Maybe your favorite artist hasn’t broken into the mainstream quite yet. Maybe he or she is taking the independent route to have more creative freedom. Either way, if you follow an artist who skips Apple Music or Pandora in favor of sites like Soundcloud, Youtube or Imusify, listening to and sharing his or her music via these platforms gives that musician greater exposure. Your listens and posts also help these artists make a living if they’ve chosen to monetize their tracks.

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