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Spotify Introduces Artist Fundraising Pick to Help Musicians Through Covid-19
Spotify for Artists just launched a new feature called the Artist Fundraising Pick. Instead of artists highlighting a song, playlist, etc on their profile as an Artist’s Pick, they can now direct listeners to a fundraising destination. Now that revenue for most artists is solely reliant on streaming, this provides a welcome addition to a profile. Artists can choose to ... -
Fake Spotify Playlists, Aaron Cole, Lecrae, GAWVI Win Dove Awards & More | Christian Rap ...
Welcome to our weekly episode of Rapzilla.com’s Top Christian Rap News Recap. We endeavor to grab the best stories from the previous week and give them to you every Monday. Watch Our Christian Rap News Show Below: Dove Awards We saw history last week when for the 1st time New Artist of the Year went to someone in the CHH space, ... -
Fake Playlists & Streams On Spotify Are Ruining Artists’ Chance To Succeed And Here’s Why
“How many faking they streams? (A lot)/ Getting they plays from machines? (A lot)” While we are on a high of A3C, Aaron Cole winning New Artist at the Dove Awards, and Lecrae and GAWVI winning awards as well, it’s time for a reality check. What would you do if I told you that the playlist you just paid X ... -
Shepherd ‘Gametime’ Cracks Top 50 United States Viral Chart on Spotify
Thanks to Spotify and curators like AJ Ramos allowing independent artists to have the opportunity to be selected for playlists and be discovered in general, Shepherd’s newest single “Gametime” has broke through the Top 50 United States Viral Chart on Spotify. The song is on track to hit 1 million streams and currently sits at the #44 spot in between “Faucet ... -
More Artists to Know with Under 500 Followers on Spotify
A few months ago we introduced you to artists we thought deserved more love on their Spotify’s. Now, we’re here to present 10 more to add to your “don’t sleep” lists. The following list is of rappers that have less than 500 followers or 10,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Kyle Ringer 1,976 Monthly Listeners (59 Followers) Kyle Ringer is the young gun ... -
Spotify’s Most Streamed CHH Artists of 2018 (So Far)
For the first six months of the year, we’ve seen some significant numbers on Spotify from some of Christian Hip-Hop’s biggest names. We all want to know who’s on top. Some notes before we dive in: The data we’re using compiles artists’ “monthly active listeners.” These are unique listeners and isn’t how many times the artist was listened to. The numbers ... -
6 Ways Independent Artists Can Get on Spotify Playlists
How do you listen to music? Most likely, your response will be indicative of the majority of music consumers – streaming on Spotify or Apple Music rather than digital downloads. With that being said, if you are an artist, you are now searching for different ways to get your music on Spotify playlists. No matter the music technology, gaining a ... -
Artists to Know with Under 500 Followers on Spotify
Rapzilla.com gets a ton of music submissions throughout the week, so we thought it’d be cool to introduce you to some of them. These artists consistently submit quality music and deserve more love on Spotify. The following list is of rappers that have less than 500 followers or 10,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. David Prxnce 13 Followers (80 Monthly Listeners) ... -
Instagram Coding Reveals Music Stickers; How Will This Affect Artists?
Snapchat and Instagram have been on the grind for years to allow users to place music into their visual media posts. In the beginning of May, some looked into the Instagram‘s’ app coding. It seems that Instagram has the edge in this audio race. Inside the coding of Instagram Stories, is an unreleased “Search Music” feature. The feature would appear ... -
What Does NF’s Tour with Logic Mean for Christians?
NF is undoubtedly one of the biggest artists in the world right now. If you peel back that onion a little further, he might be in the top 5 Christian artists right now. Take one more step, and NF is the biggest Christian rapper of all-time… PAUSE. Calling NF a Christian rapper will probably get a lot of people mad. ...