That’s if you want a chance at getting put on editorial playlists specifically. Those playlists are your best shot at taking off, but they’re pretty exclusive

Not going to knock your hustle but I think the frustration comes from playing within the rules of streaming services. As much as tips are good, If you are serious about marketing ANYTHING, playing the game is good but be a big stepper. MOD that s***.
Do what others aren't while also doing what they are type shxt
What are you really wanting?
What is the difference between 1k, 2k,5k streams.
Are you building a fanbase?
I think social media should be seen as strictly tools by artists, It's all I've seen it as for years and it always pays off.

Use f***ing TIKTOK, Get booked for shows, Get people to pay you just to f***ing exist and show up. Being a public artist is like pro wrestling, There is a persona you are selling, Your music is the imprint of your artistry of which you (hopefully) pull from the great void of creativity, F*** streams.
Get your money, establish yourself on platforms, Be real, do stunts but not corny bullshit that compromises your image or art (Look at Kanye for good and bad examples of this, He is a performance artist)

Have y’all tried finding influencers and then getting them to use your music on like Tik Tok?

I’ve heard some success stories but not sure much they’d charge. I feel like of course the huge accounts would cost a lot but I feel like all you need is like a mid size one

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stay tuned for this summer heater :)

Probably not the place for this, but released my fully self produced album this past weekend. Some cosmic soul. Frank Ocean meets Bon Iver meets Madlib.

Have a listen if you're interested! open.spotify.com/album/6mirmPUjC47isMJgc0LdKe?si=4gpRSukyRUSFK6mntZtzrQ

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Any tips for artists that have a more underground sound? A boom bap/sample based sound

gonna start using tik tok heavy

if the s***'s quality and somewhat interesting you're gonna start acruing followers like crazy. my friend went from 1k at the start of the summer ago to like 25k now

Hit 3k earlier this month

I also know a guy who blew up on Tik Tok. I hate using the app though lol but it is probably the most important app for promotion rn

Soundcloud algorithm promotes songs based on plays but also if the song is actively being played its far more likely to be promoted. Like for some reason the number of plays a song has doesnt matter as much as whether or not youre actively listening to the song. I noticed if i play a song like 10 times ill get around 10 plays from other people, but once i stop playing it the plays slow down considerably. This means buying plays is effectively useless based on how the plays work. If they just surge your track and play it 1000 times in the span of 10 minutes you wont get s*** out of it rly. It has to be sustained plays over a longer period of time. This might only be true for the low play bracket tho idk

Youtube is a whole different game. Youtube is ALL about plays and likes. If you get plays and likes, your whole channel gets promoted. That means if u buy plays and likes, you will see way more traffic. The problem with this is it only lasts for a few days. A few days after the plays come in, if u dont have high traffic normally your account will see much less traffic and youll fall down the rankings again. So u can either continuously buy plays, or take advantage of the period immediately after you buy plays

Ik some might ask themselves "isnt buying plays lame/cheating?" It depends on how you do it. Just buying plays is stupid. It wont do anything for you and it will make u look like a clown. Buying PROMO is veeeery different. This will get you actual listeners, reposts, ads, etc. Thats where u wanna put ur money. Everyone does this in some fashion whether they pay or not so its rly nothing to be ashamed of.

Join organizations like the MLC, Nsai, AIMP, etc
These organizations have webinars were you can get tons of insider info and meet many other big time publishers, execs, producers, etc in the music industry.
Building relationships with these people is a huge help. The music industry is a who you know industry even if youre independent

how sway

Hope everyone here can check out my song Sides:
open.spotify.com/track/2ePfKp1D9Bx5TrL3iVvcPJ
music.apple.com/us/album/sides/1679797321?i=1679797323
youtu.be/VAZ-54MEmQA
soundcloud.com/a17official/sides?utm_source=clipboard&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fa17official%252Fsides

he's good at branding