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What Is Spotify Marquee and Should You Use It?

April 16, 2024

Indie artists like you and I are always looking for ways to get our music in front of new people. Sometimes we can do that organically. But sometimes we have to pay. And Spotify Marquee is another way to sp... Read More...

Is Spotify Showcase Worth It? See Artists’ Real-World Results

Caleb J. Murphy

March 27, 2024

If you have at least $100 in your marketing budget, you can run a Spotify Showcase campaign….but should you? Let’s talk about what Showcase is, some real-world results, and how you can set up a campaign. Wha... Read More...

What Is Spotify Discovery Mode and Should You Use It?

Caleb J. Murphy

March 1, 2024

Photo credit: David Pupăză As an indie artist, you’re always looking for a way to get ahead. An edge. You could even say a shortcut. Well, Spotify Discovery Mode is not a shortcut, but it could help you grow ... Read More...

The Complicated Nature of Spotify Wrapped for Artists

Caleb J. Murphy

December 5, 2023

It’s that time of year again. Artists are posting their Spotify Wrapped, a collection, synthesizing, and summarizing of their streaming stats. For some artists, it’s an encouraging season and it’s fun to ce... Read More...

Who Will Be Hurt by Spotify’s New Payment Threshold?

Caleb J. Murphy

November 27, 2023

Photo credit: Alexander Grey Spotify is making a few changes to the way it pays artists, and these changes are expected to take effect in Q1 2024. But the one change we’re going to talk about is its new pay... Read More...

How To Make Money From Music (12 Ways)

Caleb J. Murphy

November 11, 2023

Photo credit: Chase Yi Whenever you see musicians complaining about not being able to make money from music, they’re probably not making money from music. Because there are definitely ways to use your music... Read More...

The Point of Spotify Playlists Is Not Streams

Caleb J. Murphy

September 26, 2023

Your ROI for Spotify playlists will probably be $0, at least for a while when you first start out. But that’s okay. The point of playlists is not to make money or get more streams. Yes, the ultimate goal is ... Read More...

Are Spotify Pre-Save Campaigns Worth It?

Caleb J. Murphy

August 13, 2023

Photo credit: Fath I’ve seen a debate among independent musicians: to pre-save or not to pre-save? Some people say you should just put the song out and then promote it. Others say pre-release hype leads to ... Read More...

My Song Was Added To a Botted Playlist on Spotify: Here’s What Happened

Caleb J. Murphy

February 13, 2023

If you’re an indie artist like me, you probably check your Spotify for Artists dashboard an unhealthy amount each day. (It’s a problem, I’m working on it). One feature they have shows you how many people ar... Read More...

How To Get Your Music on Spotify Playlists

Caleb J. Murphy

January 2, 2023

Photo credit: Heidi Fin If you were a 90s kid like me, you probably remember curating playlists before there were playlists. They were called mixtapes, or “burning a CD.” We put our favorite songs in one pl... Read More...

Spotify Canvas: Increase Your Track Shares by 145%

Caleb J. Murphy

March 7, 2022

You know when you play a song on Spotify and you see a short looping video? Yeah, that’s a Spotify Canvas. This post is all about creating and uploading a Canvas for your songs on Spotify. I'll go through th... Read More...

Vodafone's 'My Muze' Music Streaming App Quietly Reaches Over a Million Downloads in South Africa

Vodafone’s ‘My Muze’ Music Streaming App Quietly Surpasses One Million Downloads in South Africa

Daniel Sanchez

July 5, 2019

In March 2018, Spotify went live in South Africa. The company would offer local users a Premium monthly subscription for R5.99, or about $0.42 USD at the time. The low price only lasted for a short time. ... Read More...

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