Apple Music vs. Spotify

Artists Want To Know!



I've been reading many blogs and magazines on the the streaming and downloading of music over the past couple weeks.  I've noticed that many people want to know which platform is doing the best for streaming music.  They mostly want to know if it is Apple Music, Spotify or Tidal.

From what I can tell, the battle is really between Apple Music and Spotify, though many people like and use Tidal.  Tidal is still new and relatively unestablished, especially when compared to Apple Music.  Spotify has been around for a number of years now as well and this kind of makes Tidal the loser in this situation.  However there is no telling what the future is for Tidal, and one day it may very well be as big as it's competitors.

The consensus amongst the mainstream seems to be that Spotify is the best platform to stream music. This is often chosen over Apple Music or Tidal and many people choose to pay their monthly fee for unlimited listening.

Now, what does this mean for you as an artist?

- You should definitely get your music on Spotify if you do not already have it on there. @loyal.music_ on instagram is a good resource for this.

- If you already have music on Spotify, but are not promoting it, start promoting your Spotify artist page

- This should also tell you that your fans want to stream music more than they want to buy music, which means they are more likely to add one good song to a Spotify playlist, than to buy your entire album on iTunes.  Find that special single, and release it on Spotify and get those streams!

It is also important to remember that your music, as an underground artist, is always new to somebody.  If you are not on the mainstream radio and tv networks daily, then your music is always new to somebody.  It should be on every possible music platform that exists and you should be promoting it as much as possible on all platforms.  These are facts of the underground music scene and very important things to know as an independent artist attempting to "make it."  Be shameless in your self-promotion, hire a street team if you can and promote on all platforms.

Article By Skaz One (IG: @skaz1official)

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