Why YouTube is the Best Spot for Your Music!
So we all know that throughout the years the music industry has been changing a lot. It used to be that a demo would give you a great chance for an A&R Rep to listen to your content. Now a days an album or a mixtape may do better off being pushed independently rather than you searching for a specific person in the music industry to listen to it. A lot has also changed with the way that we share our music as well.
There are many ways in which we can share our music nowadays. We have services like iTunes, CD Baby, Amazon music, SoundCloud, Reverb Nation, and much more. Amongst all of these platforms to share our music along with social networks like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. There is one platform that seems to be succeeding a lot better Than others.
I am talking about YouTube. YouTube has been successful and has become the most Popular platform for new music discovery. Not only can you put up videos but you have you have the option to post music as well. According to CdBaby.com, YouTube not only is THE most popular online tool for music discovery, but amongst the younger demographic (18-) it’s also become THE preferred platform for listening to music.
Here are some statistics about YouTube Currently:
YouTube has more than 1 billion users
Every day, people watch hundreds of millions of hours on YouTube and generate billions of views
The number of hours people are watching on YouTube each month is up 50% year on year
300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute
~60% of a creator’s views come from outside their home country
YouTube is localised in 75 countries and available in 61 languages
Half of YouTube views are on mobile devices
I recently started to post music up on youtube myself and with in the first 48 hours I had a lot of inquiries on beats and instrumentals. I used to Just post Little snippets on YouTube and not think anything of it but when I sit down and actually Developed A good presentation for my music I saw the results very quickly.
Here are five reasons to why you should upload your music on YouTube:
YouTube is the #1 search engine for music fans
YouTube has become the #1 listening platform for younger music fans
Many artists have built their careers strictly through YouTube
There’s no easier way to beam your music/brand/personality into someone’s ears/eyes/home/imagination than through engaging music videos
Big ad-revenue is being generated by YouTube and you can earn your share by monetizing your music on YouTube
Try YouTube out and See how that works for you and the your brand.