Professional Playlist Pitching.
Get Your Music on Top Editorial Playlists

Boost your chances of landing your track on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, and Beatport editorial playlists. With iMusician’s expert team, your music gets pitched directly to editors — helping you grow streams, gain credibility, and reach new fans worldwide.

Get Started

What is Editorial Playlist Pitching?

Editorial playlist pitching is the process of submitting your track to official playlist editors on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Beatport, and Deezer. Unlike algorithmic or user-generated playlists, editorial playlists are curated by real teams of experts. Getting placed on an editorial playlist can skyrocket streams, attract new fans, and open doors to label or industry opportunities.

With iMusician’s editorial playlist pitching service, our team handles all editorial playlist pitching on your behalf across major platforms. We review and refine your pitch details when needed to ensure your submission is complete, well-worded, and compelling, and leverage our industry knowledge to maximize your chances of getting playlisted.

Learn How Playlist Pitching Works

Man in white t-shirt operating sound mixing board in recording studio with purple and blue lighting, blonde woman and others visible in background.

Why Choose iMusician's Playlist Pitching Team?

Success Above the Industry Standard

Industry standards give artists only a small shot at landing on editorial playlists. With iMusician, your music has up to 5x higher chances of being playlisted, creating more opportunities for exposure and audience growth.

Multi-Platform Playlist Pitching

Submit your track once and get it pitched to editorial playlists across all major platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Beatport, Deezer, and others. Maximize your chance for exposure and discovery with minimum effort.

Professional Pitch Support

Our dedicated team reviews and optimizes your pitches to ensure they are editor-ready and highlight your track’s unique strength. Every submission is polished to get your track noticed and playlisted by top playlist editors.

20+ Years of Playlist Expertise

With over 20 years of combined playlist experience, our team has built strong relationships with editors and deep curation expertise to help your music reach the right playlists more effectively.

Save Time, Maximize Impact

Focus on creating music while our team handles the entire playlist pitching process, from strategy and tailored submissions to follow-ups. Save valuable time and effort, and let experts boost your release’s potential.

Proven Track Record

We showcase real cross-platform success stories and analytics, demonstrating how our editorial playlist pitching has driven measurable stream growth for artists.

Get Started

How to Add Editorial Playlist Pitching to Your Release

Music software settings panel with three options: Spotify pitching (disabled), Editorial playlist pitching (highlighted in pink), and Digital release date (not selected).

Opt in for Editorial Playlist Pitching

When submitting your release, simply select “Editorial Playlist Pitching” during Step 1: Delivery. Make sure your release date is set at least 20 working days in advance so our team has enough time to review your track.

Dialog box with blue portrait image, pink selection field showing "Not selected", and "Select" button with cursor hovering over it.

Select Your Focus Track

In Step 4: “Extra Features,” mark the standout song from your release. This helps our team prioritize tracks for playlist submissions.

Get Informed About Next Steps

Once submitted, our team will listen to your track and follow up with the next steps. You’ll then receive an email letting you know if your track has been selected for playlist pitching, along with a submission form.

iMusician editorial playlist pitching form with purple header, white background, and text fields for email and record label.

Complete the Submission Form

Within 5 days, fill in the detailed questionnaire — this becomes your track’s official pitch to playlist editors.

Five overlapping music streaming playlist cards on black background featuring R&B Now, Rock Classics, French Metal, Friday Deutschland, and Alternative genres with colorful graphics.

Get Pitched & Notified

We pitch your track to editors (usually 2 weeks before release to cover all platforms). If it lands on a playlist, you’ll receive an email update and congratulations!

Get Started

How to Get Playlisted with iMusician

Watch how iMusician helps artists get their music in front of editorial playlist curators across Spotify, Apple Music, and more.

Please accept marketing cookies to view this content.

Behind the Scenes: How Does The Editorial Playlist Pitching Work?

