Maluma Quotes

The power's in the people, more so because we have platforms that we can control, like Instagram, Twitter, Soundcloud, where we can deliver straight. If you're building a fanbase, it's in your hands; it's not monopoly. You can do it.

I wasn't into social media at all, but when I decided I was going to put out my own music, I said, 'Okay, I'm just going to post it.' And that's when it started its rounds on the Internet, and people started to take an interest in me.

I don't really see myself getting a Twitter account. Nothing against it. I get it. I especially get it for businesses.

The new artist is meeting the general public before they meet the record company. They're able to put the material on YouTube and have a million views before they even meet an executive at a record company, and get the deal based on that.

For me, I guess the general reason for using social media is that the connection I have with people who are interested in my music is extremely important to me. That connection is like the pillar in everything I do. I want to embrace that connection and make it stronger.

Social media and music in general have been changing so fast. You can go on Twitter and go from one artist to another. What I really like about it is the opportunity to communicate directly with your fans.

YouTube provides a unique opportunity for all musicians to market and promote their music and directly engage their fans.

For the music business, social networking is brilliant. Just when you think it's doom and gloom and you have to spend millions of pounds on marketing and this and that, you have this amazing thing now called fan power. The whole world is linked through a laptop. It's amazing. And it's free. I love it. It's absolutely brilliant.

TikTok helped me change my life. TikTok brought my song to several different audiences at once.

'X Factor' did a lot for me, but things truly started to take off for me when I went to social media.

A lot of what's happened with my career has been because of the Internet. It's a way for me to reach fans directly, especially with music.

Social media is kind of the same across the board, so you just have to know how to engage your audience, and you will be popular on any platform that comes up.

Especially as newcomers, it's really important to have the Internet, where people can talk about you and listen to your music.

Twitter is essential to me because I wake up and check it religiously. It's a way I communicate with my fan base.

The potential for Twitter is spectacular and great.

I'm trying to embrace social media because it gives artists a little more power than we've had in the past.

The thing that got me started on Twitter was just basically pressure from management and the record company saying, 'Hey, this is what all the other artists are doing. You need to be doing it also.' I didn't really have a clue what is was.

I flood the Internet with what I think is quality content. That's why I did things like giving out a song every 100,000 Twitter followers because I am just looking for ways to get my fans to hear all this music without over saturating things.

Many American TV actors employ agents, managers, business managers, publicists and stylists, and are now adding digital media manager to the list. Their job is to reach out to the fans, managing websites, Twitter feeds, Facebook and Wikipedia.

I think Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are the cornerstones of any social media strategy.

I make sure to use both Twitter and Facebook a lot which helps me connect to the fans.

Oh, tweeting prolifically is the most easy thing in the world. Tweeting prolifically is like somebody saying, 'Boy, you're a really good walker around,' you know. It's not really hard.

The whole point of social media is continuity and continual engagement.

Social media is key to promoting the editorial posts on my website.

The social networking sites are such good way to keep in touch with your fans, it's quick and simple and it keeps your fans interested in what you're doing.