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Chart Watch: Explore Off The Beaten Path
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Chart Watch: Explore Off The Beaten Path

A big congrats to a couple Single Music clients who scored #1 Albums this week — a reminder to us all that we should be looking past just the flashy charts!

MusicHype Your Album With Pre-Release Tracks!

Hype Your Album With Pre-Release Tracks!

Create Pre-Release/Instant Grat tracks in lieu of a full digital album release and attach those tracks to physical formats without affecting chart eligibility.

MusicBundles, Boxes And Why The Difference Matters

Bundles, Boxes And Why The Difference Matters

Major label artists are already using new box set parameters to skirt the changes made in 2019 to Billboard’s chart reporting eligibility.

MusicARIA Chart Reporting Is Now Live

ARIA Chart Reporting Is Now Live

We’re excited to announce a new reporting partner at Single Music. As of this week, digital Australian sales will be automatically reported to the Australian Recording Industry Association Charts! ...

MusicBoost Your Video Views w/ Boostlinks

Boost Your Video Views w/ Boostlinks

In a previous blog entitled "The Smarter Smart Link," we briefly explored how our Boostlinks tool could be used to engage costumers that have recently bought an item in an artist store and drive th...

MusicTop 2021 Release Strategies

Top 2021 Release Strategies

Gone are the days where artists can release 2 - 3 singles / year, followed by a full-length record every couple years. Largely a result of the meteoric rise in on-demand streaming consumption, fans...

MusicHow About An Album With That Shirt?

How About An Album With That Shirt?

In October 2020, Billboard enacted a major rule change that effectively ended the industry-wide practice of bundling digital albums with physical merchandise in online artist stores. Billboard reas...