If you happen to have label representation, there are also label curated playlists. Labels will often put together collections of their featured artists, this practice is ages old. On Spotify, these will feature new and popular artists that they represent. Often, labels may have a preferred relationship with streaming services and can offer a great deal of exposure in addition to Spotify’s curated collections.
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There are also a handful of influential music bloggers and reviewers who put together playlists of their own. Individual playlists can be applied for through submission websites that take songs and submit them for consideration to these individuals playlists. This can be a really great way to gain exposure and can spread a lot of buzz about your music through more niche communities of listeners and music seekers. Individual playlists offer a secondary option in addition or instead of playlists curated by Spotify’s curators. As always with music, a multi-pronged approach is always the best one to take.
How to Submit to Spotify Playlists
The process of submitting to Spotify playlists is relatively simple, it just requires a verified account and a scheduled but unreleased song. Once your music is scheduled for release, you can then submit songs directly to Spotify’s curators for consideration. Keep in mind that this requires patience and persistence. Spotify generally only accepts roughly 20% of the music it receives. But fear not! There are still individual playlists you can apply to through websites like Submithub and many other options for marketing your music.
Conclusion
Spotify playlists are easy to submit to, but they require a few preliminary steps before an artist will be eligible to do so. The first thing an artist will need is to have released a song or album on Spotify already. From there, they can verify their spotify account to ensure that the owner of the music is running the account. Then, on an artist’s next release, they will have the option to submit a song to Spotify’s curators for consideration. Time and patience is key with this process as Spotify doesn’t playlist everything it receives. Submitting will, however, ensure that it comes up on listeners weekly radio and new release radar playlists.
