one: 300,000 followers. It looks huge. You pitch. Nothing. Not a single stream. …

Want to better understand how to showcase the story behind your music on Spotify? The new SongDNA feature can help you tell your project’s story in a deeper way. It …

The question comes up constantly among artists: “Ok, I know I need to be on TikTok… but what do I actually post?” That’s often where everything stalls. Not for lack …

You can have a great song, a clear vision, and all the ambition in the world. But if your entire strategy depends on going viral, you’re building your career on …

Before someone presses play on your music, there’s probably something they’ve already seen: your cover art in a playlist, a clip on TikTok, a looping visual on Spotify, a thumbnail …

Want to use TikTok to grow your music project but don’t know where to start? Good news: the platform provides plenty of tools (often overlooked) to help you find ideas, …