How To Get Onto Spotify Playlists For Free GUARANTEED
Navigating Spotify playlists can be a minefield. In this video I take you through understanding the different types of playlists, how to set your Spotify up to succeed, playing the timing of your release for maximum impact and just HOW to pitch to curators.
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Hey! I’m Damian Keyes and I've worked with musicians every day of my life for the past 20 years. The internet is de ply untrusting understandably and here is my background so you can have the full picture.
When I was 18, I was signed to a major label and at 23 I co-founded a Music University in Europe called BIMM (valued at $300M). I’m also a bass player, I’ve played for a number of artists including Eric Clapton, Alanis Morrisette and Billy Cobham. I initially retired at 30, but realised that life gets boring if you’re not building!
I have always been in-between the music industry and education which is how I ended up building my KZhead channel - I’ve been teaching artists how to release music long before it was a ‘niche’! I now educate artists around the world with my Academy, KZhead channel and Social Agency.
It’s great to meet you and looking forward to working together on your music!
How have your experiences been with Spotify playlisting? I want to be able to help as much as possible so let me know your struggles :)
I had found a website where you get to pitch directly to playlist curators for a certain number of credits. Didn't have much success with that, some of curators gave no feedback why they did or did not like it, if we heard a response at all.
@@joehuls265 Yeah that can be hit and miss for sure. I know some people it's worked really well for and others it hasn't, so it's more of a gamble. I find it always works best for songs that really do fit into a genre well :)
And through all of this you have to be cool or at least appear to be .
Like everyone I've had a mixed experience. Some of the platforms that say they can get you to curator's are to be honest, not worth it. Definitely the best approach is the smaller playlist and when and where you can in person by email etc. I've been getting regular plays on Amzing Radio, BBC Introducing and a couple of Spotify play lists under my The Secret Helicopters band name. And it's going great. I have a regular few dollars a week streaming revenue coming in now. It sounds small but maybe 15 to 20 dollars a month. Have to say though playlist is definitely a must but its hard graft kids!
@@mattwatsonthesecrethelicopters that be excellent money back in 1905 . Bloody inflation .
The whole thing is a complete gamble. I’ve released 24 songs now. 4 of them have made it to editorial playlists. I couldn’t tell you how or why! It’s frustrating but now I just make good music. Do my best. Focus on art and not numbers. Build relationships, collaborate and hope that if I stick around for long enough….something will stick! It’s a mad intense industry. Big up Damien for giving the little people hope and making it a little easier to navigate :)
Sometimes you can’t always explain why, but for some reason that song caught the attention 😊😊 I would say 24 songs is part of it, you’re showing Spotify that you’re continuing to develop and push your career. You’re totally right, art and music first, numbers second. This is always the way to actually get the results you want anyway! 😂😊
I also have this mindset ❤
Precisely, there is no way to know how to get to playlist. We’ve lost hope. open.spotify.com/track/6yYRMGgRH1dporbSz0FmM3?si=U34Oj09bT8iaiJ5Kgj4t7Q&dl_branch=1
If you don't mind me asking, which distributor do you use?
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loving the new editing style! kept me entertained and had a laugh
Needed this so much!! Thank you Damian!!
Right on time with it 🙏🏾✨
Thank you for all your guides. We were not aware to take Spotify in our own hands. Now we finally did it after 4 years of our debut album^^. We just started to discover that marketing can be fun and we'll do everything we can from now on! We cannot thank you enough. Your content pushed us into it. I'm absolutely sure we'll see results quite soon. So much to do and I can't wait to put it all out! Kind Regards
This video is 100% bait and is in no way shape or form guaranteed to get you on a Spotify playlist.
Yeah I used to injoy Damians videos but sadly he is more or less a one trick pony. The same videos over and over again.
