Ok, so thinking about a toot on social media when announcing a new song/album. Which tag categories could it cover?
Required tags
Meaning, is there a good reason not to use these?
- [artist] - Yes, a tag for you. They are free and they can connect all the toots about you, posted by yourselves, fans, media…
- #mymusic - identifies the music created by the poster.
- NewMusic - identifies new releases.
- [language] - the language used in the lyrics - or specify whether it’s instrumental.
- [basic genre] - it would be useful to agree on a basic list, or probably there is already one used by the music industry?
Optional tags
Meaning, only to be considered if you have something special to offer.
- [optional subgenre(s)] - sure, go wild and identify your niche if you want to.
- [optional location] - A town, city, region or country that the music or the artists connects with.
- [optional basic license] - if it’s an open license i.e. CreativeCommons, and it’s probably better to agree on a short generic list rather than getting into too specific tags nobody watches.
- [optional type] (is there a better name for this? Whether it is one short track, one long-format track, an album, a mix, a compilation…
- [optional format] - if it’s not digital e.g. vinyl, tape, CD…
- [optional platform] - if you want to promote the platform-community where you publish your music e.g. Mirlo, Bandwagon, Faircamp, Funkwhale…
Any tag categories you miss here?