One of the first choices independent artists face is simple: Should you use free music distribution or pay for distribution upfront? There is no single answer for every artist. The best choice depends on your…
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Releasing music is easy. Releasing music properly takes planning. A lot of artists finish the song, upload it quickly and hope something happens. The problem is that by the time the track is live, they…
Getting your music on Spotify playlists can make a real difference to a release. A good playlist placement can bring new listeners, trigger algorithmic activity, build social proof and help your track keep moving after…
Not every journey needs to hurry. ‘Snail Song’ is a cross-border indie-pop single that follows a snail’s unhurried way home, carried by the warm piano and dreamy vocals of two scenes meeting in the middle—Bangkok’s…
Some records sound like a destination; ‘Midnight Highway’ sounds like the drive there. The latest from Baby Jane—the Los Angeles dark dance-electronic artist with more than 935,000 monthly Spotify listeners—turns the image of a straight,…
Some songs arrive without ever raising their voice. ‘足る’ (taru)—a word that means having just enough—is the first joint single from Prod.Dex, the Seoul-based J-Pop producer behind more than 11.4 million Spotify streams on ‘Where…
RouteNote offers RouteNote Select – our liquidity platform for artists and labels. Please get in touch if this is of interest. If you are an independent artist earning regular royalties, you have probably wondered at…
Inspired by the yin-yang philosophy embedded within Korean culture, PrettyNabi embraces the idea that light and darkness are complementary parts of a whole. The project explores contrasting sounds and emotions side by side, moving floidly…
The cover of youyon’s ‘Sound Bath : Circles of Breath’ is a wheel pose — back arched, hands and feet on the floor, body open to the ceiling of a sunlit room. It is not…
Platonic Penguins’ “One” is a polished slice of melodic deep house that balances dancefloor appeal with introspective atmosphere. Released as a standalone single in 2023, the track continues the project’s established blend of warm electronic…