@@zb-music4278 Hey Zeroblues, I debated whether or not to comment but i thought I would. It's so tough creating content for KZhead when the only way the algorithm pushes your videos if you make clickbait or sensaitionalt titles and make short videos with unrealistic goals. Its such a frustration. The problem i have is when i say the stuff which is real, which is this is about talent, hard work, stop trying to find a short cut, make better content every day, just becasue you write songs it doesnt mean they are good, etc etc only to see the people who argue with me post on Instagram once every week and think its Instagram algorithm not showing their stuff which is why they have no Spotify plays. Its tough. Anyway rant over... This is not a negative rant at you but I would like to know constructively what would you like me to make videos about? Give me some ideas and lets see what I can do All the best Damo
@@zb-music4278 i agree. this video is bullshit
@@DamianKeyes it’s all business and I respect you even more for this comment. It makes us feel as if you’re still there for us and not just click baiting us. I would appreciate if there’s anything about SoundCloud
@@zb-music4278 I helped a friend release their first song with some things I learned doing a music business course.. I also got them to follow damian's video on how to release a song, step by step, and suggested submitting their track upon release to spotify playlists.. they got thousands of streams in their first month. The issue with giving advice on a specific topic for someone like Damian I'm guessing is that it's not enough to talk about the 'one thing', because so many aspects contribute towards a success, and sometimes one little mistake can mess things up.. WHICH MEANS: the videos will become repetitive to a degree. Because he doesn't want to miss out on any points. Imo this is very sensible! But each to their own :)
Great stuff, love your content! Is a cool strategy to go with user generated playlists. I got 35.000 streams last month because of user generated playlists. Every sunday I reach out to new curators that I found with the help of your video and using playlistowl.
Thank you for your tipp! Works great.
Can I get the links to these playlist please?
I'm very grateful for these videos Damian!🦎
Thank you as always 👌‼️
Thank you Damo this is great! Exams are all finished so I'll be back on DK-MBA regularly very soon as well!!!
Awesome!! Let’s do it bro!
Awesome stuff man.
Possibly the best way of tip toeing around the dreaded question “who do you sound like?”
Once again good stuff !
Nice one Damo, Ive been using Sonar loads!!! Its bloody brilliant.
Could you share a little more about your Sonar experience? Haven’t seen or heard any testimonies yet because it’s so new
BEST ADVICE FOR ME, THANKS. MY FIRST SONG WAS REALLY BAD START 😅😅😅 I WILL DO YOUR ADVICE 💪💪
“It doesn’t sound like anything on earth” 😂 bruh that would make a fuego ass album cover. I’m just sayin. Some A1 composition
Just saw you post this on Facebook! Woo I'm early! Excited to check it out!!
Yesss welcome to the early club!!
Thanks for helping the little guy to navigate the system. It's weird how my music pops up on spotify, whatsapp, facebook, or wherever. I just put out music and don't worry about the numbers as much as I should.
Mr Keyes real talk blessed
Great guidance mate!
I just hit 1k on my streams and I'm proud 👏
Thank u for information ❤
Thank you! You have helped somebody in Chennai, South India!
thanks for info man
Yo Demian stay blessed mann💯🐐
You too bro
Cheers for this, Damo! Your work is ace. We will be using your advice to help us promote the kick ass singles we have coming very soon...
thank you Sir, helpful video
Videos like this really help post more!!!
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You’re the best!!!😭
Too kind!
I watched this a few months before I released my first single. I'm watching this again now just laughing out loud like yep, you tried to warn me.
Spot on! Cheers Damo!! 🐒
Good morning, how to integrate the official deezer and youtube music playlists?
No dislike after 3 hours, nice work man 🤝💯
Hey.Should you put a track in a playlist if that’s the first track you release on Spotify.And should you first release the track and than send the track link to the playlist .How does it work?
Great video!! I never know what to do...
Thanks for the advice man! It is very difficult to have success in this industry.
It's true! I'm also trying to grow up and it's difficult!
One question I always have about these lists of playlist contacts or playlist submission services is about niche genres, specifically classical (traditional classical, not “contemporary classical”). I’m aware that probably only about 1% of playlists are likely to be classical, and hence 99% of the contacts are useless to me. And in terms of services, it may be unlikely anyone working there has expertise in the field, and so wouldn’t know how to pitch effectively. For contact lists, main concern would be if either a) there are no classical playlists included at all, or b) the 5 or 10 included are ones I already know about and could easily find the contact info for on my own. But without first seeing them myself (which would take paying for them) I have no way to tell if they might have any utility. 7000 contacts, or 70,000, is useless if none of them are in my genre.
Hey damo, any tips for getting authentic plays and votes in a competition? It's hard to compete against bots etc. and I have a small social network😕
please reply, for IG story ads, is £5 for 7 days better or £2 for 14 days better? thanks !
So, Damian, what about cover songs?
All really great stuff for me to learn right now, as I've just finally joined my first serious band a few months ago! Done a couple of shows in our small town and written a decent amount of music, enough for us to start refining it and figuring out what works and what doesn't. Hopefully there's some more beginner-centric content coming in the future 😉 PS; the production of this video is FUEGO! 🔥🔥🔥
I know I'm 8 months late but that's a W
cheers for this. I pitched my latest song Euphoria (came out 01/06/2021) and gave Spotify4 weeks but never made a playlist sadly. Now I'm frantically finding other sites like submit hub, daily playlists etc and still not having luck. Anyone know any other good places to pitch a song to please?
