Apple Music is only second to Spotify in the number of overall paid subscribers which means you should get on it immediately! To make it better, this streaming platform only offers paid subscriptions compared to Spotify’s free streaming!
Distributing Your Music
To claim your artist profile on Apple Music you must first send your music to a digital music distributors like CD Baby, Distrokid, or Tunecore. These services register your song and send it simultaneously to different streaming & downloading platforms so that your music can be monetized through its reach.
Although these services are not free, distribution is either charged per month, per song, or per service.
For CD Baby this comes up to 9.95$ per single and 29$ per album. Whereas Distrokid will cost 19.99 per year and add charges for ulterior services.
Claiming your profile
- Sign in to the Apple Music for Artists app with your Apple ID. Download the Apple Music for Artists app, or create an Apple ID.
- Tap Request Artist Access, and copy and paste your iTunes Store artist page link to search. To find the link to your artist page, input your artist name in the search field.
- Select one of your albums to ensure you are claiming the correct page. You must have the primary artist role on the album to successfully claim your artist page. If you are only a featured artist, you will not be able to claim the account.
- Choose your role (Artist, Manager, or Label Rep), then fill out the requested application fields to finish off the process.
Apple Music Stats and Insights
Once the song is distributed to Apple Music, your artist account will give you statistics and insights about your plays, downloads, views, and purchases.
Most importantly Apple offers detailed info about the wider market your music is reaching: how many on-demand streams you have hit as well as your worldwide milestones. Key info can also be found about the demographics of your listeners, radio plays on Apple Music, average daily listeners, song purchases on iTunes, and so much more.
Pre-add songs on Apple Music
Apple Music also offers “Pre-Add”, which is similar to Spotify’s “Pre-Save”. The only major difference is that on Apple Music, only albums can be pre-added, while on Spotify “Pre-Save” is available for single releases as well.
With Apple Music, you can make your own playlists (Library — Playlists — New Playlist — Add Music — Done) and ensure their appearance on your profile and search them by turning on the “Show on My Profile and in Search” function in settings. You can also share these playlists via social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat directly from the portal.
How to promote my music on Apple Music
Apple Music offers a whole array of unique promotional tools at your disposal. For instance, the Twitter Audio Card, a thirty-second preview of the song with original artwork and a link to the song, formatted to the platform sizing.
There is also an Embedded Player you can have on any page, be it your profiles, websites, or fan pages. You even have a collection of customizable badges to send to your fans and decorate your releases.
Perhaps the most convenient perk of Apple Music is you can easily submit your song lyrics and maximize the reach of your song. (Go to this page, fill out the information, select Submit Your Lyrics from the menu, enter the lyrics and the writers’ names, and submit!).
Virtual Publicist and Apple Music
With a unique combination of tech and reach, your release will take advantage of the entire market landscape rather than directly down one platform. By attaching your account to your virtual headquarters, you will be able to see all the analytics to adjust your marketing campaign.
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