Category Archives: Music Business & Industry

How to Read a Traxsource Chart Position (And Why It Matters for Labels)

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This explains how traxsource charts work in more detail than the basics above. 📀 What a Chart Position Actually Reflects A Traxsource chart position is a sales-and-engagement ranking within a specific genre or sub-chart over a rolling recent window, not a lifetime total or a popularity contest separate from actual purchases. A track charting well […]

Traxsource Exclusive vs Non-Exclusive: What’s Better for a Small Label?

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Here’s how to actually track whether a traxsource exclusive vs non exclusive decision worked out. 🎹 What “Exclusive” Actually Means on Traxsource An exclusive release on Traxsource means the track is available only there for a set period (commonly around two weeks to a month) before going wide to other platforms. It’s a distribution timing […]

Traxsource vs Beatport vs Bandcamp: Where Should You Sell House Music?

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This adds a practical decision angle to the traxsource vs beatport vs bandcamp comparison above. 💿 Why the Platform Choice Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All Traxsource, Beatport, and Bandcamp all sell digital music to different core audiences, and picking between them (or using all three differently) matters more than most new labels expect. The wrong platform for a […]