If you’re tired of spending hours scrolling through your music library trying to create the perfect playlist for your next party or workout session, say hello to PlaylistAI – the ultimate playlist curation tool.
PlaylistAI, a newly launched app, uses the same OpenAI GTP-3 technology that powers ChatGPT to help you create the perfect Spotify or Apple Music playlists. With PlaylistAI, you can create playlists from AI prompts, images, videos, and even your most-listened-to music with a selection of features:
AI Prompt
With the AI Prompt feature, you can simply describe what you’re in the mood for and PlaylistAI will do the rest. Want a playlist of “pop music from the early 2000s” or “upbeat dance music for working out”? PlaylistAI’s got you covered. And if you’re feeling stuck, PlaylistAI will even suggest prompts based on your connected music service.
Image
You can also use the image feature to transform music festival posters or any other image of artist names into a playlist. We tested this out with a Just Like Heaven festival poster and loved it. It may not always identify the artists correctly, but once the kinks are worked out, it will be one of your favorite features.
Rewind
PlaylistAI lets you rewind and relive your listening history with personalized playlists featuring your top tracks and artists. You can even choose to omit certain artists or tracks that you don’t want to hear.
Video
The video feature lets you select a video with multiple songs in it, and creates a playlist from the songs playing in the video – TikTok videos included!
Currently, the app can only connect with Spotify and Apple Music, but don’t worry, YouTube and other services are on the way. PlaylistAI is available for iOS and is free to download, with a pro version available for $2.99/m. So what are you waiting for? Download PlaylistAI today and say goodbye to boring playlists forever!
At every level of the industry, musicians are leaving millions on the table because they won’t market to older listeners. Whether you’re scared or unsure where to start, we can help.
A popular sound on TikTok jokes about an entire generation of always-online, pop culture obsessed humans with disposable income. “Don’t get me wrong, being an adult and living on your own is pretty great,” goes the sound. “The only problem is, I now have access to adult money, which means I can buy whatever I want—which means I end up buying shit like THIS and having zero regrets about it. As the video plays, adults share their arguably ridiculous purchases. For example, someone might show off a full-size pinball machine inside a one-bedroom apartment, or perhaps they have several hundred Funko pops lining the walls of their home.
Another sound asks people to share items they bought with adult money that they probably shouldn’t have purchased.
It’s easy to watch these videos and think these fans are making irrational purchasing decisions. Still, there’s another, more beneficial angle.
There is a growing marketplace of childless adults with lifelong fandoms who will spend top dollar to support their favorite entertainment icons and IP regardless of cost as long as the product caters to their specific interest.
If you love Mario Kart, for example, go-karts adorned with Mario Kart branding. You can even visit an entire theme park dedicated to all things Mario that includes a Mario Kart ride.
Or, if you prefer single-player games, you can purchase meticulously crafted (and pricey) deluxe editions featuring everything from replica weapons to custom dice, maps, mini-figures, plushes, vinyl records, and beyond. Here are two examples from the upcoming God Of War: Ragnarok.
Movie fans have similar options to express their fandom. If you love horror films, you can purchase replica masks that look identical to those worn by villains on screen. Those who love the Marvel and DC cinematic universe, not to mention Star Wars or Star Trek or Harry Potter or the Minions, also have bountiful options to express their love of the IP well into adulthood. Products are made and specifically marketed to those with money to spare.
Music fans, unfortunately, are often left behind.
Think about it for a moment. Despite ample evidence that people of all ages enjoy every style of music imaginable, most merchandise is still geared toward people under the age of twenty-five. That’s true for any modern pop act vying for that demographic’s adoration, but the same can be said for legacy acts. Go to any Target, Wal-Mart, or Meijer near you, and you’ll find classic rock and hip-hop shirts throughout the teen and young adult section. A few items may also exist for adults, generally men, but they are the same logos reprinted in the same style on larger fabric.
Point being: The adult market is an afterthought, and it’s leaving untold millions on the table.
It’s not hard to understand why this happens. As artists progress in their careers, they must make choices that align with their target demographic. Though exceptions exist, most artists have to choose whether to market to young people or grow with their audience. The reason is simple:
Adults are notoriously hard to reach.
