{"id":87643,"date":"2021-09-09T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=87643"},"modified":"2022-01-31T15:49:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T15:49:37","slug":"whats-the-best-day-to-release-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/whats-the-best-day-to-release-music\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the best day to release music?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> You want to give your new music the best possible chance of success, so make sure you pick the best day of the week to release music online.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s the best day to release music? <strong>Friday<\/strong> is day of the week that most of the music industry agrees is the best time to <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/get-your-music-to-millions-of-listeners\/\">release new music<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, Friday is the best day of the week to release music online, especially for established artists. It\u2019s when most <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/what-does-indie-record-label-mean\/\">record labels<\/a> schedule releases, to maximise on a full week of sales, and when you\u2019ll find the most listeners eagerly seeking out new music to stream and add to their playlists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world\u2019s biggest artists <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/the-top-selling-albums-from-first-global-release-day\/\">release music on a Friday<\/a>. Playlists like New Music Friday are the pinnacle of promotional opportunities for a <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-create-new-releases-on-routenote\/\">new release<\/a>. A lot of other <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-get-on-spotify-playlists\/\">Spotify playlists<\/a> refresh on a Friday, and listeners will be in the habit of spending the weekend listening to new releases, or streaming the latest tracks on their commute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday is also the day that <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/tranquilize-chillout-music\/\">RouteNote&#8217;s in-house playlists<\/a> get filled with more delicious new tracks from artists releasing music through our distribution service:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-routenote-blog wp-block-embed-routenote-blog\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3dQFAqIvgC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/tranquilize-chillout-music\/\">\u2018Tranquilize\u2019 is RouteNote\u2019s fourth official playlist &#8211; full of the best chillout music from our artists<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;\u2018Tranquilize\u2019 is RouteNote\u2019s fourth official playlist &#8211; full of the best chillout music from our artists&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/tranquilize-chillout-music\/embed\/#?secret=3dQFAqIvgC\" data-secret=\"3dQFAqIvgC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s your music, and up to you when you want to release it \u2013 you might have an event planned that it makes sense to schedule your release around even though it doesn&#8217;t land on a magical Friday. 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