“For example, as long as you tag and submit your track seven days in advance, the song you select will automatically appear in every one of your followers’ Release Radar playlists,” explained the blog post. The new pre-release submission system will also filter in to Spotify’s algorithmic playlists.

An important point is that this feature isn’t *just* about pitching to playlists: it’s also a way for Spotify to considerably increase the metadata it’s getting around tracks – a long-running pain point for streaming services and artists alike. “Editors will be searching through submissions based on the information you share to find unreleased music to consider for their playlists,” promised the company. The data you share will be complemented by what we already know about you - what else your fans listen to, what other playlists you’ve appeared on, etc,” explained Spotify in a blog post this afternoon. You can note the instruments on it, whether it’s a cover, and the cultures you or the song belong to. “It’s important to give us as much information about the track as possible - genre, mood, and other data points all help us make decisions about where it may fit. Spotify says that any artist, label, manager or team member with access to these tools will be able to choose one unreleased song to submit. The feature goes live today in beta, as part of the company’s Spotify for Artists and Spotify Analytics tools. Spotify has added a new feature to its back-end: the ability for artists and labels to submit unreleased songs for “playlist consideration” by its in-house team of curators.

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