After all, it’s easier to know what adults dislike than what they want.
Your adult demo doesn’t want an all-over print
Your adult demo doesn’t want a giant logo tee
Your adult demo doesn’t want another t-shirt unless it’s game-changing.
Your adult demo has no use for stickers or patches and only minimal use for pins
Your adult demo doesn’t want digital downloads. They don’t want digital content, period.
Your adult demo doesn’t buy many hoodies, especially those adorned with giant logos.
Your adult doesn’t want an NFT.
Your adult fans don’t need merch with your face on it.
But it is possible to reach your adult fans without alienating the youth. They’re people, after all, and identifying their needs is as simple as starting a conversation.
If you’ve been making music for any time, you likely have fans older than your target demographic. These fans have the most buying power, and you can capitalize on that by catering to their grown-up needs.
For specific answers, you will have to communicate with your fans (duh), but here are some ideas to get you started:
Your adult demo will buy limited-time and date-specific merchandise. Show posters unique to each tour—or better yet, each date—create a sense of “buy now or forever miss out” that people find hard to resist. That poster may go on to live in a home office or cubicle, reminding that individual of a special night.
Your adult demo will buy minimal merchandise, such as socks or clothing featuring one-to-color designs.
Your adult demo will buy alcohol and alcohol-related products (koozies, bottle openers).
Your adult demo will buy coffee and coffee-related products.
Your adult demo will buy lifestyle items, including grinders, mugs, candles, DND sets, concert prints, commemorative lanyards, etc.
Your adult demo will buy experiences, including VIP upgrades, meet-and-greets, photos, coffee with the band, etc.
Your adult demo will commit to a fan club as long as they receive quality content (presale access, exclusive merch, early music, etc.).
There is no reason any artist with a sizable fan base should leave their adult fans behind.
Virtually every album now comes with multiple pre-order bundles featuring any number of items, so why not make one for the grown-ups among your audience?
Start simple. Ask your fans what merch they want and experiment with their responses until you find something that works. There is no penalty for trying.
There are a million songs written about virtually every topic imaginable, so why should anyone care about your music?
Music is all about who you know. If you don’t know anyone, like most people when they start, you better be good at making connections and selling yourself. It doesn’t matter if you’re pitching music or your talent as a professional—nobody will care unless you give them a reason to pay attention. Don’t know how? No worries. I can help.
There are countless ways to gain exposure in 2022, but most will agree that playlists are the primary way people discover new music. Be it through algorithmic selections like those curated by Spotify or the trusted taste of an influencer, placement on the right playlist can change any artist’s career overnight.
But there’s a problem. Everyone who is anyone wants to be on playlists, and that means curators are inundated with requests for inclusion. The big-name talent often has little-to-no problems getting heard, but what about regular musicians? How can up-and-coming talent stand out from the overwhelming amount of competition?
Your story is unique, but you have to know how to sell your story for tastemakers to understand that.
Each day, in offices and remote workspaces around the globe, playlist curators and industry gatekeepers sift through countless songs from artists hoping they’ll give them one of the very limited spaces available on editorial playlists. Certain tastemakers specializing in mood-themed playlists may hear upwards of one hundred or more tracks with a similar theme or story in a single day.
If you want to be the ONE song that stands out from the competition, there are two factors you have to nail:
The song needs to be GOOD. Obviously.
You need to sell the heck out of that song.
Part one is up to you. As for part two:
The only thing separating your story of wanting to leave home and every other dreamer is how you sell it to someone else.
Start by breaking your song down to the simplest description possible.
“My song is about growing up in a small town and waiting to escape.”
Great! We have a relatable perspective that millions, even billions, can easily recognize.
The only problem is—everyone has a song about wanting to leave their hometown.
If you want to attract playlist curators, tastemakers, or anyone, you need to be more specific.
Let’s start with the “why” of it all. WHY do you want to leave your hometown?
“My song is about growing up in a small town and waiting to escape because I have big dreams.”
That’s better. You’ve narrowed the target audience slightly, but you’ve also gotten closer to your true market.
