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First of all, thank you for providing a platform and valuable tools for independent artists. However, I believe we still need much stronger support when it comes to promotion and streaming. Every day, we compete against major record labels and artists with enormous marketing budgets, while independent musicians have very limited opportunities to give our music the visibility it deserves. It is discouraging to see how releases from major labels receive extensive promotional campaigns, premium marketing tools, and greater exposure across streaming platforms, while independent artists only have access to very basic features. I would love to see CD Baby offer more promotional tools for our releases, such as stronger Spotify campaign support, more powerful pre-save options, integrated advertising opportunities, and additional marketing resources that help independent artists compete on a more level playing field. Many of us create music with the same passion, dedication, and quality as major-label artists. What we often lack is not talent, but access to better promotional opportunities.