Promotion & Release
What Should Musicians Post on Instagram? Content Ideas for Bands
Short rehearsal clips, pre-release posts, behind the scenes, Instagram's music rules and how to share the content work inside the band.
From repertoire to setlist, rehearsal flow to showtime — practical notes for bands and news from BandUp.
Short rehearsal clips, pre-release posts, behind the scenes, Instagram's music rules and how to share the content work inside the band.
How to pitch through Spotify for Artists, how far ahead to submit, how to write the description, and why paid playlist offers are a risk.
How platforms decide whether a release is a single, EP or album, which one a new band should start with and how to fit your first release into the band's calendar.
There's no direct upload to Spotify. From picking a distributor to cover art rules, ISRCs, release timing and where the money goes when a band releases.
No budget? A phone is enough for a music video. The decisions to make before the shoot: format, lip sync, light, shot list, permits and the edit.
A claim on your own music video isn't a strike. Why it happens, how your distributor can clear it and when a dispute is actually the right move.
The ISRC box on your distribution form is asking for your recording's ID number. Who issues it, when a new one is needed and how it differs from an ISWC.
There's no fixed per-stream rate on Spotify. How payouts are really calculated, what the 1,000-stream rule changed and how the money reaches you.
The one link you send when a venue says "send us something": what goes in an EPK, how to put it together, how to pitch with it and how to keep it current as a band.