Resources For Releasing New Music
For DIY Artists
Streaming
How to promote via Spotify and get on official playlists.
https://artists.spotify.com/help/article/pitching-music-to-playlist-editors
https://artists.spotify.com/help/article/promoting-music-on-spotify​
Growing Your Band
Jesse Cannon wrote a good book about DIY music promo and building your band. He recently started putting out videos as well.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0i-5Ujnd4VVckEVaE1_RUcLzPF8U680K
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Bandcamp
In addition to streaming services, bandcamp is a good place to add your music (which you can do yourself). You can add tags to your album so people who are browsing can discover it.
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Youtube
Visuals are super important. For main singles it's a good idea to release a full music video done with a professional. If you don't have the budget for a music video, shooting something on your phones in a creative way can also be effective. At the minimum, I'd get someone to make a lyric video or visualizer with your artwork.
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Submithub is a place where you can submit the song to a bunch of blogs and playlists to get more press. It's somewhat hit or miss but you can narrow it down by genre to find blogs that fit your style.