Let’s add another detail, perhaps explore WHAT made us want to leave our hometown. Was it our family, the community, or something more existential? Maybe it’s all three!
“My song is about growing up in a conservative small town and how nobody, not even my family members, can relate to your ambitions of a life outside the village limits.”
The significance of your song and your perspective on life increases exponentially with each detail we add to our story. Those same details attract entertainment gatekeepers and inspire countless passive listeners to seek out more of your music.
With a little effort, our song about growing up in a small town and waiting to escape can be sold as an epic tale of wanderlust and misadventure inspired by unfortunate yet relatable circumstances.
“My song is about growing up in a conservative small town and how nobody, not even my family members, can relate to your ambitions of a life outside the village limits. It’s about taking advantage of the opportunities presented to you and exploring them. Sometimes we will fail, but that’s okay because failure is part of the journey. What’s more important, to me, is that we try in the first place.”
A few things to keep in mind as you develop your selling power:
You are already a storyteller. Your music proves that. Don’t let the lack of music cause you to lose confidence in yourself. The story you are telling is yours (or one you made up). Nobody can sell it better than you.
Storytelling is a skill you never stop developing. It will take time to build great pitches, but it’s worth the effort.
As you refine your story, always look for new angles to promote your single. Maybe the song elicits a very specific feeling or reaction from the listener. If so, there’s probably a playlist for that.
Not all stories are created equal, and the same goes for the recipient. You may need to develop multiple pitches for a single song to maximize its reach.
Playlisting is the way of the future. Taking time out of your schedule now to develop and refine your pitching skills will expedite the promotional process down the line. Best of luck, and if you have any questions, email james@haulix.com for advice.
Playlists are the key to discovery and growth for many musicians, but very few know how to pitch tastemakers successfully. We can help
Every artist has a story to tell, but alarmingly few seem to realize how many artists are telling similar stories. Every life is unique, but there are only so many relatable experiences that can be mass-marketed through song. That’s why there are so many love songs and an equally large amount of heartbreak anthems. The same goes for songs about realizing life is short, mourning the dead, aspiring to better oneself, and of course, the timeless desire to flee one’s hometown and chase big-city dreams.
Your story is unique, but you have to know how to sell your story for tastemakers to understand that.
Each day, in offices and remote workspaces around the globe, playlist curators and industry gatekeepers sift through countless songs from artists hoping they’ll give them one of the very limited spaces available on editorial playlists. Certain tastemakers specializing in mood-themed playlists may hear upwards of one hundred or more tracks with a similar theme or story in a single day.
If you want to be the ONE song that stands out from the competition, there are two factors you have to nail:
The song needs to be GOOD. Obviously.
You need to sell the heck out of that song.
Part one is up to you. As for part two:
The only thing separating your story of wanting to leave home and every other dreamer is how you sell it to someone else.
Start by breaking your song down to the simplest description possible.
“My song is about growing up in a small town and waiting to escape.”
Great! We have a relatable perspective that millions, even billions, can easily recognize.
The only problem is—everyone has a song about wanting to leave their hometown.
If you want to attract playlist curators, tastemakers, or anyone, you need to be more specific.
Let’s start with the “why” of it all. WHY do you want to leave your hometown?
“My song is about growing up in a small town and waiting to escape because I have big dreams.”
That’s better. You’ve narrowed the target audience slightly, but you’ve also gotten closer to your true market.
Let’s add another detail, perhaps explore WHAT made us want to leave our hometown. Was it our family, the community, or something more existential? Maybe it’s all three!
“My song is about growing up in a conservative small town and how nobody, not even my family members, can relate to your ambitions of a life outside the village limits.”
The significance of your song and your perspective on life increases exponentially with each detail we add to our story. Those same details attract entertainment gatekeepers and inspire countless passive listeners to seek out more of your music.
With a little effort, our song about growing up in a small town and waiting to escape can be sold as an epic tale of wanderlust and misadventure inspired by unfortunate yet relatable circumstances.
“My song is about growing up in a conservative small town and how nobody, not even my family members, can relate to your ambitions of a life outside the village limits. It’s about taking advantage of the opportunities presented to you and exploring them. Sometimes we will fail, but that’s okay because failure is part of the journey. What’s more important, to me, is that we try in the first place.”
