DJ mixes? Although there are a lot of cons to joining Spotify as an artist is undeniable that this Swedish start-up is in control of the music industry and hosting your songs on the platform can help you increase your fanbase exponentially especially if you can get your music in playlists curated by Spotify. For indie musicians without a label Spotify can help you kick-start your career but lately this has become increasingly difficult as some major labels like Sony, Universal and Warner own a significant piece of shares of the company so in reality a lot of these major playlists suffer monetary influence from these labels and work similarly to radio stations.
In the first row, SoundCloud was never well monetized since the very beginning. With a quite benevolent free plan, the money coming from pro plans simply wasn’t enough to cover all the operational costs and also all the lawsuits coming from major labels over copyright infringements – and a lot more of other things. Despite that SoundCloud came with a variety of strategies to get more money from their users, none of them worked particularly well, often creating more harm than good.
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ReverbNation describes itself as an online platform that “helps artists grow by introducing them to music industry partners, exposing them to fans, and building innovative tools to promote their music”. Like SoundCloud, ReverbNation has also been around for a long time, but unlike its biggest competitor, it focuses on local indie artists and towards that end, informs users of everything happening in the music scene in their neighborhood. The platform also seeks to connect local artists with local fans, and provides a solid platform for musicians to establish a stable platform in their hometown before venturing out for bigger and better things. Like SoundCloud, ReverbNation also allows users to discover music based on their tastes. As part of ReverbNation’s focus on local indie artists, the service also has a ‘Shows’ feature that provides users with a list of shows and events happening near them. Overall, ReverbNation may not be as popular as some of the more well-known names in the business, but is certainly worth checking out as a SoundCloud alternative.
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