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  <title>Stop Chasing Playlists and Start Building a Music Career</title>
  <description>Lucidious was a talented musician with a growing fanbase and a well-paying day job.&amp;amp;nbsp; But he also couldn't get onto a Spotify playlist to save his life. Now, he's making $250,000 a year with a rabid and growing fanbase.&amp;amp;nbsp; And he's still not getting any Spotify playlist love.&amp;amp;nbsp; So how is that even possible? Ari Herstand, author of&amp;amp;nbsp;How to Make It In the New Music Business, explained that getting included on massive playlists can actually be&amp;amp;nbsp;damaging&amp;amp;nbsp;to an artist's long-term career. He's seen it firsthand - and in this podcast, he breaks down why. Strangely, getting shut out of Spotify playlists actually forced Lucidious to earn fans in a more meaningful way.&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;While everyone was going towards playlists, and he went the other way,&amp;quot; Ari explained.&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;And, he ignored playlists because playlists ignored him. So instead of beating down the door of every playlist editor and begging to get included on a playlist like every other person in the music industry was doing — and is still doing — he asked himself, ‘what is my ultimate goal here? — my ultimate goal is not to get on playlists. My ultimate goal is to get fans, and to make money from my music.'&amp;quot; </description>
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