How to Get Playlisted

You’re not just making music for yourself-you want to get heard, which means you want to get on playlists. Here's a step-by-step guide to getting your music in front of Spotify's editorial team.
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[@IAmNerdPunk]

Two videos called "How to get playlisted", and we still don't know exactly how to do it. Good work, Spotify.

[@SpotifyforArtists]

Hey there! There's more advice on getting playlisted in our FAQs: artists.spotify.com/faq/promotion#how-do-i-get-my-music-on-a-spotify-curated-playlist. Any further questions, you can reach our Artists team here: artists.spotify.com/contact

[@AyahElNero]

“Keep sharing your music”

[@enitan1031]

@zohi Thank you, This was really helful.

[@emiriorafif8225]

@zohi helps a lot. but, what if I know about this later? so, my song is already released on 31st May and now I want to get my song featured on Spotify playlist. is it possible?

[@snehajain4339]

@@SpotifyforArtists I will be releasing my first track and hence I dont have my Artist Profile. How can I submit my song then??

[@kpec3]

When they say "no pay for play", they mean that YOU can't pay for play. But labels can, for sure.

[@ginsu_pd]

😂💔Truth. Cause they own them anyway

[@cmenardmusic]

oof

[@JustMe-ql9li]

Exactly 😂😂

[@7aerys]

submitted my music back in 1960 and the editorial team still couldnt get to it

[@jeffreykirton1780]

😂😭💀

[@slooky14]

@@jeffreykirton1780 my musics on Spotify but its very hard to find it. Did a search of my name and 20 other things show up besides me :)

[@RealMRCarty]

hahah 😂

[@kpec3]

Don't worry, I'm sure their crack team is on it....

[@loveudeath]

same thoughts rip the music career 🪦

[@soulrolledfox]

How to get playlisted: 1. Get signed by a huge Label that is contact with Spotify playlist curators 2. Pitch your (their) music

[@cmenardmusic]

How to get playlisted : 1. Pitch your release 2. Lower your expectations below zero 3. Forget about it because spotify will hand you an L

[@RuLo253253]

what do you mean by an L? can spotify rate songs?

[@cmenardmusic]

@@RuLo253253 i mea they won't accept the submissions

[@tex_s_t]

Real spill.

[@demalenpire]

We can confirm

[@soulrolledfox]

Clear and precise

[@stevebenjaminsmusic]

As an indie artist, Spotify playlists have been amazing. My song was featured on "New Music Canada" a few weeks ago and ended up getting 40,000 streams!

[@ListenToGlobal]

Congratulations Steve!!

[@MSSIAH]

That's brilliant Steve, Congratulations!

[@Altoviajero1]

Cool!

[@wealthyrobando5636]

Steve Benjamins how do I upload ? Like where do I go to submit the music ??? Please and thank you

[@quilll2808]

Congrats bro!! How has life been since getting place on that playlist?

[@crazyxtagen]

This is the most confusing explained ever. Spotify emailed me this to help enlighten me on key features, and instead they just brought up a mess of features with no clear explanation on how to use them. Great one, team. Fire this video's director/write/creator/whoever.

[@KURUPTEMCEEOFFICIAL]

should be able to release already released music!!

[@busterross6042]

seriously. it's ridiculous.

[@rodrigodelprat]

I'd rather discover music because it's good than because it's new.

[@Heartache]

but you can, just do another ep with the same musics in it! just change somethings and youre good to go lol

[@Hi.037]

Heartache how, tho ? Can u teach me ?

[@ZachKopkaZake]

Seriously

[@GiuseppeM]

You guys couldn't make a more confusing video, all you had to do is to show a link to submit but no...

[@dr0ppazeti68]

fax

[@RealLucidity]

So I'll explain it much more simply and if I help you can pay me back by listening to one of my songs or something. This is how to do it: So basically when you upload a song to your distributor that gets you on Spotify (Distrokid, Tunecore, etc.) you should be able to set a release date. For example, it's October 1st and you set it to release October 20th. You need to upload your track to your distributor a few weeks in advance. This way Spotify gets your song but doesn't drop it until your release date (October 20th). Once you have that song up and waiting to be released, and in Spotify's hands, you can go to your "Spotify for Artists" page (just google that, it's easy to set up) and follow these steps. 1) Click Music on the top of the page 2) Click Upcoming 3) Submit it from there. It's that simple. In short, set a long release date with your distributor, go to Spotify for artists, and in Upcoming you will be able to submit it to their team. Any questions, just let me know!

