{"id":6651,"date":"2022-10-31T13:51:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T13:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/31\/albums-vs-singles-which-one-is-really-better\/"},"modified":"2022-10-31T13:51:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T13:51:42","slug":"albums-vs-singles-which-one-is-really-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/31\/albums-vs-singles-which-one-is-really-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Albums vs. Singles: Which One is REALLY Better?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/31\/albums-vs-singles-which-one-is-really-better\/#Should_you_release_one_song_at_a_time_Or_a_whole_album\" >Should you release one song at a time? Or a whole album?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/31\/albums-vs-singles-which-one-is-really-better\/#The_benefits_of_albums_are\" >The benefits of albums are:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/31\/albums-vs-singles-which-one-is-really-better\/#The_benefit_of_singles_are\" >The benefit of singles are:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/31\/albums-vs-singles-which-one-is-really-better\/#So_which_music_format_is_best\" >So which music format is best?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_you_release_one_song_at_a_time_Or_a_whole_album\"><\/span>Should you release one song at a time? Or a whole album?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Music trends are always shifting, and over the past hundred years various formats have vied for dominance: <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/music-promotion\/10-strategies-for-releasing-a-single\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Singles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/releasing-music\/what-is-an-ep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EPs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/releasing-music\/how-to-release-an-album\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LPs<\/a>, and so forth.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing question: <em>Is it more effective to release larger or smaller collections of songs?<\/em> Well let\u2019s look at how the debate plays out in 2022.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_benefits_of_albums_are\"><\/span>The benefits of albums are:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>They\u2019re a milestone, showing a bigger evolution in your musical career<br \/>\nIt\u2019s easier to <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/music-career\/write-press-release-get-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">get press<\/a>\/PR coverage<br \/>\nYou can sell CD or vinyl<br \/>\nYou have more musical material from which to draw design inspo, <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/music-promotion\/website-merch-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">merch items<\/a>, etc.<br \/>\nHigher visibility in many streaming platform discographies<br \/>\nMore <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/music-promotion\/music-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">music marketing<\/a> opportunities<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_benefit_of_singles_are\"><\/span>The benefit of singles are:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s less pressure, so you can have more fun and experiment with new styles and collaborators<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/music-career\/how-to-record-and-produce-music-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streamlined music production process<\/a> can be cheaper and quicker<br \/>\nDigital-only provides speed to market and greater testing\/flexibility<br \/>\nThey\u2019re the natural fit for <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/music-promotion\/get-on-playlists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">getting on playlists<\/a><br \/>\nConcentrating on one song at a time can help focus marketing efforts<br \/>\nMore frequent releases can boost <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/music-career\/spotify-algorithm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">algorithmic streaming activity<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_which_music_format_is_best\"><\/span>So which music format is best?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Honestly, it\u2019s a false dilemma, based on some very 20th Century considerations.\u00a0You can do both. It\u2019s easy to do both. There\u2019s benefits to both.\u00a0As long as you find the right balance, you SHOULD release both albums and singles.<\/p>\n<p>And right now at CD Baby, it\u2019s just $4.99 to release your next album or single.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"co-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cdbaby.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RELEASE MUSIC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/music-promotion\/albums-vs-singles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Albums vs. Singles: Which One is REALLY Better?<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DIY Musician<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Should you release one song at a time? Or a whole album? Music trends are always shifting, and over the past hundred years various formats have vied for dominance: Singles, EPs, LPs, and so forth. The ongoing question: Is it more effective to release larger or smaller collections of songs? Well let\u2019s look at how the debate plays out in 2022. The benefits of albums are: They\u2019re a milestone, showing a bigger evolution in your musical career It\u2019s easier to get press\/PR coverage You can sell [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-seo-blogs"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/author\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6651\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}