Send it to your mum.
There's a moment when someone you love hears your song for the first time. Nothing in the music business is worth more than that.
seriously, do itWe talk a lot about streams and royalties and algorithms. Those things matter. But they're not why you made the song.
You made it because something needed to come out. And one of the best things you can do with it is share it with the people who know you.
Be proud of it
Not "it's just a little thing I made". Not "it's not finished really". It's a song, and it's yours, and it's out in the world now. Say it like that.
Send it to your mum. Your best mate. The friend who drove you to band practice in high school. The one who told you to keep going when you nearly didn't.
Make it a moment
- Play it in the car together.
- Put it on at the barbecue and don't say it's yours until the chorus.
- Post the link and tell people why you wrote it.
- Tell us, too. We'll shout about it in the Room.
We're here to make the journey of releasing your art to the world as fun and rewarding as we find it, every time. The part where someone you love says "wait, this is you?" is the best part. Don't skip it.
“It's a song, and it's yours, and it's out in the world now. Say it like that.”