A few things to keep in mind as you develop your selling power:
You are already a storyteller. Your music proves that. Don’t let the lack of music cause you to lose confidence in yourself. The story you are telling is yours (or one you made up). Nobody can sell it better than you.
Storytelling is a skill you never stop developing. It will take time to build great pitches, but it’s worth the effort.
As you refine your story, always look for new angles to promote your single. Maybe the song elicits a very specific feeling or reaction from the listener. If so, there’s probably a playlist for that.
Not all stories are created equal, and the same goes for the recipient. You may need to develop multiple pitches for a single song to maximize its reach.
Playlisting is the way of the future. Taking time out of your schedule now to develop and refine your pitching skills will expedite the promotional process down the line. Best of luck, and if you have any questions, email james@haulix.com for advice.
In a world where playlists are influencing culture, musicians everywhere are prey for scam artists hoping to make a quick buck.
Spotify playlists are the new music discovery platform. The right placement on a popular playlist can do more to help an artist’s career than a dozen posts on various music blogs could hope to accomplish. TikTok teens using music in their videos might have more influence on certain demographics, but playlists cater to a wider audience and can play a significant role in generating money for artists.
When someone finds a way to make money or have influence, there are always others who see that opportunity as a means to prey on the wishes of the desperate. Far musicians are hoping for playlist placement than there are playlists with great influence. As a result, people create fake playlists to con artists out of money and generate undue revenue for their music.
Spotify does its best to prevent scam artists from thriving on their platform. Still, with a global user count numbering in the hundreds of millions, there is no way to police every individual’s activity. The good news is, with a keen eye and the tips shared in the video below, anyone can learn to spot fake playlists. Your career, your wallet, and your sanity will thank you.
A few key takeaways:
Never, under any circumstance, should you pay money for playlist placement.
You should avoid paying for access to playlist curators as well. If you do, you will likely find many people on the list ask for money in exchange for placement. Again, don’t give in. They’re only asking for money because they believe they are owed something for making something that people enjoy that costs them nothing.
Watch out for fake followers. When you find a playlist that interests you, click on the profile of the creator. If that person has multiple playlists with roughly the same follower count, that’s a red flag. They may be using fake followers to boost counterfeit streams.
Before you contact a curator, watch their performance. Check in over two weeks to see if the follower count changes. Monitor the songs that get added, how often the tracks change, etc.
To discern the legitimacy of a playlist’s influence, we recommend using what we call the ‘small artist’ trick. Find a playlist that interests you and search for an artist with a relatively small amount of monthly listeners. Look at that artist’s “About” page to see where their most is most popular. If they’re an artist from the United States, their top cities will likely be somewhere in the Us. If the top cities are remote parts of the world that are unlikely to know the artist, that may indicate that there are fake streams.
Speaking of fake streams, fake followers, and how playlist curators use them to get ahead. Using that same small artist, check to see how many plays they’re getting for whatever song is on the playlist that interests you. If the song is only on that playlist and the playlist has 1000 followers, then it shouldn’t generate thousands of plays. Most playlist subscribers don’t stream the same playlist multiple times per month, nor do they typically listen to the entire playlist each time they put it on.
Watch the video for more tips.
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With competition for playlist placement at an all-time high, every action counts when it comes to engaging curators and tastemakers.
A 2018 report detailing consumer trends in the music business found that more people than ever are turning to the internet for music discovery. While a strong percentage of consumers still find new music through radio, there are more artists being found through streaming services such as Spotify and YouTube than any station could ever hope to showcase.
To be blunt: If you want to succeed in the music business today you absolutely need to have a presence on influential playlists.
The problem is, that if you know you need playlists, then everyone else knows that to be true as well. There are far more artists hoping to be discovered than influential playlist curators capable of showcasing their music. The competition is fierce, which means you only have a few moments to grab someone’s attention and make them take an interest in your music.
In this episode of Music Biz 101, host James Shotwell reveals the most common mistake musicians make when pitching playlist curators. Check it out:
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One of the most sought-after rock playlist curators on Spotify reveals the error many musicians make when pitching them music.