[@dr0ppazeti68]

@@RealLucidity Dude thank you so much... foreal 🙏🏽 need more people like you out here.

[@RealLucidity]

@@dr0ppazeti68 not a problem G. Gotta support each other as artists!

[@dr0ppazeti68]

@@RealLucidity Mos def brother 🙏🏽

[@gaymanlover]

For anyone who uses SFA to submit to editorial playlists it almost feels like a waste of effort, no feedback that an actual human editor has even listened to the song, not least made any judgement. Spotify offers no useful information specifically on what to include in pitches either - should I be including my streaming numbers? Any promotional activity specifically? What do editors want to know about the song itself? At the end of the day my gut feeling is the editor looks at your listener count before they can be even arsed giving it a listen. Options to highlight specific editorial playlists to focus on would be a boost too. Eagerly awaiting Spotify's automated reply. 😌

[@dybredly]

"you cannot buy your way onto a playlist" remember the drake scorpion release

[@cmooreHD]

Hahaha. I’m loving the comment section right now

[@TokurErdem]

Drake is the most popular artist of this generation. What do you expect?

[@LeReal]

Tokur for his label to not have to pay folk on Spotify to promo him lol dude is huge, his album would have promoted itself

[@TheBlashMusic]

Drake partnered with Spotify for the release......He didn’t “buy his way into playlists”

[@Notecrusher]

@@TheBlashMusic No, he "partnered" with spotify. As if an indie artist could do that.

[@shookstylez]

Spotify hired 'fake' artists to dominate genre specific playlists curated by Spotify. From Ambient to Folk etc. The top artists on these playlists were all imaginary artists, that don't actually even exist as real artists. But it just means that the royalty streamings from these fake artists would cash in directly to Spotify themselves. This is kind of criminal, but also it takes away the chance for real struggling artists to be in Spotify playlists. So, people, please do not believe everything about this video.

[@benhurzz]

exactly, they have in-house producers to reduce liabilities from an actual artist lol. theneedledrop aka fantano explained this

[@yungdnny]

@@benhurzz i actually got playlisted off of pure work/luck, what video did fantano explain this in?

[@KingBabaJames]

@@yungdnny stop fucking lying. Send me the song you got playlisted

[@JadesOfficial]

@@KingBabaJames i have too. And I’m fully indie

[@KingBabaJames]

@@JadesOfficial hey I like ya song nuh unu! Congratulations on your success 🙌

[@alexanderkazakovmusic]

The majority of the tracks in the editorial playlists are by big artists with strong managements. They release a track spontaneously and it’s immediately on dozens editorial playlists. An independent artist with the same track quality (sometimes even better) submits their track 3 months prior and Spotify doesn’t pick it up. Seems fair, right? It feels discouraging - I wished Spotify would give us, independent artists, more chances to make some money from streaming. Releasing an original costs so much …

[@IzzyIkigai]

That's capitalism baby, isn't it amazing? Don't you just *love* it?

[@kissass1286]

Same issue!!!!!! I love trying my hand and being sad when I don't get on there lol. I guess, I just want to try anyways and holding onto hope

[@alexanderkazakovmusic]

@@IzzyIkigai haha ikr 😅

[@odinbolnoy2015]

Я думал такое только в РФ...

[@Anolamusic]

Hey, it sucks that the way capitalism is set up right now makes it tough for us indie artists to get noticed and get opportunities. The whole editorial playlist submission process is like a big roadblock that we can't seem to get past. It's super rare that we ever get picked.

[@confusingparadise2561]

We made it also to an editorial playlist "Instrumental Madness" without even submitting. So it is really possible even for small artists, which we are really thankful for!

[@pauljrogersmusic]

Congratulations :-)

[@confusingparadise2561]

@@pauljrogersmusic Thank you!

