5 Ways To Turn Polar Trends Into Streams - A Guide For Artists

Here's How To Use Music Polar Trends To Your Advantage

This is a guide for independent artists, singers, rappers, Djs and producers who are trying to grow their career by taking advantage of upcoming music trends early on.

Constantly posting on TikTok and using the usual methods to grow your fanbase takes a lot of time and effort.

A smarter way to get more views, make a viral hit and stay relevant is to be early to a whatever is about to start trending in music.

Here are 5 of the best ways to take advantage of early music trends:

1. Remix, mashup, cover or remake a polar-trending song
2. Make music that falls within an emerging genre, while still early
3. Collaborate with an Upcoming Artist, before they hit mainstream
4. Experiment with a new format of music
5. Incoorporate emerging SFX, techniques and instruments

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Part 1 - How To Find Different Types Of Music Trends

Use the following tools:

1. Reddit
2. Google Trends
3. Polar Trend Websites

....To look for the following types of music polar trends:

• Emerging genres
• Emerging artists
• Emerging songs
• Emerging music formats
• Emerging music techniques, Sounds & Synths

It’s not always easy to know if something is about to blow up. Use this simple guide to figure out whether what you’re looking at is actually a polar trend or just noise. But to summarise, the topic must have evidence of accelerating growth but little to no content on major platforms such as Google, Tiktok, Youtube and Instagram.

Make sure that you find these trends while they are still a polar trend rather than a live trend, because if they are already trending, you'll be faced with high competition by everyone else who took advantage of the trend. The trick is to get in early, before it becomes trending.

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Part 2 - How To Capitalise...

On Emerging Genres:

Create a song in that genre and post it on TikTok, YouTube, and other platforms. Use the genre’s hashtag and clearly mention the genre in the caption so the platform knows exactly what your content is about.

On Emerging Artists:

Collaborate with the artist on a new track so that when they blow up, your song gets discovered at the same time.

On Emerging Songs:

Remix, cover, mash up, or use the emerging song in your own version. Then post it on social media and upload it to streaming platforms. When the original song starts trending, your version has a better chance of being discovered too.

On Emerging Music Formats:

Emerging music formats are things like: sped-up versions, slowed + reverb, loopable hooks, vertical video edits, or short-form snippets designed for TikTok etc....

Create content using the new format early. Post it across platforms before the format begins gaining traction. If that format becomes mainstream, your content will already be positioned to benefit from the wave.

On Emerging Music Techniques:

Emerging Music Techniques mean new production styles, vocal effects, sampling methods, song structures etc...

Start experimenting with the new technique in your own tracks. Share behind-the-scenes clips and finished songs using it. When the technique becomes widely adopted, you’ll be seen as ahead of the curve rather than late to it.

Once again, remember to clearly hashtag and/or mention the name of the technique to ensure the platform knows what your content is about.