James Social Media Tips

1. Create Quality Playlists. Similar to how a DJ would curate a mix for a radio station or club, streaming services use playlists as an easy way to share tracks and promote discovery. Keep these tips in mind when creating your playlists: Ensure your account is never empty, and that you have at ­least 1­2 public playlists available. Focus on one playlist –­ choose one to maintain and add to consistently. Adding tracks on a regular basis is key. The more frequent the adds and the bigger the playlist, the better. Each time you update your playlist, it will appear in fans’ Discover feeds, and followers of the playlist will be notified. Share it. Actively clicking “share” ensures you reach your fans. You’ll find the “share” button towards the top of each page, or right-click (cmd+click on Mac) any title to copy and paste the link to be shared across other social platforms. Share with messages: Include text when you share to help your story stand out. Listen to music...

1. Use an Album Cover that Stands Out. Social media is very reflective of visual media. Every image that represents your music should look professional. That mean no grainy selfies. This is not amateur hour.  It’s a clear fact that you are judged by every piece of media that you put on the internet to represent your music brand. If the image is horrible, no one will take you seriously.  Many musicians still don’t understand that it’s not the music that initially hooks an audience. It’s actually a high-quality image design that grabs their attention. The music simply won’t ever get played if the image doesn’t wow your audience.  Industry pros like Apple, Rhapsody, Amazon, Spotify etc. do not favor those with low-quality products. Hence, you need o to upgrade your game to get a decent response. After all, as a new artist... 2. Get Playlisted. Getting your music featured on Spotify playlists can be difficult. The main playlists are controlled by the editoria...