[@JustMe-ql9li]

Aint no way

[@allisonandysarah]

This video has literally NO information. You should probably put a link to the Spotify Artist registry page. And then explain how to use that (which I already know) But I do not see any option for submitting music for a playlist. This video doesn't help at all.

[@RnJayKingGaming]

i know right

[@TARANTINATube]

Yep, like that form they showed - where's that at!?

[@olenholm]

I still have NO idea how to submit

[@RelaxRelapse720]

I thought the video was good, but I had already known this information beforehand. The way you submit it to a playlist is after it's uploaded (BUT NOT RELEASED YET) you can go into your catalogue on your artist page and hit the "Upcoming" tab. There you'll be able to submit it for playlist consideration.

[@Emielvh]

After you uploaded your new release to your Music distributor, it will apear on your homepage on artists.spotify.com This can take up to 2-5 business days.

[@salvodazes]

You can absolutely make music for yourself, for any reason and for no reason at all. Sick and tired of these mainstream "influencers" and companies like Spotify acting like they own/know music and art. I can list 5 artists off the top of my head with less than 100 monthly listeners on your platform, but make music that is on another level from whatever mainstream bs you push in your curated lists. These artists make no money because they don't play these ugly games of over-promotion. We make music for a myriad of reasons, and getting heard is not necessarily one of them, even though it is a byproduct most of us want. Because we want our music to inspire people like others' music inspires us. So you're curating playlists, big fucking deal. Congratulations, you're a listener. Come back when you've meticulously created something out of nothing and not just living off others' hard work and creation.

[@Notecrusher]

They don't even listen, it's all done by software, not just the "algorithmic" playlists, all of them.

[@Lastrevio]

what are those 5 artists ?

[@KingBabaJames]

Yeah man it's all fucking bs. They will never put your music in Playlist. Doesn't matter how good your music is. They only put you on if you have connections.

[@rodblues6832]

I understand what you're sayingSalvo, but there is this thing called reality, and the reality is that artists have had a double challenge since the beginning of time: 1. making the art or music is the first challenge. 2. Getting your art seen or heard is the second challenge. No artist is exempt from this double challenge if they wish to be successful. And the ONLY way an artist's works is seen or heard is if the ARTIST promotes it...this has been true for thousands of years and this is why so few people choose to become artists. On the other hand, if you're not looking to make money or get any recognition for your hard work, then yes, proceed as you are.

[@notorietyentertainment5621]

@@rodblues6832 Facts

[@OFresh]

awesome feature added to at least get a better shot at being on a playlist early and i hope it helps us artists in the long term.

[@mtdubdachamp6917]

I made 3 of these after I pitched my song back in April. They take forever but it's worth it

[@BarbaraFischer4]

Thank you for the tips! Now to get my tail in gear to record & pitch! ☺

[@JSTONEMUSIK]

You forgot the submission link

[@PEACHMOONPUB]

Great! Thanks for the This is John Clark playlist!!!

Very helpful video, thank you

[@Musicpaulryan]

I’ve had new music released this year and ended up on playlists and getting new fans as a result. It’s a blessing really

[@ReMan_]

Guys, it's for real. I couldn't believe it, but I had 3 editorial placements in 2 weeks. It was just amazing. And one of them is still ongoing (The playlist is named TikiTorch) . It works, just make good music, and make sure to pitch every song .

[@helloitsnicko]

Important: You can only pitch one track off of an upcoming album (if that's what you're releasing) and, as I just found out today, you can't pitch tracks for playlisting through Spotify after release.

[@WillJukedTheBox]

only unreleased music, makes no sense. there's plenty good songs that are already released that could get a huge bump from being playlisted

[@Rich64]

Spotify sent me this video after I released an album. Gotta make another one now

[@RichardReadey]

This is the dream! Still scared to put my music on Spotify cause I don’t know if anyone will want to hear it, even if people like it on KZbin I don’t know if it will translate! Great guide, so important to new artists like myself!

[@MarkDanov]

Your music is great man! People will love it!

[@cmooreHD]

Richard Readey just do it! If your music is great on KZbin I’m true these fans going to school or work or commuting somewhere wants to either download or stream it. Keep your head up. You got this!

