The 86 Best Hashtags for the Music and Events Industry

For businesses in the music industry, musicians, events-related organizations, or anyone looking to build hype around something about to kick off, it’s important to amplify your post’s visibility with all of the tools at your disposal.Using popular hashtags can help you reach more people, and for an album release, or boost in ticket sales, choosing the right hashtags is number one in helping you build hype.In this post, we’ve rounded up the 86 most popular hashtags to use when tweeting or Instagramming about your upcoming event, album release, or performance. As a bonus, keep reading for other beneficial ways to put hashtags to work for you. Beyond building an audience on social media, collecting influential UGC can be the ticket to turning a Follow or Like into an album purchase, concertgoer, or event attendee.

The Best Hashtags for Events

1. #events
2. #event
3. #thankyou
4. #news
5. #today
6. #eventplanning
7. #eventdesign
8. #eventtrends
9. #eventmarketing
10. #eventtech
11. #team
12. #wedding
13. #marketing
14. #corporateevents
15. #specialevents
16. #eventpros
17. #design
18. #meetingprofs
19. #eventdecor
20. #repost
21. #experientialmarketing
22. #tradeshow
23. #tradeshows
24. #eventstyling
25. #eventmanagement
26. #production
27. #eventideas
28. #venues
29. #nyc
30. #eventproduction
31. #decor
32. #experiential
33. #brandactivation

The Best Hashtags for Music Related Posts

1. #music
2. #video
3. #musicvideo
4. #newmusic
5. #hiphop
6. #rap
7. #rapper
8. #nowplaying
9. #listening
10. #radio
11. #hiphophead
12. #applemusic
13. #producer
14. #playlist
15. #spotify
16. #dance
17. #uk
18. #undergroundhiphop
19. #independentartist
20. #london
21. #hiphopmusic
22. #dj
23. #beats
24. #musicians
25. #hiphopartist
26. #hiphopnation
27. #unsignedhype
28. #ukrapper
29. #artist
30. #rock
31. #indie
32. #fashion
33. #indiemusic
34. #newyork
35. #producer
36. #art
37. #style
38. #life
39. #singer
40. #underground
41. #indieartist
42. #unsigned
43. #musician
44. #grind
45. #studio
46. #brooklyn
47. #motivation
48. #songwriter
49. #usa
50. #hustle
51. #diy
52. #entertainment
53. #strong

Build Hype with a Video or Other UGC-Collection Contest

Big brand marketers are using user-generated content (UGC) to collect photo and video testimonials from fans, participants and event attendees. When repurposing the collected content in ads, social media posts, and other marketing channels, UGC becomes a hugely influential marketing practice.The persuasiveness of UGC is especially evident for the music and events industry. Much like the magic of word-of-mouth marketing, the visual nature of UGC is the best way to crowdsource excitement and build hype.For example, consider music festival lovers who may be interested in the High Sierra Music Festival. After scrolling through #highsierramusicfestival posts, on-the-fencers and those suffering from FOMO (the fear of missing out) are more likely to pull the trigger and get tickets.

#highsierramusicfestivalCurate a custom collection of UGC with a branded hashtag and bring it all together in one place - for example, by displaying a gallery on a landing page. You can even turn your UGC into an engaging voting contest. When participants work to get votes, they reach out to people outside of your normal audience, expanding your brand’s reach.Here’s an example of a video contest requiring a specific hashtag to collect video entries. The videos can be displayed within the campaign, and can even be voted on.

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Best Hashtags for Contests and Promotions

1. #contest
2. #[yourbrand]contest
3. #contests
4. #contestalert
5. #contestentry
6. #sweepstakes
7. #[yourbrand]sweepstakes
8. #giveaway
9. #[yourbrandgiveaway]
10. #giveaways
11. #winitwednesday
12. #competition
13. #win
14. #[yourbrand]win

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