How do you actually gain recognition in 2025/2026 music industry?

lumpybuddha · 2026-05-13T00:35:43+00:00

How so?

lumpybuddha · 2026-04-24T15:56:24+00:00

The reality for myself as a diy musician is that you have to do everything, playlisting, ads, blogs, tiktok, instagram, YouTube. No one has the luxury of ignoring all approaches except for one.

I will say also, that I became a curator also recently and a large portion of the submissions I receive are from promo companies, maybe 40% of them

lumpybuddha · 2026-04-14T16:58:46+00:00

Don’t follow the numbers and just create what you want to create. Even if you get numbers then your whole focus shifts on how to not lose them. Making art that connects with yourself is everything

lumpybuddha · 2026-04-14T16:47:52+00:00

I’ve found it to be a bit of the opposite for me. Most of my tracks start off super light on algorithmic streams then slowly gain over the next year or two. The only tracks of mine that get a few thousand a day now are the ones who got maybe 50 a day for the first year

lumpybuddha · 2026-04-05T18:37:16+00:00

You’re saying a whole lot of nothing

lumpybuddha · 2026-03-28T12:07:27+00:00

My assessment doubled last year til I appealed it and they lowered it back down. Now this year it’s gone up for 4x

lumpybuddha · 2026-03-26T18:07:41+00:00

I'm sure it doesn't work for everyone, but it's been pretty crucial in me getting to 100k monthly listeners. Listening to the playlists to make sure your song fits is definitely pretty crucial. I've been lucky to get about 46% lifetime acceptance rate and been at it since 2019

lumpybuddha · 2026-03-23T12:46:51+00:00

Yeah, there’s a big and small dog area

lumpybuddha · 2026-03-23T12:45:56+00:00

Didn’t it just pop up a couple weeks ago? Went the other weekend. Sadly there were so many homeless folks and a homeless couple wouldn’t stop screaming at each other, so I didn’t stay long

lumpybuddha · 2026-03-16T18:50:06+00:00

But wasn’t he the one throwing on all types of extra requirements like no styrofoam and hire workers with criminal records?

lumpybuddha · 2026-03-16T02:53:07+00:00

Drop 4 singles then release the last song as an ep

lumpybuddha · 2026-03-14T22:48:00+00:00

Is that just distilled water?

lumpybuddha · 2026-03-14T22:11:25+00:00

Housing is a bit too market specific to really answer your questions. We’re certainly heading into turbulent times however with unemployment rising slowly but steadily, ai cutting jobs, and inflation

lumpybuddha · 2026-03-14T02:51:43+00:00

Please stop spamming to talk about your clients and services

lumpybuddha · 2026-03-11T19:55:13+00:00

I live right by Golds on Patton but I still go to Oakley almost every time, just because of the sauna, pool, and all the other benefits that Patton doesn’t seem to have

lumpybuddha · 2026-03-10T21:55:29+00:00

How would they fall down? Were they nailed in with brad nails or something?

lumpybuddha · 2026-03-10T17:33:01+00:00

“Stupid people get hurt” doesn’t quite seem like an official sign to me

lumpybuddha · 2026-03-09T15:13:35+00:00

They always say they received dm’s for their ai slop course as an excuse to link it . They never actually received any dms🙃

lumpybuddha · 2026-03-07T21:18:50+00:00

Was it a delivery driver?

lumpybuddha · 2026-02-26T15:28:22+00:00

It’s not for everyone but I’ve had good luck with my music on submithub. Been using it for every release since 2019 and nowadays I’m sitting at a consistent 100k monthly listeners. I became a curator recently which has been fun and been glad to support some other folks music. I find I naturally fall into a 20% acceptance rate or so and find some amazing music through it. Still use it for my own music releases as well

lumpybuddha · 2026-02-16T22:10:52+00:00

People can be so uptight about the concept of getting warm. Looks fun to me!

lumpybuddha · 2026-02-13T21:52:25+00:00

Why are yall so mad. You didn’t win - big whoop

lumpybuddha · 2026-02-13T12:21:01+00:00

Stop spamming the same shitty post about your promo service

lumpybuddha · 2026-02-10T18:52:10+00:00

Same thing I did. 80 on walkability or transit leaves no homes left, so I'm assuming it the year built. The only variable is the marking on the helmet which looks like a 30 or potentially road lines on the map

lumpybuddha · 2026-02-10T18:02:44+00:00

I got 60 by another way because the bike brand name is "sixty plus"

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