{"id":356,"date":"2012-11-08T19:53:39","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T19:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/7-tips-for-getting-your-music-featured-on-itunes\/"},"modified":"2012-11-08T19:53:39","modified_gmt":"2012-11-08T19:53:39","slug":"7-tips-for-getting-your-music-featured-on-itunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vakseen.com\/site\/7-tips-for-getting-your-music-featured-on-itunes\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Tips For Getting Your Music Featured On iTunes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Looking at the\u00a0iTunes<\/a>\u00a0store, most artists think, “I want\u00a0my<\/em>\u00a0album to be featured there.” Here’s some good news: all TuneCore releases can be considered for this placement. Albums spotlighted on iTunes are there based on editorial decisions made by iTunes\u2014these are not paid placements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For example, TuneCore artist\u00a0Chris Wallace<\/strong>\u00a0had a banner placement on iTunes’ Pop page and his album\u00a0Push Rewind\u00a0<\/em><\/a>was featured alongside major label acts No Doubt, One Direction, Owl City (TuneCore alumna) and Alicia Keys on the ‘New and Noteworthy’ slider.<\/p>\n

\"Tunecore-itunes\"<\/a><\/p>\n

SafetySuit<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Stephen Jerzak<\/strong>\u00a0& Romance on a Rocketship<\/strong><\/a>, also distributed by TuneCore, were in the same feature.<\/p>\n

How do you increase your chance of getting featured on iTunes?<\/strong>\u00a0Here are seven tips that should help. (Friendly reminder: it’s\u00a0completely<\/em>\u00a0up to iTunes staff to decide what gets featured.)<\/p>\n

1. Plan Ahead<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Lead-time is a key element in feature consideration. The iTunes store is a planned out effort, not put together last minute. In general, featured releases are picked with at least three weeks lead-time. It’s a good idea, when possible, to select a release date three weeks from the time you hit ‘distribute’ in your TuneCore account, to give iTunes (and other stores) enough time to consider your music.<\/p>\n

2. Albums good, Singles not as much<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Singles are a great way to gain popularity and set up your album; they can also help you establish a sales history to include in feature submissions. The fact is, though, if you look through iTunes and other stores, you\u2019ll notice that there are a lot more placement opportunities for albums than singles. iTunes has specific sections for singles only on their R&B, Hip Hop, Reggae, Dance and Electronic genre pages.<\/p>\n

3. Spell-check, please!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Creative spelling is okay, BUT we often see releases with typos and misspellings. Editors will notice this, so make sure to proofread your release before distribution.<\/p>\n

4. Who\u2019s on first?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Unless you can get a bunch of really well known artists to guest on your songs, it doesn’t look professional when you have a looooooong list of featured artists.<\/p>\n

5. Prepare to be asked<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Beyond the music, there are some important facts and figures stores consider:<\/p>\n