Backstage

The blog for artists who do their own promotion.

Music, gigs, honest playbooks, and what is new in the app — written by the people building MBX Artists, not by a content calendar.

More from BackstageEvery story, all in one place
Inside the app

What shipped, version by version.

MBX Artists moves fast. One line per version — when a change deserves more, it gets a full story above.

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Post straight from your card — one click opens the composer with the link already in it.

Aug 5, 2026
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Gates can opt into the public charts directory.

Aug 4, 2026
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Fan emails are live — write to the list your gates and cards collect.

Aug 4, 2026
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A welcome email for new subscribers — one per fan, ever, with a button back to your music.

Aug 3, 2026
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Artist card phase 2: photo uploads, on-card signup, unique visits, server-side pixels.

Aug 3, 2026Read the story →
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A Stats button on every page — read-only numbers at a glance.

Aug 2, 2026
Every versionThe full history, 7 releases and counting