We’ve said this before, but it bears repeating: Playlists are the new mixtapes. Playlists are also the new radio. More people are discovering and developing a deep appreciation for emerging talent through playlists than any other music platform, and that trend shows no signs of stopping or slowing anytime soon. If you want to make it, you need playlists.
Recently, we shared a list of must-have contacts for rock playlist and pop playlist curators. The response has been great, but we’ve been hearing from playlist makers that not all pitches are the same. Several artists have been shut out of playlist opportunities altogether because they make a single mistake, and when the competition is fierce, that mistake can make all the difference.
Jesea Lee, playlist curator and High Road Publicity team member, has been inundated with requests for placement on his many playlists in recent weeks. The one thing that turns him away from an artist’s music above all else is specificity.
“If you’re sending your music to a playlist curator, always send a link to the song you’re pushing, NOT a link to the entire album or Spotify profile. If you do send a link to the entire album, make sure to mention which track is the priority.”
Curators like Jesea receive hundreds of submissions a week (some get that in a day), and you cannot expect them to listen to an entire album to find a track they like enough to add to their playlist. If you want them to give your music a chance, make it as easy as possible for them. If they do like the track, then they can easily find the rest of your music from that first song link.
To be clear, simplicity and focus should be the goal of every pitch. Know what you’re promoting and why it would be a good fit for the playlist you’re pitching. Give the person you’re pitching everything they need to understand why your song is deserving of placement. That won’t guarantee inclusion, but it will make success more likely.
Spotify playlists are shaping the future music business, but reaching the curators of the most influential lists is often incredibly difficult. We can help.
Spotify playlists are shaping the future music business, but reaching the curators of the most influential lists is often incredibly difficult. That is, until now.
Playlists are the primary means of new music discovery for millions of people around the world, and Spotify is leading the charge. The streaming giant has many amazing playlists for every niche in music, and hundreds more are added with each passing day. A great playlist placement can change someone’s career, but all too often the contact information for influential curators is hard to find.
We’re here to help. With the assistance of several friends in the music business, we have uncovered more than sixty (sixty) influential pop and indie playlists that are actively helping artists at every level raise their profiles on a global scale. We’ve also found the people behind them, or at least, a means to contact those behind them, and we’re giving that information to you for free today.
Smart artists will recognize that this is not a perfect solution to pitching problems they currently face. There are thousands of artists working every day for increased exposure through Spotify playlists, and many of them will likely be reaching out to these same contacts in hopes of being noticed. We ran tips to help you stand out while playlist pitching last month, and we will run more in the months to come. Be professional, be engaging, and always be true to yourself. Let the curators know what makes you and your music unique.
Name
Contact Info
30 Blooming Now
newandblooming@gmail.com
Alem (Pop – Rock – Indie)
contacto@alemanaldia.com
Anime Openings and Endings
jose1692@hotmail.es
Art pop
@catalogue.fm
Aux God
plvlists@gmail.com
Bad Guy – Billie Eilish – Top 40
mr.e@rps-fam.com
beach goth
@yung.thuy
Bedroom Pop & Cool Rock
@dartness_
California Teen/Surf Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Garage Rock/Indie Rock/Dream Pop/Lo-Fi/Synth-Pop/Etc/
alanscorrales@gmail.com
chill grooves goodie bag
@thedanaleigh
CloudKid
hello@cldkid.com
Cold Dark Soul Indie Pop
@AnwarSawyer
CTRL-ALT-POP
@camilomusic94
Cvlturerecords
cvlturerecs@gmail.com
Dominic Kyle Gonnella
spotifyplaylistguy@gmail.com
Feel Good Travel Roadtrip Songs
@jude7im
Fresh Indie/Alt/Rock/Pop
jwendelwozniak@gmail.com
Fresh Music Friday
music@beachlife.asia
Gay love songs – boys about boys [best of]
marinus@aballadeer.com.
