I ran a search for “rock” and was presented with 9,557 Playlists. Playlistmap is essentially a curated version of the “Spotify search” strategy. If your song is rejected, the Playlist owner will provide a brief note as to why they rejected your song, which can have some useful feedback! In my experience I’ve had a 10-20% success rate in having my songs accepted and added to Playlists. If your song is accepted, the Playlist owner will add your song to their Playlist. 1 credit is $1 and a single submission can cost between 1-5 credits. Submithub lets you buy credits and then use those credits to submit your song to Spotify Playlist owners that are seeking submissions. Here are three websites to get you started. The downside is you’ll have to pay to use these sites, but the upside is you’ll save a lot of time by having access to a curated list of Playlists that are accepting submissions. There are websites (unaffiliated with Spotify) that specialize in connecting musicians with Playlist owners. Tactic 2: Websites that curate Spotify Playlists I found them while writing this post using the search query “rock new”. Here is an example of a Rock Playlist that is currently accepting submissions. If the Playlist owner is accepting submissions, they will write their contact information in the Playlist description. Next, click into all of the non-Spotify owned Playlists and read the Playlist description. Click “See All” in order to see all Playlists that match your search query. I’ve also discovered great Playlists using these search queries: “(genre name) upcoming” or “(genre name) fresh”.Īfter running your search look for the Playlists carousel in the search results page. So “rock new”, “indie new”, “electronic new”, etc. For example, try a search query like “(genre name) new”. Remember, Spotify has millions of Playlists so you’ll need to get creative with your search queries.
Open Spotify and navigate to Search (I suggest doing this on either the Desktop application or on the Web application using your computer). This is a great first tactic for finding Playlists that are accepting submissions. You’ll want to focus on user-created Playlists that are accepting music submissions.
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Spotify doesn’t provide contact information or instructions regarding how to get placement on their Playlists, so I suggest ignoring them. These are not the types of Playlists we are looking for. Here is an example of a Spotify (the company) created Playlist. Please note, these tactics are for finding Playlists that are not owned/created by Spotify the company.
Remember, placement on the right Playlist could change your music career! But how do you start? How do you find these Playlists? In this post I’ll discuss four tactics that you can use to find Playlists on Spotify that are accepting music submissions. As a musician with limited recognition, I've found getting added to Playlists on Spotify to be one of the best ways to promote my band's music. "For an indie artist, Spotify Playlists are a very effective way to increase awareness of your music and grow your fanbase. A guitarist for over 20 years, Andrei has recorded and performed with various Rock and Jazz bands. **Guest post by Andrei Kryssov, founder of Modern Guitar Hub, a site that publishes concise guitar-related articles and lessons for guitar players who have busy schedules.
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