New Playlist Pitching Web Form & Important Metrics Update for Spotify
The month of November not only brings some fresh temperatures and cozy blanket evenings on the couch but also recent updates from the music business! ☕📰
So don’t go into hibernation and don’t lose sight of your goals! 🚀
New Playlist Pitching Web Form
With our free playlist pitching service, you get the chance to get your new releases on popular curated playlists by all available streaming services.
Before, you had to send us all info per email but now you can conveniently use our new web form! 🌐📝
You can find the web form here: www.rebeat.com/en/playlist-pitching
Please make sure your release has been uploaded to all services and send us the info to your pitches at least two weeks before release date.
Playlist pitching is only available for Rebeat clients. Please don’t distribute the link to third parties.
If you have any questions regarding the pitches, feel free to contact us!
Updated Listener Metrics for Artifical Streaming on Spotify
Spotify Removes Artificial Streams from Public Metrics
On November 7th 2024, Spotify will update their data systems to remove artificial streams from tracks’ all-time stream counts and artists’ monthly listener counts on the Spotify app.
Spotify usually catches and removes the majority of artificial streams before they reach the public (with those streams never being paid out to the fake streamers) but a small amount of artificial streams are not cleansed before their daily data is published and remain present in public metrics.
From November 7th on, these streams will be retroactively removed from monthly listeners and all-time streams counts on a daily basis.
Because of this, some discrepancies between the shown metrics in the Spotify App/webplayer and Spotify for Artists can appear, e.g. monthly listeners might appear differently on both sites if the artists were engaging in artificial streaming. If you notice different numbers ins S4A compared to the Spotify app, it could be possible that your songs have been streamed artificially.
The official statement by Spotify as to why they make this change is as follows:
“We believe changes to our charts and public metrics will lead to a significant decrease in artificial streaming. Removing key incentives for bad actors to inflate their streams artificially creates a level playing field, and upholds our user experience for consumers and creators alike.”
These days, artificial streaming is often used to bait artists into payments for placement in bot-driven playlists. For anyone noticing that something is wrong with their stream count, Spotify offers a web form to report any fishy playlists that include your music. This might help proactively prevent the punishments that Spotify imposed with their new rules on artificial streaming.
You can find more on info on artificial streaming and how to prevent it here:
Last call for Spotify Wrapped!
Still haven’t uploaded your clip for the upcoming Spotify Wrapped? You still have time until November 15th, so get started asap!
Find out more about Spotify Wrapped in our last newsletter or here.
Apply now for Beatport Next
An entire year of Beatport platform support
Beatport, the biggest platform for electronic music, is offering 12 artists to become a participant in their Beatport Next Program.
What is it?
Beatport Next is an artist accelerator program that offers emerging acts an entire year’s worth of extensive support across all Beatport platforms.
This includes homepage features, banners, eye-catching placement for new releases throughout the Beatport store, featured playlists, editorial coverage on Beatportal, live streams, potential brand partnerships, mentorship programs, and social media support.
How to apply?
Just follow this link to apply for the program.
What are the requirements? For consideration, artists must
- Be releasing music in the next 6-12 months on Beatport.
- Be performing publicly in clubs and/or festivals in 2025.
- Not have released a full-length debut album on a label of some notoriety sold by Beatport.
- Have collaborated with or remixed other artists of significance.
- Have demonstrated a high level of technical proficiency with production and DJ hardware/software.
- Being currently under management and/or booking agency representation is a plus, but not mandatory.
- Have been recognized by a global DJ culture-focused platform or publication in the past 12 months (e.g., awards, editorial coverage, premieres, etc.).
- Have a positive and inclusive attitude and belief system. Beatport will not consider any applicant who does not reflect the core values and policies toward promoting racial, sexual, and ethnic equity and inclusion for everyone (please see our DANCE values).
- Have professional press photos and/or an electronic press kit.
Don’t miss out on this chance and apply before the deadline of November 26, 2024! ✍️✅
Inspo-quote of the month:
“They say the music industry is tough, but I say it’s just like a good song—sometimes you need a few verses before the chorus kicks in.”