Preguntas frecuentes
How should I organize my email list across multiple artists?
The cleanest approach is to use one account with tags or custom fields that identify which artists each contact follows. This lets you send to fans of a specific artist without maintaining separate accounts, and it gives you a single view of your most engaged overall fans. Avoid building separate email accounts for each artist unless they have completely separate branding and you never want to cross-promote. Tags are flexible enough that a fan who loves two of your artists will get both sets of announcements without you having to manage their contact record in two places.
What is the most important email to send for a new release?
The pre-save or pre-add email sent one to two weeks before release is typically the highest-leverage email in a release campaign. Getting fans to pre-save on Spotify or pre-add on Apple Music drives first-day streaming numbers, which influence algorithmic placement. Make this email short, visual, and direct with a single CTA that takes fans straight to the pre-save link. Follow it with a release day email that celebrates the moment and gives fans multiple ways to engage, whether that is streaming, buying, or sharing.
How do I grow my email list as a record label?
The most reliable list growth tactics for labels are gated content (exclusive demos or behind-the-scenes footage in exchange for an email), pre-save landing pages that capture the email before redirecting to Spotify, and show check-in forms at live events. Make sure every artist social bio links to a dedicated sign-up page for that artist rather than a generic label page, since fans connect with artists first. Even a small incentive like early access to tour presales can dramatically improve sign-up conversion rates.
How often should a record label email its fans?
Two to four emails per month per artist is a sustainable baseline, scaling up during active release windows to as many as one or two per week. The key is that every email should give fans something worth opening: a new track, an exclusive photo set, a presale code, a behind-the-scenes story. Sending just to keep the list warm without real content leads to higher unsubscribes and lower engagement scores over time. During quiet periods between releases, a monthly newsletter with label news and upcoming events is enough to keep fans connected.
What is the best way to handle an album release email campaign?
Build a five-to-seven email sequence starting about four weeks before the release date. Start with the announcement and teaser, then move to a pre-save push, a behind-the-scenes story about making the album, a final countdown email the day before, a release day celebration, a streaming milestone email when the album hits a meaningful number, and a final merch or physical edition upsell. Automating this sequence means it runs perfectly for every release and your team is not scrambling to write emails in the middle of launch week.
Should record labels use email differently than individual artists do?
Labels need to think about brand architecture in a way individual artists do not. A label email should feel like it comes from a credible taste-making entity, not just a corporate newsletter. The tone can be curatorial and editorial, almost like a music blog, with the label recommending its own artists in a way that feels genuine. Labels also have the advantage of being able to cross-introduce fans from one artist to another, which is a tactic individual artists cannot use. A fan who loves your folk artist might also love your acoustic soul artist if you introduce them the right way.