How to Submit to Music Promo Channels and Playlists

Searching for different promoters and finding a way to contact them.
You’ve got to find a way to let them know your music exists, emailing/messaging is usually the best way.

Soundcloud Playlists/Channels.
1. Use the search feature on Soundcloud and search for broad terms relating to the style of track you plan to promote ‘ie, dubstep, future bass, trap’
2. Filter your search by either ‘people’ or ‘playlists’
3. Look for those who run a successful playlist or have channels that accept track submissions. You’ll be able to gauge pretty quickly which are artist accounts and which are promotion channels based on the variety of artists on their account.
4. Most promo channels have a contact/submission email on the right sidebar when you click on their profile. If not, there’s still the option to message the page from the mail icon in the top right of their profile.

Spotify Playlists.
1. Use the search feature on Spotify and search for broad terms relating to the style of track you plan to promote ‘ie, dubstep, future bass, trap’
2. Filter your search by ‘playlists’
3. Look for those who run a successful playlist with a high amount of followers and contains music that fits your track’s style.
4. Some playlist owners have a contact email in the playlist’s description. If not and the playlist is run by a brand, google the brand to either find their instagram or email from a brands website.

Youtube Music Promo Channels.
1. Use the search feature on Youtube and search for broad terms relating to the style of track you plan to promote ‘ie, dubstep, future bass, trap’
2. Filter your search by ‘channels’
3. Look for those who run a successful music promo channel with active subscribers and uploads music similar to your style
4. Click on their channel and navigate over to their about section, most will have a business email or a ‘submit section’

Music Blogs.
1. Use google’s search feature on search for broad terms relating to the style of track you plan to promote ‘ie, dubstep, future bass, trap’ and insert the word ‘blog’ after
2. Look for different blogs that feature your similar style of music by visiting their site
3. Almost all of these blogs will have a contact/reach out section for you to submit your music to.

(try steer clear of playlists or promo channels that offer you the ability to get in front of ‘x’ number of fans for a payment, as it goes against Soundcloud’s/Spotifys and Youtube’s terms and are likely bots/stream farms. There are legitimate paid methods which we’ll get into below, but as a rule of thumb any playlist/channel that asks for an upfront payment should be a bit of a red flag)