FAQ
All you need to know about us
General
What is DailyPlaylists?
DailyPlaylists is a music promotion and marketing platform for independent artists, music curators and labels.
Users can use it to promote their music and improve their marketing campaigns in various ways: they can analyze their songs, submit their music to independent curators on Spotify, connect with other creators and curators through playlist trades and get feedback from the community.
Save time and focus on creating and curating music.
Does DailyPlaylists cost?
DailyPlaylists runs on two different submission types and offers a free and a pro tier:
Tiers
- Free Tier: The free tier does not cost money and can be used for playlist submissions to Standard curators.
- Pro Tier: The Pro tier is customizable, costs $14.99 per month or $149.99 per year. The Pro tier enables users to use the DailyPlaylists pro system among other exclusive features.
Credits
- Standard Submissions: Users get a weekly amount of Standard Submissions, which can be used to submit to Standard playlists. More credits can be purchased in bundles ( $7.99 & $15.99) or earned over the community section by giving other community members feedback.
- Premium Credits: Premium Credits are purchased in bundles ($19.99 or $39.99) and can be used to submit to Premium curators. Submitting to Premium curators guarantees the user feedback if a track is not accepted. If there is no feedback from the Premium curator within a week the user will automatically receive the Premium credit back.
How do I sign up?
You can use DailyPlaylists with your Spotify account:
By entering your song or playlist on our website, you will be connected via Spotify's API to your account to ensure a smooth and secure process.
Do you store my Spotify login?
No, everything is connected via Spotify's public API and you can remove access anytime you wish in your Spotify settings. If you wish to remove the access please go to: spotify.com/settings
How do I switch accounts?
You can logout through selecting the circular profile icon in the top right corner of the page and selecting âLogoutâ. From here, you can easily log into the necessary account.
Does DailyPlaylists guarantee my music will get playlisted?
The Platform itself does not make ANY editorial decisions over third party playlists:
Approving or declining a submission is entirely up to the playlist owner youâre submitting to. DailyPlaylists is here to improve and simplify the submission process.
Who runs DailyPlaylists?
DailyPlaylists is run by an independent group of individuals organized in a company with no ties to a major record label, major publisher or a major platform.
Submitting A Song & My Submissions
How do I submit my new release?
Search for your song or enter the Spotify link on the homepage and follow the steps.
How many submissions can I send?
The platform refreshes your free Standard Submissions weekly. In the case that you need more Standard Submissions you can purchase them in bundles or earn them over the Track Explorer section. In the case you need Premium submissions you can purchase them through the <a>wallet</a> or Premium submission page.
Can I submit music before the release date?
You canât submit your music before it is released to Spotify. The earliest day is the release day of your song.
What to do if the wrong track information is pulled?
Please double check if you have submitted the correct Spotify track link, not album link.
If the issue persists, please contact us to info@dailyplaylists.com.
What if I want to submit an EP/Album or LP?
You can only submit individual songs right now.
What happens after I submit a song?
After you submit a song, the song goes into the playlist curators queue so they can listen to the song. If accepted, it will then be added directly to their playlist and you will be notified via email and on your DailyPlaylists dashboard.
What is a Standard Submission?
Every week you get a free amount of Standard Submissions per which you can use to submit your track to specific playlists. These submission credits donât guarantee a response and the curator has 21 days to review the song submitted. These credits do not get refunded if there is no response.
What is a Premium Submission?
Premium Credits are purchased during the âSubmit to Curatorsâ flow or in your DailyPlaylists wallet. These specific credits allow you to submit to Premium curators, a group of curators who have been vetted by the DailyPlaylists team to guarantee the quality of their playlists and profiles.
These credits guarantee a response in the form of feedback or placement, or, if there is no response from a curator within 7 days, the credit will be returned to you.
Why do you have Premium Credits?
We have these credits so we can pay the Premium Curators for reviewing submissions. We split each Premium Credit spent with the curator once they have reviewed the submission. We split this 60/40 in the curators favour.
Where can I find my Premium Submission Feedback/Placement?
If you head to the âYour Submissionsâ tab on your dashboard, you can click on the âPremium Submissions' section and select âmore infoâ on the track youâve submitted, you can find all the relevant information on your campaign status.
Submitting A Playlist & Submission Management
How do I add my playlist to DailyPlaylists?
Head to the homepage, click on â<a>Submit a Playlist</a>â and follow the steps.
What are the requirements for my playlist to be added?
To be considered a curator on DailyPlaylists,your playlists need a minimum of 100 followers and at least 30 tracks.
How do I remove a playlist from DailyPlaylists?
Go to your dashboard and you will find all your connected playlists there, you can easily select and remove them.
What happens when I approve a song?
The track is automatically added to the bottom of that playlist so you can easily position and save time finding the song on Spotify.
Can I give feedback to the artist?
You can give feedback to artists who submit Standard Submissions through selecting the âdecline with feedback optionâ
How can I thank the artist for submitting to me?