Groovy Pop Beats | by Axel Murano |
@axelmurano.
hype pop
a.just.records@gmail.com
HYPEBEAST | TOP HITS 2019 | RAP TRAP URBAN R&B
INFO@BEDROOMTRAP.COM
Indie / Indie Pop / Synthpop
mattyresch@gmail.com
Indie Alternative Synth Pop
submit@slaysonics.com
Indie Brasil – Indie Brasileiro
@bestofspotify_
Indie electro-pop
@
Indie Flex
AbraxPhaeton@gmail.com
Indie Friday // Indie Pop
INFO@THEINDIEFOLX.COM
Indie Music VibeS
IG-@Soundboination
Indie Pop Classroom Playlist
@thecolorfulteacher
Indie Pop Mish Mash
@paulalexgray
INDIE POP. The Best of Now
submit@slaysonics.com
indie synth pop – upbeat jams
@feldya
INDIE SYNTH POP- 2019
(sullivansoundltd@gmail.com)
Indie Waves 2019 | New Releases | Indie Pop | Indie Rock | Alternative |
@indie_waves
Indie/Pop/Rock/Folk
spotify@nocta.ch
Lava – Still Woozy – Indie Music
mr.e@rps-fam.com
Lo-Fi | Dream Pop | Bedroom | Indie
@tunadisplay
Lo-Fi Indie : Bedroom Pop – Dream Pop/Shoegaze | MCKEANE
@shane_mckeane
Melodico Music
info@melodicomusic.se
Midwest Emo Revival / Post Indie-Rock IDK
natgoodhue@gmail.com
Minor Stream/Indie Pop
@msip_spotify
New Beat
nbodemos@gmail.com
Next Gen
wearekooluk@gmail.com
Night & Chill
@sadboihour_now
Playlist on top
playlistontop@gmail.com
Pop Trending
info@experiencemusicgroup.com
Shrednector (Pop Punk / Indie Rock)
@shrednector
Sounds of Indie Music
indiecastle@gmail.com
Sounds of Indie Pop
indiecastle@gmail.com
Spin the indie
@isickaf.
Spring is in the ear
(@sabrinasterntal
Sr. Indie
Jonatanjoein@hotmail.com
studying + reading
@gloomradio
Swiff Fresh finds
playlist@swiffbeats.com
talkaboutpopmusic.net
steve@talkaboutpopmusic.com
The Mix Today’s Top Hits
dopewiterz@gmail.com
Thursday I’m In Love: Playlist 80s. 90s. Retro. New Wave. Synth Pop. & Indie
Playlists are the new mixtapes. If you want to get ahead in your career, you need to appear on these popular playlists.
Music discovery has changed. The days of people sharing MP3s online or burning one another CD-Rs in their bedrooms with artwork made from a Sharpie are now considered the dark ages. Today’s music listeners discover new artists and songs through playlists, but discovering the right playlist for your music and how to contact the curator behind it can feel impossible at times.
We’re here to help. With the assistance of several friends in the music business, we have uncovered fifty (50) influential hard rock and pop punk playlists that are actively helping artists at every level raise their profiles on a global scale. We’ve also found the people behind them, or at least, a means to contact those behind them, and we’re giving that information to you for free today.
Smart artists will recognize that this is not a perfect solution to pitching problems they currently face. There are thousands of artists working every day for increased exposure through Spotify playlists, and many of them will likely be reaching out to these same contacts in hopes of being noticed. We ran tips to help you stand out while playlist pitching last month, and we will run more in the months to come. Be professional, be engaging, and always be true to yourself. Let the curators know what makes you and your music unique.
Name
Contact
2019 Christian Rock
indiechristiansound@gmail.com
All Things Heavy
jesea@highroadpublicity.com
beach goth
@yung.thuy
Beats n Bass [ drum and bass / dance / liquid ]
@katetechtastic
Best Covers
sol@safetyorange.com
Best Of: Metalcore / Hardcore
@DekaAgency
Big Rock Bangers
wearekooluk@gmail.com
blessings for sleepy sad teens
@cryopotato
Breakout Core (Metalcore. Melodic. Post Hardcore)
info@beheadingthetraitor.com
Early 2000s Pop Punk Nostalgia
rnwalsh17@gmail.com
ELITE TRAINING
@ToddActual
Euro Punk
info@antillectual.com
Feesten/Uitgaan
Remco.wiefferink2002@gmail.com
forever pop punk
@blfarber
GHOST VIBES | EMO/POP PUNK
@danplourenco
Happy Hardcore
@Jalmaan
Hardcore Bangers
@samimadlad
Hardcore Christian Fight/Motivation Workout
@ivanrmacias
HARDCORE OLD SCHOOL (1978-1989)
@hardcoreoldschool
Hardcore Workout Music by Fitify
martin@fitifyapps.com
Hardcore/Punk Crist√£o Abril
meneguel@gmail.com.
