{"id":83339,"date":"2022-02-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=83339"},"modified":"2022-02-11T11:12:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T11:12:13","slug":"how-to-get-your-music-discovered-by-a-major-record-label-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-get-your-music-discovered-by-a-major-record-label-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get your music discovered by a major record label in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> How do major labels discover their artists? Check out this chat with Head of A&#038;R at Warner Music about how record labels really work. <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dreaming of getting signed to a major record label? Curious about how record labels find the next big music artists? A fascinating <a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-do-i-make-money-from-youtube-content-id-or-my-youtube-channel\/\">YouTube<\/a> interview features music marketing agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burstimo.com\/\">Burstimo<\/a> talking to Joe Kentish, head of A&amp;R at <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/major-uk-music-label-executives-challenged-on-the-economics-of-music-streaming\/\">Warner Music UK. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chat covers everything from the basics of what A&amp;R means, to how to <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/5-tips-to-get-your-music-noticed-from-soundclouds-head-of-music\/\">get noticed as an artist;<\/a> social media and working on your own brand; and the inner workings of record labels. The routes to success in different genres of music are touched on, and how <a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-get-your-music-on-tiktok-and-earn-money-for-free\/\">TikTok<\/a> is used as a discovery tool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>If you\u2019re interested in getting your music <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-get-signed-by-a-label\/\">heard by major record labels<\/a>, have a listen below.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Major Labels Discover Their Artists | Warner Music Head of A&amp;R\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AN_Owj90-P0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just one perspective of how to find success in the music industry. Getting signed isn&#8217;t everything&#8230; focusing on having amazing music to send out into the world is key!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routenote.com\/\"><strong>If you&#8217;d prefer to stay independent and keep 100% control over your music, start sharing with RouteNote today.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"No Record Label? No Problem! FREE, independent music distribution to all streaming services\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_hrC5-PqPik?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do major labels discover their artists? 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