Right Chord Music, joined Musosoup, the leading platform for independent musician promotion to conduct the Musician’s Census. The online study was completed by 300 independent artists across 64 countries in one of the most comprehensive studies of grassroots musicians...
We're joining forces with Major Labl Artist Club to allow independent artists to check their Spotify Popularity Index Score for free.
What Is The Spotify Popularity Index
The Spotify Popularity Index is an internal metric used by Spotify to measure the...
In this article, we explore the evolving social media landscape, discover what musicians can learn from brands, and speak with music influencer Agustina Arcolia to understand how to make content people want to watch.
Six social-media truths in 2024
Viewers...
Spotify Wrapped is a brilliant piece of marketing. It’s brilliant for Spotify, it’s brilliant for the featured artists and it’s brilliant for music. But here are three ways it could be improved for independent artists.
Good for Spotify
Spotify Wrapped is...
The biggest mistake made by independent musicians on TikTok is to assume that anyone cares about their music. In this article, we'll show you two simple ways to improve TikTok viewability and engagement.
Winning on TikTok starts with entertainment
Let's be...
For many musicians’ social media is everything, and it's easy to take it for granted until it disappears! In this article, we speak with two artists, the anonymous music collective Porcelain and indie pop artist Alessia who have been...
We have created the ultimate A-Z music glossary to help unsigned and independent artists navigate the music industry.
A&R
A&R stands for Artists and Repertoire; it’s the department at a record label or music publisher responsible for discovering new talent and...
Few if any musicians can truly plan to go viral. If it ever happens, it's typically when you least expect it. It can often feel like you are caught in the eye of a storm, it's an intense and...
Spotify Marquee is a step in the right direction, but it fails to provide a solution for new independent musicians. In this article, we explore why music promotion remains so unbelievably painful, convoluted and expensive.
Spotify Marquee
Spotify launched in the...
How to make money as an independent artist in 2024. Here are six ways.
It's never been harder to be an independent musician. Firstly the Pandemic killed live music and now the cost of living crisis is threatening day-to-day existence....
Our friends at Major Labl have just completed a research project to understand the ingredients of social media success for independent artists. If you are looking to extend your reach and engagement on social media, read on to get...
In 2025 the biggest mistake an independent artist can make is to wrongly assume their music is either engaging or interesting.
We've spent the last few weeks looking at the best-performing music artists on Instagram and TikTok from the likes...
