A lot of folks first heard of an app called Instagram and blew it off as a fad – after all, there’s other social channels on which you can share photos that are far more popular and widely used. It didn’t take long for public opinion to sway and for Instagram to become one of the […]
View Post
[Editors Note: This is a guest blog post from TuneCore Artist Hannah Trigwell. The 24-year old singer/songwriter went from busking around her hometown in England to touring throughout Europe. Her YouTube Channel boasts over 350,000 subscribers and has garnered more than 35 million views!] Want to have your own channel on the most popular video sharing […]
View Post
[Editors Note: This article is written by Bob Owlsinski and was originally featured on his Music 3.0 blog. As an artist, tweeting at live events – whether it’s a peer’s show or your own – is a great way to engage with your fans who follow you, connect with others at the event, and show […]
View Post
[Editors Note: To keep up with our ongoing “Getting Social” series, here’s a great read about the pros and cons of sharing the same content across Twitter and Facebook. It was written by producer/singer/songwriter and music journalist Sam Friedman, and it was originally featured on the Sonicbids Blog.] We’ve all seen it: Twitter feeds with incomplete sentences that […]
View Post
We understand that when you’re writing, rehearsing, recording and eventually distributing new music, social media isn’t always a top priority. However when it comes to building excitement around and promoting that new release, it should be one the first things that comes to mind! Think about it: people who follow you on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, […]
View Post
As you know, we’ve been doing our best to help TuneCore Artists shape and strengthen their social media marketing strategies here on the TuneCore Blog. Social is an increasingly important element of promoting your music and brand, and connecting with your fans. Instagram – now owned by Facebook – has become a major way independent […]
View Post
[Editor’s Note: This article was originally featured on the Haulix Blog. It was written by James Shotwell, Social Media Coordinator for Haulix, an online music promotion software. This installment of our “Getting Social” series taps into the world of Snapchat – and why it might be able to help independent artists promote themselves & engage with fans!] Earlier […]
View Post
Welcome to the latest installment of our “Getting Social” Series, wherein we showcase TuneCore Artists and music marketing pros who offer insight on social strategy for independents. Because after all, there’s more to social media than sharing tour dates and funny pictures! Today we’re sharing an interview with indie MC Astronautalis (AKA Andy Bothwell). Hailing […]
View Post
For the second installment of our “Getting Social” Series, we interviewed Brian Mazzaferri of Chicago’s I Fight Dragons. The band has been together for over 6-years, playing catchy pop rock tunes that incorporate chiptune music from Nintendo Game Boy/NES. After only two years, I Fight Dragons had the honor of being signed to Atlantic Records, but […]
View Post
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 […]
View Post