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THE MUSIC RELEASE PLAYBOOK: How to Build Hype, Grow on Spotify and TikTok

Your song deserves more than a release-day post and a pre-save link. The Music Release Playbook gives independent artists a practical roadmap for building attention before their song drops, creating momentum on release day, and keeping that momentum alive afterward. Inside, you’ll learn how to: • Build anticipation and prepare your audience before release • Create a strategic pre-release campaign that gives people a reason to care before the song drops • Maximize your release day instead of relying on luck • Keep promoting your song effectively after release • Use TikTok strategically to increase discovery and create content around your music • Understand and optimize your Spotify presence • Turn casual listeners into returning listeners and potential fans • Avoid common promotion mistakes that cause artists to waste valuable release time • Build a repeatable release strategy you can use for future songs Whether you're preparing your first single, your next big release, or building a long-term independent music career, this guide is designed to help you stop simply releasing music—and start creating momentum around it. Don't just announce your song. Build anticipation for it.