The more streams and followers you have, the better your chance to appear in searches. Search results in Spotify are based on a mix of current and all-time popularity-but vary from user to user based on personal listening preferences. To appear higher up in Spotify’s search algorithm: (This comes directly from Spotify’s FAQ’s ).Why must you do this? Here are 2 HUGE reasons: Get your music out there for SEO purposes. So, get on Submithub and start pitching your song to blogs before it goes live! Get a premiere. They need to see that there is hype behind your song. If they google your song and nothing comes up, they are not likely to place it on a popular playlist. Spotify’s editorial team looks into your music via – you guessed it – Google. This article walks you through 5 ways to build your audience on Spotify.įifth: Get some of your own independent playlist and blog features Simultaneously promote the playlist on your social platforms for your fans to listen and follow. Try creating a branded playlist with music you love and your own music and use it as your Artist’s Pick. Also, using Submithub and personal research and outreach to pitch Spotify playlists is key. Ask your fans to pre-save tracks that are not released yet, or follow you on the platform as a general CTA (call to action). It is your job to bring your fans (even if your fan base is small) to Spotify. Fourth: You need to get your own listeners and followers Include as much information as possible (genres, instruments used, a short pitch, etc.) We talk more about this process throughout this blog post. Since you can’t claim your Profile until your first release is LIVE (unless you obtain your Spotify Artist ID from your distributor – which we have found to be impossible!), you will have to wait until your second release to take advantage of submitting to the Spotify curators. I break it all down here in my post on how to build a solid Spotify Foundation.

Make sure to include photos, social links and a 1,500 character bio. Second: Fully Optimize your Spotify Profile You can do this after your first release goes live on the platform.

Here’s what you need to do:īefore you can do anything with Spotify, you need to claim your profile. A lot of artists are curious about Spotify playlist submission, but don’t know where to start. Spotify is a confusing platform for many artists who don’t fully understand how to effectively leverage it.

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