[@rarkei_]

Manh..mine is badd & I pitched it yesterday. Lol... your music is 100000% better than mine ✨

[@jesuseduardolomeliromero9997]

Interesantisimo!!!!! Aplausossssss

[@BrookedeRosa]

Where is that webpage where you put in genre etc? I haven’t been able to find where to submit the music

[@rodblues6832]

Great vid thank you, but my question is...do we just send you a track on our own, or do we have to submit to editorial team through a distributor?

[@EmersonRisoa]

hello, i'm part of Spotify for Artists!

[@damilosky]

Quality content!

[@enmascaradoreacciona]

I want to have my music on the spotify editorial playlist... I recently released an album which I submitted the best song with the proper tags and all the proper info but nothing happened 😭

[@MagnetudeOfficial]

Unfortunately curators with popular playlists do abuse the system and request payment for features. A handful we have tried to submit to or contacted have told us $200 and they will add our music to their playlist. It is really frustrating spending countless hours trying to obtain contacts for curators to then be told "Pay me".

[@LorD3able]

pay them, it's a money thing. nothing it's free in this business.

[@cmenardmusic]

@@LorD3able yeah pay them and then go and see your release taken down because you committed payola

[@JustMe-ql9li]

You are referring to private curators, they have nothing to do with spotify itself or editorial playlists

[@whiteblue3576]

Hello people regarding submissions for Spotify playlists, can you be notified your song is playlisted before it goes live or must it be once it goes live. Secondly, if I remove a song from Spotify before it goes live can I resubmit it later for Spotify editorial playlist consideration?

[@refinedmusicgroup1466]

this is stupid, why are you not allowed to submit songs that are already released

[@M-SES]

Maybe to reduce the submission number and to get only the new stuff..

[@ZachKopkaZake]

I agree I got screwed royally not sending them a track early

[@KingBabaJames]

Old songs could be better. We all miss out on great music.

[@ZachKopkaZake]

@@KingBabaJames I agree

[@Moonroofmusik]

Hopefully one day!!

[@BulgBeats]

🙌🏼

[@Kiromar]

i have tried to put all my songs in playlist but it seems like all latin music playlists specially Reggaeton are already bought

[@locutusmdv]

It will never happen. Listening to your video and knowing you receive 20 k songs per day, I realized that, statiscally, my songs will never be heard by the editors. How many editors do you have? 15? 100? I imagine they must be "experts" in few genres of music. So if you have 100, maybe 3 or 4 will be able or willing to hear the kind of music I make. How many songs they listen each day? 5? 10? 20? Doing only a rough calculation, you cannot listen to 5% of all the songs you receive. In the video the nice guy said "if your song is not picked by the editors, don't get disheartened..." (my words, but that was the meaning.) The chance that one of my songs will be heard by anybody is miniscule, and therefore - answering the first question in the video - yes, it seems I make music for myself.

[@BryanMassa]

This is great, hope my new single will get playlisted :D

[@LorD3able]

did it get playlisted?

[@BryanMassa]

RazvanNn nah man..

[@itsalv1]

But I'm releasing my first ever song on Spotify, so is it possible to claim my artist's profile before the song is live on Spotify? So that I can still fill out that form?

[@BeniRoseMusic]

I haven't been given access to the Upload Beta, how can I submit my song for editorial review before it's released without this?

[@montibeats]

OMG Spotify best ever, I need this🔥

[@Sanjay407umi]

But how do you send it to people as soon as it's released?

[@nicomoreno9531]

Where can I submit my songs? And can't I have released tracks in those playlists??

[@jaypeed3makavali732]

But How can I submit it there but I don’t see any link or some Google form there to submit my song please

[@GabrieleMusic]

I sure my next song will be in yours playlist! Love the way Spotify makes the impossible possible! Music & Love!!

[@boimesa8190]

where do we submit tracks then??

[@Greyfox303]

Lets not act like this is not a pay to win system for Major Record Labels now 😂🤣

[@hardknocklifeentertainment1059]

Great Information!! The most important things to understand is patience and persistent is critical. This video hits key topics from Spotify directly, like "Not paying to get onto playlist", "How to properly submit a track", "using hashtags" and this helps alot because too often people want a "homecooked" result from a "microwave" meal. Thank you Spotify :)

[@lindadrapermusic]

Thanks for the tips. I followed each step for submitting to the Spotify Playlist editors. I also have been sharing the pre-save link for my new single "Tether" (out 10.08.21), from my new album "Patience + Lipstick" out on my label, South Forty Records, on 1.21.22.

