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Musicians are social artists. The handful of musicians who make it big and achieve fame do so through a delicate balance of musical mastery and crafty social interaction. It is especially true during live performances, but what if you only have ten people attending those performances at the moment? How to get more ‘social’? How to generate a following without posting endless images on other social media profiles. One answer is Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s see exactly how Twitter (or it’s new name: X) can be an effective social tool for musicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twitter is a top social network for people looking for news, information, and entertainment. According to the company, many of the most-followed Twitter accounts belong to musicians. You too can use Twitter to build your music career, but you should know how to use this social network properly. It can just as easily ruin you if you\u2019re not careful.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Twitter provides an ideal platform to get an audience and build that audience. The Twitter head office places so much emphasis on music and musicians that they even appointed a Head of Music<\/a>. But the critical question is, how can you use this tool to build your music career? Let\u2019s delve deeper into Twitter\u2019s relationship with musicians and see how you can do just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re unsure if you or your brand \/ band should have a Twitter account, let\u2019s examine some clear, concrete facts about Twitter when it comes to music artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Music-related topics<\/a>, like band names, music genres, or song titles, make some of the highest trending hashtags on Twitter. You can check trending hashtags<\/a> for any period and probably see at least five or seven music-related hashtags trending in the top 50. People on Twitter like discovering new music and love sharing their musical discoveries with their followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perhaps more importantly, several of the most-followed Twitter accounts are musicians. According to statistics from November 2021, nine out of the top 20 Twitter accounts<\/a> belong to musicians. The Twitter account with the 2nd<\/sup> most followers is Justin Bieber, with 114 million people, and he\u2019s second only after Barack Obama, who has a little over 130 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just a few followers after Bieber are the likes of Katy Perry, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, and Lady Gaga, all in the top 10. In terms of follows, many musicians outperform highly popular Twitter accounts like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Cristiano Ronaldo, and even Twitter itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Twitter knows that music is one of its most popular types of content and even launched the dedicated Twitter #Music app a few years ago. The idea was sound, allowing people to follow musicians, listen to music, discover new music, and share it. But people preferred using plain Twitter for that, so they <\/a>scrapped the #Music app a year later<\/a>. Still, it shows Twitter\u2019s commitment to helping improve marketing for musicians on the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It wouldn\u2019t be fair to only list reasons why Twitter would be suitable for your music career without balancing it out with some of the potential downsides. Twitter is a space to share your opinions and thoughts, which is excellent, but if you do it wrong, you could be in for a world of hurt and ruin any hopes you had for a successful music career. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The point is that you should handle Twitter with care. Free speech is brilliant and necessary, but as your audience grows, people will scrutinize your opinions more and more intensively. Even tweets from before you were famous can, and will, be used against you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still, if you are careful with what you post and how you say things, Twitter can be a valuable gear in the machine that grows your audience and fan club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The lines are blurring between different social media platforms. Instagram<\/a> used to be all about photos, but these days it supports videos too. Twitter was known as a text-oriented microblogging network, but pictures and videos are now everywhere. Both use hashtags extensively. So musicians can use Twitter and Instagram similarly, but what is the difference in their impact?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Instagram is considered an \u201ceasier\u201d social network to get followers on, but that doesn\u2019t mean the followers will be high quality. People tend to follow others on Instagram without really looking closely at the profiles they\u2019re following. They spam the Like and Follow buttons if they see a post they enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re planning to document your journey as a musician, Instagram could prove valuable. It\u2019s a visual network so posting lots of photos and videos (in your feed and your stories) is essential. Throwing some good, trending hashtags into the mix will definitely get you new followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The problem is that Instagram is arguably not as good for musicians as Twitter, and there are two reasons for this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n So promoting yourself on Instagram can be a bit more complex, especially in the early days before you\u2019ve built a reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Twitter is the opposite, thanks to the Retweet button that instantly shares a post with the user\u2019s followers while still linking to your account. It\u2019s usually much easier to build up your initial audience on Twitter than on Instagram<\/a>. That’s the case for going all-in on Twitter for your music marketing strategy. Or at least for putting a higher emphasis on tweets for social media marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Writing a good Twitter bio is an art form since you only have space for about 20 or 30 words to do it. So, your bio must be on point if you want people to find and follow you. It becomes even more critical because Google shows your bio in search results, so the bio is not just for Twitter. Here are some suggestions from Twitter experts who also happen to be musicians<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A good Twitter bio can be something simple like \u201cGuitarist. Composer. Taco enthusiast.\u201d You may add some emojis into the mix; it seems to draw more attention if you do it tastefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also use the Twitter bio as inspiration for your musician’s Instagram Bio<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some things are universal on Twitter. Whether you\u2019re a musician or not, some tactics will always be effective for getting noticed and growing your Twitter following. Here are a few dos and don\u2019ts.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIs Twitter Good For Musicians?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Twitter Vs. Instagram For Musicians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A Musician\u2019s Twitter Bio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How To Get Noticed On Twitter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n