Did you end up having any luck? I'm in a similar position - also, I'm happy to support you and have a listen!:)
Hey Damian. Thanks for the tips! I have a possibly 'stupid question alert'.... when you suggest "make a playlist including your music", should that playlist then be made public to get on Spotify's radar? Will that combination of songs in that playlist still make it to Spotify's "radar" if it doesn't have a lot of streams? Thanks.
Hey, Damoo! You haven’t uploaded in years... nice to watch you again! 😎👊
I am BACK!!
Yayy 💃 😎
Thanks again Damian for some solid advice! I have followed your 6 week plan for my two latest singles and it’s been a lifesaver 👍🤠😍
Thank you 🙏
And thank you! 🤟
What sorts of playlists would you recommend looking for if you're one of those artists whose music does not seem to fit into any existing genre?
I feel this so hard lmfao
I pre-released my single over a month in advance and I didn't get put on an editorial. I don't trust that whole "release your song early" advice. I was specific about the genre and the middle it delivers too.
Hi Damian, i really find it difficult to find contacts/curators for Prog Metal/Djent. Last year ive used the Unsigned Guide and it was a huge disappointment...just a waste of money and time due the lack of specific music genres. Do you have enough curators for that specific music style in DKMBA that would make the subscription worthy? Keep the good videos coming! Regards!
Hey! I don’t know every single playlist in there but it takes data directly from Spotify and you can search any word, so if it’s there, you’ll be able to find it. DKMBA has over 50 hours of courses, downloads, a private community and you can work with me on your music. So don’t join just for Sonar, the important aspects are in your development, not just playlists 😊 There’s a 7 day free trial, so I’d recommend checking it out and going from there 🤟
Hi mate! What I don't understand is, I follow my band on my private Spotify account. I have made personal playlists with my band and friends bands yet friends bands come up in Playlists Spotify makes for me but never my band.. it does come up in my New Release playlist when we drop a single but that is it! Some of my friends bands haven't even has as many plays as us, too.. 🤷♂️ #burncitysaints
i am signed to a label but every time i have sent my tracks to playlists they dont even get into any aside from my labels playlist so frustrating
This makes sense if you have small following. But it's the same pitch everytime. That you need to promote your single. But I'll say it again, "it doesn't make sense to promote to an empty room". I'm currently one of those musicians with zero fans. So I can spend a lot of time promoting a new single, but if there is no one to pitch it to, why bother ? How do artist with zero fans grow ?
Great video
Can you do a video on TikTok strategies?
nice one here !
Great material thanks - one minor question - In the video you mention 60K song uploads a day to equal 1.8 million songs but 60K X 365 days is approx 22 Million songs per year. Are there more artists than listeners using Spotify? I would bet the rock star money is providing services to aspiring 20 yr olds who want to be rock stars vs actually becoming a rockstar. 22 million songs per year is what can only be termed as a astoundingly oversaturated market. The value isn’t the music it’s s the music services to artists.
really good video
In the description it said to put down the process of making the song. I was going to send this: This was a beautiful nightmare to put together. From looking up tutorials on how to do this genre to putting in the man hours for this song to be complete. This song is a reflection of that. To get that “final run” in, you know that final push you need to finish something. May it be homework due the next day or getting cleaning done. This song reflects that and hopefully by the end of the song, motivates that individual accomplish that goal. Good?
Tough journey
Man, I like your way of explaining things. I'm taken by your enthusiasm :)
Glad to help bro!
Why can't curators listen to a song that's just been released, instead of about to be released?
I dont see their contact info on spotify
Good material, love your content. I'd be great if you could have a tutorial in a micro level of step by step how to do a lot of these things. :)
@damian keyes how do you find curators ?
Use Sonar in my academy - www.dk-mba.com 😊
YEOOOOOO 🔥🔥🔥
Hey hey!
Thanks for the video. Why the dk music business accademy is not for free?
Hey Francesco, the Academy isn’t free because it costs money to run, I have 5 members of staff who work for the Academy, and just like I advise musicians - they don’t work for free! I price it as cheaply as I can, you can get over 50+ hours of courses for $20. Hope that helps :)
I have an album basilica including every genre of music .I submitted each song to its suited genre but still nothing.