[@ProphetsOfRockTV]

How do you get your podcast which is already on Spotify, onto a playlist ?

[@aero2graph]

Well, let's allow all EU member states to access Spotify, that would be a nice gesture from you guys!

[@Dismazipmusic]

If i upload music early enough through a music distributor, does it automatically get playlisted? Or is there a specific site for it where we should upload our tracks?

[@keithzengeya5604]

specific site, spotify for artist, depending with your distributor they will be ways to get access on it, or register directly with spotify for artist

[@SosePaez]

Where i can submit it?

[@petertruongmusic]

I wish you can pitch a song that’s already released

[@djsaverkill9392]

Ho un altro pezzo che esce tra un mese dove cavolo si trova quel form da compilare e inviarlo a Spotify? Io non riesco a trovarlo

[@djsaverkill9392]

Scusate ma non riesco a capire io possiedo un pezzo pubblicato che si chiama Serenity non è più valida l'idea di mandarlo alle playlist? Se un pezzo è già pubblicato?

[@RealLucidity]

So I'll explain it much more simply and if I help you can pay me back by listening to one of my songs or something. This is how to do it: So basically when you upload a song to your distributor that gets you on Spotify (Distrokid, Tunecore, etc.) you should be able to set a release date. For example, it's October 1st and you set it to release October 20th. You need to upload your track to your distributor a few weeks in advance. This way Spotify gets your song but doesn't drop it until your release date (October 20th). Once you have that song up and waiting to be released, and in Spotify's hands, you can go to your "Spotify for Artists" page (just google that, it's easy to set up) and follow these steps. 1) Click Music on the top of the page 2) Click Upcoming 3) Submit it from there. It's that simple. In short, set a long release date with your distributor, go to Spotify for artists, and in Upcoming you will be able to submit it to their team. Any questions, just let me know!

[@mygoditsfullofstars7220]

4) Buy a lottery ticket.

[@terrionnabee]

I’m interested in knowing how to get a position as a playlist editor. 🤔

[@OnTrackStudios]

What if I'm already using a distributor? Can I still submit/tag if I give big enough of an advance?

[@SpotifyforArtists]

Hey there! Once your label or distributor has delivered a release to us, you can submit a track to our editors using Spotify for Artists. There's some more info here: artists.spotify.com/faq/promotion#how-do-i-submit-music-to-your-editorial-team. Any further questions, you can reach our Artist Support team here: artists.spotify.com/contact

[@amajorthemusician]

If you have a song you released on SoundCloud or KZbin prior to releasing it through Spotify, can we still submit that song for playlist consideration?

[@keithzengeya5604]

yes

[@amajorthemusician]

@@keithzengeya5604 Whoa, just saw this reply! Haha, thank you. ☺️

[@pheenixbeats6982]

Where do i submit that

[@NICKDELPHINMUSIC]

sometimes i feel they dont care about us

[@clast]

Didn't work for me with my latest release :(. Maybe next time, who knows!

[@osamabinladen2075]

I checked your music, it's boring and you should realize that

[@clast]

@@osamabinladen2075 o ok.

[@BiBiKvachi]

Nice...

[@zuricrqsatlz9145]

I released 2 days ago. So, I can't get this on a playlist? I have to wait til my next release? Can't get my head around that. Well done, Spotify.

[@pstamn0]

I uploaded through spotify for artists over a week out and it says: Editorial playlist submission Available soon. ???

[@olligarch5147]

u just been bamboozled

[@SpanisGuitarBest]

This video has literally NO information.

[@quicklimeproductions9026]

Is this feature no longer available? Why is this?

[@Mongoosh]

But if we upload the music using distrokid. It always directly puts it online, Who do we need to contact so we have the time to make this happen ?

[@EricBravo]

If you submit via tunecore, doesn't it automatically go to the "Released" section? How do you submit your track to the "Upcoming" section via tunecore?