You can add a custom message to be sent via email alongside the âapproved submissionâ notification. This can be entered on the '<a>settings page</a>' along with your social media links.
Please note, any form of promotions, payola or rules to follow will result in a ban.
Premium Curators
Can I be a Premium Curator?
To become a Premium Curator, we look at many different metrics including followers on playlists, quality of curation, branding, marketing and most importantly - engagement.
What are the minimum requirements to become a Premium Curator?
We first make sure that the curator has at least 1 playlist with a minimum of 1,000 followers, then we look at the branding (make sure all playlists have covers etc), number of tracks and the engagement, using tools such as Isitagoodplaylist, Artist Tools and Chartmetric.
How much do you pay curators?
We split each submission reviewed by Premium Curators 60/40. Each submission costs $2 for the artist.
How do I get paid?
Once you have $20 in revenue, you will be able to request a payout via Paypal. We plan to have different options for payout down the line. If this is an issue, please reach out to us at curators@dailyplaylists.com to see if we can help.
Are there different tiers of curators?
We have 4 different tiers (Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum) of Premium Curators. These curators can advance through the tiers through maintaining specific levels of engagement over time. You can view the full requirements on the âYour Statsâ tab on the curator dashboard.
How long do I have to review Premium submissions?
You have 7 days to review Premium submissions. If you are unable to review a submission in this time, the Premium Credit will be refunded to the artist and you will be unable to claim revenue for that submission.
I'm going away for some time, can I take a break from my profile?
Yes! You can temporarily pause being able to review submissions through the curator vacation mode on the settings page.
How can I apply to become a Premium Curator?
Simply through filling out the details in this form: https://forms.gle/cy5eXgkQ6HLG6PuN6
Iâve submitted, how long will it take to find out if I'm successful?
We will get back to you in due course. We upload batches of Premium Curators in a biweekly basis on Monday during PST timezone.
Premium Curator Standard Submissions
Do I have to review Standard Submissions as a Premium Curator?
No - you do not have to! You can turn off receiving Standard Submissions through heading to the Playlist tab on your dashboard and toggling the option on or off.
How can I advance my Premium Curator Tier?
You can advance your tier through consistent levels of Premium Submission engagement. When you first join you will be a Bronze tier curator, however if month on month you keep a high level of engagement, you can progress to the next tiers
What are the perks of being a higher Tier?
When you reach Gold and Platinum you will start to receive additional benefits. Gold Tier Premium curators enjoy the ability to charge 2 credits per submission, while receiving an increased split of 62.5/37.5 of each credit reviewed. Platinum Premium curators can charge up to 3 credits per submission and receive a 65/35 split of each credit reviewed.
I am at risk of being downgraded, what does this mean?
Each Premium Curator Tier has a specific threshold of engagement, calculated on the previous 3 months of Premium submissions received. The response thresholds are as follows Bronze: No Threshold, Silver 70%, Gold 80% and Platinum 90%. If you receive a downgrade warning, you have 30 days to rectify your response rate before the downgrade is applied.
What are the perks of being a higher Tier?
When you reach Gold and Platinum you will start to receive additional benefits. Gold Tier Premium curators enjoy the ability to charge 2 credits per submission, while receiving an increased split of 62.5/37.5 of each credit reviewed. Platinum Premium curators can charge up to 3 credits per submission and receive a 65/35 split of each credit reviewed.
DailyPlaylists Pro Subscription
What is it?
Pro is our subscription plan which includes tools and products for professionals to make the most of their DailyPlaylists experience.
What is included in the plans?
Subscribers have access to extra credits, Pre-save on gates, Vibe Match feature, add-ons, Track Explorer
What is the Track Explorer tool?
When you submit your song to the track explorer,, we list your song on our Track Explorer page. Receive useful feedback from our community!
Extra Weekly Standard Submissions
We give our subscribers and extra 20 Standard Submissions per week to make the most of the Standard Submission marketplace.
Can I cancel my subscription at any time?
Yes! If you are subscribed to the monthly package you can unsubscribe at any point by clicking on âManage Subscriptionâ in the Settings page.
Account Issues
I can't login to my account?
Please check with Spotify as DailyPlaylists do not store any login information.
How to delete my profile?
Disconnect your profile by removing access to DailyPlaylists in your Spotify settings, you can rejoin anytime.
My credits haven't renewed?
Contact us to info@dailyplaylists.com and we'll look into it.
How can I get more credits?
You can purchase Standard Submissions or Premium Credits via the Wallet page: <a>wallet</a>
The website won't load a specific element for me
This is usually down to a caching issue. Please see if the issue still persists in incognito mode. If this fixes this issue, please follow <a>this guide</a> on how to hard refresh your cache.
If this issue isnât fixed in incognito mode, please provide us more information at info@dailyplaylists.com
I want to report a bug with my account
Please donât hesitate to reach out to info@dailyplaylists.com, including the following information:
Link to Spotify account associated with DailyPlaylists account
A link to the song in question (if applicable)
Any screenshots/recordings you can share with the team
Which browser and operating system you are using DailyPlaylists on