Too Lost Newsletter

Hey there👋 Welcome back to the newsletter! This week, we dive into a new platform we’re using to help artists form connections, a fun DSP, and a special edition of Artist(s) of the Week.

Collab for Crown with T-Pain is in full gear, and tracks are cruising⚡️As a reminder, once you submit your entry, you’ll need at least 100 votes to be in the running for $20,000, so we recommend getting your submission in as early as you can! 👑🏁

Grouped Community

Beyond Collab for the Crown, working with collaborators is an important part of an artist’s success. That’s why we’ve started a hub for Too Lost artists on Grouped, a platform designed to build community within the music industry. 🤝 

We will provide prompts to start things off, but we encourage artists to share their own work, keep in touch with other community members, and maybe even find someone to collaborate with! 🚀 🤘 

Service Highlight

If you’re not a sports fan, participating in fantasy football is about as exciting as watching paint dry. If you’re more interested in music than football (I mean, you’re here, right?) FanLabel is right up your alley. FanLabel is an interactive app like fantasy football but for music! Users “invest” in their favorite songs; the better the song performs, the more rewards for the user. Users can exchange rewards for exclusive merch, vinyl, live shows, and more. 🤩

Our integration with FanLabel means users can now invest in Too Lost artists! FanLabel is a fun way to support the artists you know and love, test your musical knowledge, and discover the best new artists. 🎉

Artists of the Week

Every year, Spotify’s editors pick the best tracks from independent, up-and-coming artists to feature in their Fresh Finds Class of 2023 playlist. Being included in this playlist can be transformative for developing artists. Artists now considered at the forefront of the industry, like Clairo, Omar Apollo, and Aminé, have all been featured in past editions of Fresh Finds. Congratulations to the Too Lost artists in Spotify’s Fresh Finds Class of 2023! 🥳⭐️👏

The Fresh Finds series also features playlists tailored to specific genres, highlighting standout independent tracks in each. You can also find all of the Too Lost artists featured on Spotify’s “Best of” playlists for different genres here!

Last week, we highlighted jev., the independent artist making waves in the hip-hop scene. Check out this conversation with jev. for a closer look into his musical journey.