So then, it's really difficult?
Better said, if you have money, you have everything
Early 😤
Yessss 🤟🤟🤟
Speaking of things that can go wrong, even if you 100% sure you've just uploaded the right version of the song... double check.... Thank fuck I haven't planned anything for that release
Always double check!! If it can go wrong, you know it just will lol
I love most of your tutorials, man. I actually can't wait to sign up for your courses or academy. I only wait until I get done with the whole preparations of the contents which I'll need to promote so that I don't lack anything during the marketing process. By the way, this is the most stupid and amateurish reaction when someones says "I don't sound like anyone else". There's nothing new under the sun. You may sound like someone else but in your own way with a new touch. For example, I feel honored when I remind people of George Michael, both with my look and sound.
So basically more thing we gotta pay for. Great. Thanks.
MONSTERS INC 👁
after watching this video I still have one question, how do I get onto spotify playlists for free guaranteed?
Are we the only ones having trouble getting the website link to load? It just keeps opening up a blank page for some reason.
Hmmm it should work, just come back to it in 10 secs 😊
@@DamianKeyes It still doesn't work.. Came across your channel recently, as I'm about to release a debut single and music video for the first time, and you've been super helpful man, thanks for your hard work, appreciate it!
@@ViktorHertz Goes to a blank tab for me i just click on it. if i right click and select "go to" the address it works..
Minus 1000?
I am in the process of growing a playlist for a cappella artists. If anyone wants me to add your song to my Spotify playlist (called "A Cappella Voices"), send me a link to your a cappella song and I will listen to it!
I don't want to boast but it took my band 1 hour to get verified and I am based out of India..
I have this relationship with curators where they are so condescending to me and so I treat them like the scum of the earth. It's working great.
It's already been revealed that the Editorial Playlist is actually an Algorithm, it's basically impossible for 100 + (And thats probably a stretch) Spotify staff to listen to Millions of tracks coming in on every hour, every day, IMPOSSIBLE so it's definitely an Algorithm.
claiming my profil took spotify literlally 2 minutes
Nothing is for free on this planet 🤣💯✌🏾
I found a curator that for 30 euros keeps my song in the playlist up to 4k stream. is it convenient?
Too hard to tell without more info. You need to be careful with bot playlists etc and that the streams are legit
@@DamianKeyes Yeah , totally true. I paid $50 canadian for 1 month in a playlist and i could easily tell they were all bot streams. Got 10k streams in a month but no followers lol
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my internet failed right as he said things will go wrong. i thought he was doing a bit.
Tricky Tricky
Im never releasing music on spotify They greedy and ruthless
How do you explain 26,000 and above streams on Spotify equating to 40 cent profit?
Maths *
Minus 1000? I get minus 10 😂😂
ok, but I came here to learn "how", literally, what do I click?
Too long video that does not answer the question on his headline.
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Really bad advice. You only have 30 days to monetize your track. You have to be already famous or use bots. There is no way to get into playlists.
Don’t waste your time watching this. False advertising. It’s one of the wait for it videos. Good on you for trying to make money don’t don’t lie about it. Try a different strategy champion. Your eating peoples time. And getting nowhere with it
fuck spotify
Definetely great stuff thanks for the advice and tips but unfortunately you’re charging ridiculous amounta just like everyone one else when I could do the research and work myself and save thousands, sorry good luck not interested, wish you the best!
damian ur name may be keyes but u aint got any
This hurts me deep down inside bro, why would you do this
@@DamianKeyes sorry bro..you are great..my super hero🤗
This channel is great and very helpful, but why is there so much focus on Spotify with these music marketing channels, when it pays the artists a pittance and there is a ridiculous amount of competition? What about KZhead? You can control when you upload, you don't have to go through some annoying distribution service and when you reach monetisation you can earn something from it if you get enough views. And why so much on Instagram? Facebook has worked much better for me.
Unfortunately KZhead is paying even less than Spotify. But otherwise you‘re right about the ads as another way to make some money out of it. Anyway you should always upload your music on all platforms, that includes KZhead.
@@elleeff3710 I just reached monetisation recently, and it's something like £3 per 1000 views at first, I don't know how that compares to Spotify. I find Spotify a real pain, you have to pay $15 just to get a single on there, and it can be weeks before it's delivered, it just seems like a big waste of money when I can put things on KZhead for free and actually see growth. The reality is there is no money in recordings anymore, unless you're Ed Sheeran or Beyonce etc.