Artist or Label Pitches an Unreleased Track

This is your chance to put your music in front of the curators behind the biggest discovery playlists on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. The details you provide — genre, mood, instruments, location, the story behind the track, even your background — help present your track in the best light and get your music to the right curators who can champion it.
iMusician Team Strategizes Your Pitch

Once your release is submitted, our team carefully listens to your track and develops a strategy for where and how to pitch it. We dive deep to understand your track’s unique qualities so it can be pitched in the most compelling way, giving it the best chance of capturing the attention of playlist editors.
Playlist Curators Listen and Decide

When your pitch reaches curators, they listen with one thing in mind: does this track fit the vibe and audience of their playlist? They check for quality, originality, your story, as well as momentum – looking at previous releases, early fan engagement, and past placements. Even smaller wins, like steady growth, can make a big difference in placement decisions.
iMusician Team Monitors Results

If your track gets playlisted, we’ll be the first to share the exciting news! We closely monitor placements across all platforms and notify you as soon as your track lands. This allows you to track engagement and streaming impact from day one in your iMusician Analytics dashboard, helping you see the real-world results of your playlist placement.

When to Submit for Best Results

Time is everything in editorial playlist pitching, as each platform has its own internal review processes and deadlines.

Spotify: at least 7 days before release
Apple Music: at least 10 days before release
Amazon Music: at least 2 weeks before release
Deezer: at least 2 weeks before release
Beatport: at least 3 weeks in advance

Our professional team also needs sufficient time to carefully listen to your tracks, review your submission, and strategically refine your pitch for maximum impact. To give your track the best chance of getting playlisted, your track has to be uploaded to iMusician at least 20 days before the planned release.

As a general guideline, we recommend submitting your track 3–6 weeks in advance for all shops. Early submission not only maximizes cross-platform opportunities but also allows us to implement backup strategies for tracks if needed.

iMusician doesn’t stop at Playlist Pitching.

Explore all our services & tools.

Digital Music Distribution

Upload your music to 200+ streaming platforms and reach fans where they listen. Enjoy full flexibility, expert support, and seamless distribution. Forever online, no hidden fees.

Learn more

Music Analytics

Receive unlimited access to your music statistics in one dashboard. Track your data across all relevant streaming platforms with intuitive visual charts and optimize your promotional strategies.

Learn more

YouTube Monetization

Monetize and protect your music on YouTube with Content ID. From day one, you earn revenue whenever your music is used in videos, regardless of how many watch hours or subscribers your channel has

Learn more

Mastering Services

Whether you’re a DIY artist seeking fast solutions or an experienced musician looking for studio-quality results—with Instant Mastering and JP Masters, we offer two options tailored to your needs.

Learn more

FAQs

No, placement on editorial playlists cannot be guaranteed. Editorial playlists are curated by platform teams and ultimately depend on their choices. That said, our expert team is committed to giving your music the best shot at wider exposure through multi-platform submissions, optimized pitches, proven playlist expertise, and strong industry connections.

Not at all! Editorial playlist pitching is open to all genres and styles. With thousands of active editorial playlists across platforms, from mainstream hits to niche sounds, our team makes sure your music is pitched wherever it has the best chance to shine.

Yes — editorial playlists are highly selective, curated by real teams of experts who consider quality, originality, fit, and artist momentum. Often, small details can make a significant difference in placement decisions. What can significantly increase your chance of getting playlisted is producing high-quality music, submitting early with a tailored pitch, and building solid audience engagement.

Most editorial placements happen around release day. If your track gets playlisted, we’ll notify you by email with all the details, and you’ll be able to monitor the placement’s streaming impact in your iMusician Analytics dashboard.

No, only unreleased tracks are eligible for editorial playlist pitching, which is why early submission is so important.

Industry standards suggest that artists have only a 1–5% chance of landing on editorial playlists. iMusician tracks average a 6.6% placement rate across platforms, peaking at 15–17% in our strongest months.

No. Once a track is released, it can’t be re-pitched. The good news is that every new release is a fresh opportunity. You can submit any upcoming song, and each one gives you another chance to get noticed and playlisted. The more consistently you release, the more opportunities you create.

Editorial Playlist Pitching is free for our AMPLIFY+ and AMPLIFY Pro subscribers. For pay-per-release and AMPLIFY users, it’s available as an add-on for 20 EUR per release.