[@SpotifyforArtists]

Hey there! Once your distributor's delivered a release to us, it should appear in the "upcoming" section of Spotify for Artists. There's more info here: artists.spotify.com/faq/promotion#how-do-i-submit-music-to-your-editorial-team. If you have any more questions, you can reach our Artists team here: artists.spotify.com/contact

[@betastateofficial]

@@SpotifyforArtists We switched from Tunecore to DistroKid and the process was much easier. With Tunecore it never appeared in the "Upcoming" section but with DistroKid the song was there within like 24-48 hours of uploading the track. Still gotta be selected though... we didn't this round unfortunately but we will try again on our next release. Hope that helps!

[@LOYATYMADEUS]

You could submit it in the Jurassic era and still be waiting 🦖

[@snehajain4339]

I will be releasing my first track and hence I dont have my Artist Profile. How can I submit my song then??

[@JD_MeanGruene]

Fantastic information

[@officiallilyung]

I love you Spotify

[@junyanbeatboxtv]

So we can’t submit our released songs?

[@elijosef822]

how do u actually do this on distrokid?? been very curious

[@veinti8o]

i have the same problem, any soluuutions¿

[@SpectrumTheOriginator]

I remember when I got playlisted by Spotify. I'm trying to get playlisted again with my new song Pride. Everyone's telling me it's really dope, so fingers crossed!

[@ListenToGlobal]

Good luck dude! Fingers crossed 🙏

[@jpricethereason]

where did you submit your song?

[@morenazo6412]

@@jpricethereason Ahhh! That's the mystery you'll have to figure out yourself

[@heaventorn6275]

Okay, so i can't send my music when it's already released. Am I correct? Ugh, I'm just learning how to promote my music as an independent electronic artist. Is Spotify really only for labels?

[@railpressureflip]

Great video. Now tell us how to submit the song.

[@danielmaiermusic]

damn...Just wanted to pitch my track today but it doesn´t work anymore cause it releases in 6 days, one too few...If I just had known yesterday lol DAMN

[@ricokguitar]

I really tried to play your game, @spotify, but I think I am spending more time on the whole meta data, video clips, background story, website links, promotion clips, Instagram... , than actually making music. I played your game and I lost. Not sure if I am tired, sad, or upset.

[@Blarg]

Hey Rico, sorry to hear that. I can relate to your situation. I guess, the only way to succeed with editorial playlisting is to make "radio ready" music for specific playlists. It needs to sound exactly as good as all major artists and I know one rapper who can do this. He is a regular guy but he produced incredible sounding production because he learned to do that. He gets featured on german spotify editorial playlists almost every release and know i know what spotify wants: Music that works for mainstream playlists. I know it's demotivational and depressive but that's the truth.. it's a cold business and we can either create our own playlists or we can try to create something that spotify editors like. greetings from germany let's keep our heads up high

[@cmenardmusic]

@@Blarg And that's exactly why the industry gets too saturated and people hated and rightfully so

[@EtrnlMack]

I haven't been able to catch my music in my upcoming music to even try to get it playlisted.

[@MAYORSHIESTYTV]

gotta put it to be released at least 2 weeks in advanced for them to see it

[@StephenCuthbert]

Just Keep Getting ignored :(

[@CatrinaDaimonLee]

your links take me to the part of my artist page where i m suppose to pitch to you but guess what, there are no buttons to press to submit at all. NONE. after going through a labryinth of links. wtg spotify.

[@kiddorange1450]

I know for a fact artists who have contacts and pay and stay at the top of these Spotify playlists for longer than they should

[@TTTSHOKESP]

but why some "artists" that even they don't they just upload speed up or slowed version of songs they earn money with it. They even are in playlists...

[@SergeyShashko-us2hi]

How to edited info track

[@Chronade]

Sweet Spotify Had another talk about my issue with you But I'm still young I don't know why you won't help me But I know you are better than this And oh, I started My career in your company It's hard when we argue We're both stubborn I know But oh, Sweet Spotify, sweet Spotify Whatever your anger toward me, Please put my song back on Spotify Sweet Spotify, sweet Spotify When I've run out of cash You pay me up Sweet Spotify I called up my Distributor Oh, they said you won't listen to them But I'm still young I always think about you and how we don't have a heart for each other And oh, I started My career in your company I know it's hard when we argue We're both stubborn I know But oh, Sweet Spotify, sweet Spotify Whatever your anger toward me, Please put my song back on Spotify Sweet Spotify, sweet Spotify When I've run out of cash You pay me up And oh, when I started My career in your company It gets harder when we argue We're both stubborn I know But oh, Sweet Spotify, sweet Spotify Whatever your anger toward me, Please put my song back on Spotify Sweet Spotify, sweet Spotify When I've run out of cash You pay me up You pay me up

[@topcompilationvideos2051]

What do really mean by saying by submitting early ?

