YouTube Shorts is a way for anyone to turn an idea into a chance to connect with new audiences anywhere in the world. This two-pager provides examples of how music…
What Do You Do: Fraser Ealey
This week, we spoke to Fraser Ealey – Absolute’s own Senior Label Manager, who looks after a diverse range of clients and campaigns from the phenomenal SIX: The Musical (Cast…
Why is Music Metadata So Important?
What is metadata? In short, metadata is the DNA for your release. It’s the information connected to your release used to identify artists, writers, tracks, genres, labels and so much…
How to Pitch Your Music on Spotify for Artists
A step-by-step guide for getting your music pitched on Spotify for Artists. Spotify for Artists is a great tool for managing your artist profile, seeing how your releases are performing…
Upload Your Lyrics with Musixmatch
We’ve put together the following guide to help you to get your lyrics uploaded or updated across all of the major streaming services. Musixmatch lets you upload lyrics for your…
Absolute Celebrates 50 Years of Pride
This year we celebrated 50 years of Pride and as the month draws to a close, we thought we’d highlight some amazing new releases from our LGBTQIA+ artists and share…
Guide to Get Started with YouTube Shorts
YouTube Shorts offers some unique opportunities to artists and musicians. No fancy equipment needed, and no limit on what you can create. Read on to get started using YouTube Shorts!
How to Pitch to Amazon Music Using Amazon Music for Artists
Pitch your new release to Amazon Music! Our step-by-step guide will ‘walk you through’ submitting your pitch using Amazon Music for Artists.
How To Get The Most Out of TikTok
Get the most from TikTok with our handy guide. We share tips, best practices, inspiration for content and instructions for adding music to your TikTok posts.
How Do Streaming Services Use Algorithms?
How are streaming services using algorithms to curate on-platform listening and what can you do to leverage the algorithms to increase discovery and consumption of your music?
Spotlight Interview: Charlie Simpson ‘If I’d have had a tenth of the stuff that kids have now, it would have blown my mind’
From Busted to Fightstar to establishing himself as a solo artist, Charlie Simpson has witnessed arguably the music industry’s most turbulent transition over a 22-year career. Here, he talks about…
YouTube – The Importance of Watch Time
Simply put, watch time is the total amount of time spent watching a video on YouTube. Why Is Watch Time Important? YouTube places a great deal of importance on watch…