Albums vs. Singles: Which One is REALLY Better?

Albums vs. Singles: Which One is REALLY Better? Music trends are always shifting, and over the past hundred years various formats have vied for dominance: Singles, EPs, LPs, and so forth. The ongoing question: Is it more effective to release larger or smaller collections of songs? Well let’s look at how the debate plays out in 2022. The benefits of […]

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Musician Horror Stories

Musician Horror Stories Imagine you wake in a strange dimension and realize you’ve been transformed into… … an independent musician!!! 🙀🙀🙀 Scary, right? In this Halloween-themed episode of the DIY Musician Podcast, we tell musician horror stories. The kinds that are common amongst indie artists, plus a few uncommonly strange and disastrous stories submitted by listeners. You’ll hear cautionary tales […]

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Talk Directly to Your Fans on Spotify

Talk Directly to Your Fans on Spotify This upcoming 2022 Wrapped season, give your fans on Spotify a shoutout, tell them what’s happening in your life, and let them know how thankful you are for their support. Spotify’s announcement about Artist Messages says: Record a short, under-30-second video to let fans know what their support meant to you in 2022. […]

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How to Get 1,000,000 Followers on TikTok

How to Get 1,000,000 Followers on TikTok Country singer Britnee Kellogg was told “no” by every label and Nashville industry connection. Did she quit? Quite the opposite. She went and blazed her own path to success using TikTok. She began with a clear TikTok goal, diligently worked towards that goal for many months (even when the likes, comments, and follows […]

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8 Kinds of Content to Create When You’re Stumped for Ideas

8 Kinds of Content to Create When You’re Stumped for Ideas Chris Robley is the Editor of CD Baby’s DIY Musician Blog. I write Beatlesque indie-pop songs that’ve been praised by No Depression, KCRW, The LA Times, & others. My poems have appeared in Poetry Magazine, Prairie Schooner, The Poetry Review, & more. I live in Maine and like peanut […]

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9 Quick Things Musicians Usually Forget to Do!

9 Quick Things Musicians Usually Forget to Do! Not all music promo needs to cost you dozens of hours or thousands of dollars! There are (at least) 50 quick things you can do to move forward right now. And in the video clip above, we’ll review 9 important things that many musicians ignore or forget, including: Running a Spotify “Follow” […]

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17 CD Baby Artists Nominated for the 2022 Latin Grammy

17 CD Baby Artists Nominated for the 2022 Latin Grammy Latin Grammy 2022: Artists who released with CD Baby receive 18 nominations in 11 categories. On September 20th, the full list for the 2022 Latin GRAMMY’s was announced. The biggest night in Latin music, now in its twenty-third year, will return to Las Vegas on Thursday, November 17th at the […]

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