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3 key findings about music fans on TikTok
Chris Robley
Chris Robley
February 24, 2025

What the heck is happening with TikTok?
Chris Robley
Chris Robley
January 23, 2025

How the music industry could evolve in 2025
Chris Robley
Chris Robley
January 7, 2025

2024 Recap: The biggest music news of the year
Chris Robley
Chris Robley
December 19, 2024

Streaming fraud: What every artist MUST know
Chris Robley
Chris Robley
November 19, 2024



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Why booking live shows is more important than ever!
Kevin Breuner
Kevin Breuner
August 11, 2025

Why booking live shows is more important than ever!

The past few years have seen the music industry focus on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, as well as social…

Proven ideas to pack your next show
Kevin Breuner
Kevin Breuner
July 14, 2025

Proven ideas to pack your next show


Double your merch sales with one simple change
Chris Robley
Chris Robley
June 13, 2024

Double your merch sales with one simple change

What if you could add one word to your setlist and instantly boost your merch sales? Well get out your…

How to make custom playlist covers on Spotify
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How to make custom playlist covers on Spotify

Want an easy way to generate custom cover artwork for your playlists? Spotify just launched a tool to help you do that in minutes (or less!)

Chris Robley
Chris Robley
October 24, 2024
You Released the Song. Now What?
Kevin Breuner
Kevin Breuner
June 5, 2026

You Released the Song. Now What?

Release day tends to get all the attention. You post the cover art and share the streaming links. You send…

The complete music distribution checklist
Kevin Breuner
Kevin Breuner
April 27, 2026

The complete music distribution checklist

Think you're ready to release your new music? Before you distribute tracks worldwide, check out this quick list of 10…

How to Write Better Ad Copy for Your Music
Kevin Breuner
Kevin Breuner
April 1, 2026

How to Write Better Ad Copy for Your Music

A lot of artists know when an ad looks messy. Fewer realize the words might be the bigger problem. Even…

What Makes a Compelling Ad? A Musician’s Guide to Better Ads
Kevin Breuner
Kevin Breuner
March 25, 2026

What Makes a Compelling Ad? A Musician’s Guide to Better Ads

If you’ve ever made an ad for your music and thought, “This should be working better than it is,” you’re…

Turning listeners into lifelong fans
ReverbNation
ReverbNation
March 4, 2026

Turning listeners into lifelong fans

Learn how to turn listeners into lifelong fans in this four-part video workshop hosted by ReverbNation and Rick Barker (Taylor…

Explode your music on TikTok & Reels
Kevin Breuner
Kevin Breuner
February 11, 2026

Explode your music on TikTok & Reels

How to get real creators to use your song—and turn that attention into fans for your catalog You can post…