[@olenholm]

I still have NO idea how to submit a track.

[@Emielvh]

olen holm After you uploaded your new release to your Music distributor, it will apear on your homepage on artists.spotify.com This can take up to 2-5 business days.

[@jpricethereason]

exactly! They skipped that part. Where is that form they were filling out even at?

[@SpotifyforArtists]

Hey there! If you have an upcoming release, you can submit a track using Spotify for Artists. There's more info here: artists.spotify.com/faq/promotion#how-do-i-submit-music-to-your-editorial-team. If you need any more help, just reach out to our Artists team: artists.spotify.com/contact

[@olligarch5147]

@@SpotifyforArtists You say: In the Catalog tab, under UPCOMING, select SUBMIT A SONG next to the release you want to submit. BUT there is no option nor a BUTTON to press on to submit anything !! Maybe you choose for yourself who you want to submit a song. In the upcoming section there is only the "Learn more" Text. I triedto reach out to you via email. And you answered me to look for the answer iun the community. Wonderful service. I dont feel been taken care of !! Instead i shall ask people who dont´t have the answer !! Bravo. I´m very disappointed about how you treat this point. No answers and no help. I´m sad because you are the best amongst the other ones.

[@useless987]

So let me get this straight: in order to get a Spotify for Artists account you need to have music on Spotify. In order to pitch songs for a playlist the music needs to be unreleased. How is an artist on their first release supposed to do?

[@ginsu_pd]

The unreleased music is visible on the for Artist account and that's how you pitch it, backend

[@JustMe-ql9li]

You cant, thats how

[@DerekDeMuth]

As everyone else has pointed out: Rather than lying and telling us that you can't pay to get on playlists, why doesn't Spotify create distinct playlists that are monetary and not monetary. Each would have a kind of marker, so you know which kind you are listening to, and we'll see how the ecosystem changes.

[@cmenardmusic]

They don't even have the balls to put 2FA, good luck with the playlist system you suggested

[@TieranOfficial]

I've been trying for 3 years now. Spotify, at what point should I admit to myself my music is trash and I should quit?

[@JustMe-ql9li]

Dont let em get to you fam. Its not about the quality of the music nessecarily. They just dont give a shit about small artists and wont even give your music a spin, thats the problem. They act like its not payola but it really is. Big labels are controlling those playlists with money. Simple as that. If you have a great song, great release plan, awesome cover artwork and have written the perfect pitch, you got a tiiiiny chance they might pick it up and put it on a playlist. It sure wont be a big playlist as long as youre not a huge artist with label backing you, but at least youll be on a real playlist

[@musicaelectrohousedesdeizt5681]

They say that I can't pay to appear on Spotify and because when I turn on spotify I get big ads for new music that says: listen or ignore. I'm sure someone pays for those ads. Don't lie!

[@justinnguyen9054]

can you submit music that's already released?

[@MagnetudeOfficial]

Unfortunately not

[@justinnguyen9054]

Is the feature ready yet/ out of beta? I can't seem to find it on Spotify for Artists >

[@SpotifyforArtists]

Hey there! It's not possible to submit released music for playlist consideration, but there's lots more info here: artists.spotify.com/faq/promotion#why-can't-i-submit-released-music-for-playlist-consideration. If there's anything else, you can reach our Artists team here: artists.spotify.com/contact

[@OrangutanTradeSalesmen]

@@SpotifyforArtists That makes no sense. Really what is the purpose of that?

[@musicaelectrohousedesdeizt5681]

Hola. Los creadores de música a final de cuentas estamos sujetos a una elección que hará alguna persona de Spotify. Debería de ser con más igualdad y oportunidad para todos.