HEAVY METAL / METALCORE / HARDCORE – COLLECTION
@ChrisMavUK
Japanese Punk-Alternative
@teachoice.
KOREAN HEAVY METAL | SCREAMO & K-HEAVY METAL | KPOP HEAVY METAL
@aryatully
Makeout – Kinky Version – Sexy songs
@lissaa_souza
Memes do Hardcore – HC BR
@memesdohardcore.
Metal United – Metal / Metalcore / Deathcore / Rock / Post Hardcore / Alt
metalunitedinfo@gmail.com
Metalcore / Screamo / Postcore / Hardcore
metalcore.playlist@gmail.com
Metalcore/Deathcore/Post-hardcore/Alternative
themetalcorecommunity@gmail.com
Midwest Emo Revival / Post Indie-Rock IDK
natgoodhue@gmail.com
Music for the Ginger Soul
gingersoul1019@gmail.com
New Pop Punk Essentials
gavinbonar@gmail.com.
Now That’s What I Call Breakdowns!
jordan@killthemusic.net
Pop Punk & Positivity by Get Your Head Straight
@getyourheadstraightuk
Pop Punk +
@de7eck
POP PUNK 2019
ukpoppunkers@gmail.com
Post Hardcore Indonesia
@rayasabari
PROZAC
@ollydagger
Punk Love
(716-563-5856)
Rap Hardcore / Hip Hop Hardcore / Rap Underground / Rap Latino / Rap Chileno / Rap Mexicano
@bonnevilla
Rock/Punk/Metal Mix
qbroadwaymp29@gmail.com.
rock/reggae/hardcore/
laurocg@gmail.com
Screamo x Metalcore x Post-Hardcore x Hardcore x Metal
Actually, that’s not entirely true. Very few people, if anyone, ever made good money off a mixtape. Playlist placement, however, can be life-changing. As more and more people turn to premium streaming services to access and discover music, curated playlists have become increasingly important in the overall ecosystem of the industry. Playlists can make people household names, and it can also encourage consumers to seek out “deep cuts” they may not have previously considered playing.
But how do you get on these lists? For the most part, the answer has long been to know the right people. If you know someone with a popular playlist or know someone who knows someone, then maybe — just maybe — you can get your song considered for inclusion. It’s a historically messy process with no clear path to results.
Spotify’s new playlist submission feature aims to demystify the curation process for some of the world’s most popular playlists by creating a portal for consideration any artist can access. The new feature is part of its Spotify for Artists and Spotify Analytics tools, but it is still in beta and therefore not perfect.
If you’re an artist, label or manager with access to these tools, you’ll be able to choose one song to submit. That may seem strict, but the company tried to offer as much info as possible about the decision and tool with a recent statement:
“It’s important to give us as much information about the track as possible — genre, mood, and other data points all help us make decisions about where it may fit. You can note the instruments on it, whether it’s a cover, and the cultures you or the song belong to. The data you share will be complemented by what we already know about you — what else your fans listen to, what other playlists you’ve appeared on, etc. Editors will be searching through submissions based on the information you share to find unreleased music to consider for their playlists.”
Later in the release, Spotify notes that “as long as you tag and submit your track seven days in advance, the song you select will automatically appear in every one of your followers’ Release Radar playlists. This way you have control over which single you’re promoting to your fans.”
It’s unclear how well this last bit well function, especially for artists whose followers follow dozens of artists (or more), but the concept is definitely an alluring one. That power would allow artists to control the conversation around their music as it relates to discovery in a manner no other streaming service allows.
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