Here at the TuneCore Blog, we’re dedicated to providing helpful advice, industry news, and sharing insight from our hardworking artists at all career levels. Social media strategy is an area of promotion and marketing that our artists have expressed interest in learning more about, which is why we’re introducing our “Getting Social” Series. Several times a […]
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Podcasts are an increasingly popular medium to communicate stories, news, and other content with listeners, episode-by-episode. In fall of 2014, a podcast series titled Serial emerged as a spin-off to the critically acclaimed “This American Life” radio show/podcast on NPR. Over the course of 12 weeks, host Sarah Koenig took listeners through a murder case that […]
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Where are all of our TuneCore gamers at?! The international video game community is vast, diverse, and most importantly, plugged-in. YouTube has become an incredibly important platform for gamers all over the world to share tutorials, favorite moments, game reviews, and more. In fact, according to YouTube analytics experts Tubular, gaming content makes up 15% of […]
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From time to time we like to share an inside look at one of our TuneCore Artist’s career, growth and aspirations. As you well know, the TuneCore Community is home to artists of all genres and career levels, ranging from hobbyist songwriters to full-time touring bands & MCs! Kicking off the new year, we got […]
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Everyday, TuneCore’s staff members dedicate themselves to making sure our independent artists are getting heard worldwide. While we like to think work is fun all the time, it’s always an extra big blast when TuneCore artists visit any of our offices to answer questions, play some tunes, and mingle over pizza! Yesterday, the talented country […]
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Hailing from Chicago but now calling Atlanta home, Aaron “Canon” McCain is a prominent mover in the Christian hip hop world. Finding religion as a teenager, Canon headed south for college, where he pursued expressing his faith through music with the encouragement from new friend Derek Minor & others in the scene, dropping his first […]
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Mobb Deep, (comprised of Prodigy and Havoc), remains a household name for any fan of rap who fell in love with the genre in the 90s & 2000s. Even younger fans who listen to primarily recent new artists know the importance of the duo’s gritty New York street tales. And if the name doesn’t ring […]
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CMJ Music Marathon turned 34 this October – it’s gone from an event that included just a few-venues event to a behemoth showcase with over 1,400 live performances spread over 80 New York City locales. Ask any artist or music industry professional and they’ll tell you how vital the festival is for exposing new music to the masses. […]
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It’s always a blast having a TuneCore band or artist come in to visit our offices! The artist gets to ask questions, answer questions, and meet some of the folks working everyday to make sure their music is distributed with ease. Likewise, the TuneCore team gets to ask questions, learn more about our artists and […]
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As a part of our on-going A3C Festival coverage, we’re here to provide insight from artists featured in this year’s lineup. These are hard-working, independent hip-hop artists embracing entrepreneurial journeys every day, and TuneCore is proud to be a part of the process! We caught up with TuneCore artists Ripynt and Translee to see how […]
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