Managed Spotify campaigns · from $69
Spotify promotion for independent artists
Elevate runs your Spotify campaign for you — curator pitching, Meta advertising and TikTok creator videos under one release strategy — so your song reaches real listeners instead of a submission queue.
What this campaign is built to do
The outcome we aim for is simple: more real streams on your release, from listeners who save it, follow you, and get shown your next song by Spotify's algorithm. Every part of the campaign is chosen because it feeds that loop.
This is built for independent artists and small labels releasing a single. You do not need a distributor deal, an ad account, a manager or an existing audience. You need a song that is already live on Spotify (or has a release date), and a budget you are comfortable spending once, per release.
Elevate is the managed alternative to DIY submission platforms. Instead of paying to sit in a queue and hoping curators open your song, one team pitches it, advertises it and puts it in front of creators — using the same three levers a label pulls on release week.
The three levers, explained separately
Playlist pitching. We write a pitch around your genre, mood and closest comparable artists, then send it to independent curators in our personal network who program that sound. Curators listen and decide. Adds bring streams from people who already listen to playlists in your lane, which is why those streams tend to come with saves and follows rather than a one-day spike. Campaigns run 30 days and start at $69.
Meta ads (Facebook and Instagram). Playlists reach playlist listeners; ads reach everyone else. We build the creative, research and test audiences, and optimise a 30-day flight toward the people most likely to press play twice. You do not need an ad account or a pixel — we run it on our side and report the spend, reach and cost per click. Ad campaigns start at $249.
Creator promotion (TikTok and Instagram). Creators in the US, UK, Canada, Germany and Australia make original videos using your song, with a guaranteed minimum view count. This is the discovery channel that drives searches for your track by name, and it feeds back into both playlist and ad performance. Creator campaigns start at $199.
Run together, the three compound: ads and creator videos push new listeners to a song that playlists are already circulating, and Spotify reads the combined save-and-repeat behaviour as a signal worth pushing further.
Who this is and is not for
A good fit if…
- Independent artists releasing a single they believe in
- Artists who want real listeners, saves and follows — not a stream count
- Anyone tired of paying submission platforms to sit in a queue
- Small labels and managers handling several releases a year
- Artists releasing in genres with an active playlist and creator scene
Not a fit if…
- Anyone who wants a guaranteed number of streams — nobody honest can promise that
- Artists looking to buy streams, bots or fake monthly listeners
- Songs that are not on Spotify and have no release date yet
- Artists expecting an editorial Spotify playlist — those are pitched by you in Spotify for Artists, and no service can sell you one
- Anyone looking for a monthly retainer or long-term contract
Exact deliverables
Depending on which parts of the campaign you choose, here is precisely what you get.
- A written pitch built around your genre, mood and comparable artists
- Pitches sent to a vetted, bot-free curator network (5 to 30+ pitches depending on tier)
- A list of every playlist your song was added to, with links and follower counts
- Meta ad creative produced for your release, plus audience research and testing
- 30 days of active ad management and optimisation, with spend and performance reported
- Original TikTok and Instagram videos from creators in premium markets, with a guaranteed minimum view count and a link to every post
- A single end-of-campaign report covering every channel you ran
- A named contact who replies by email within 24 hours
- No subscription: you pay once per release and keep all masters, publishing and rights
Campaign timeline
Most campaigns launch within a few days of checkout and run for 30 days.
Day 0
You check out
Search your song, choose the campaign parts and tiers you want, and pay once. Nothing recurring.
Day 1
Your rep emails you
We confirm the release, gather anything we still need — genre, comparable artists, assets for ads — and flag anything about the song or profile that would hurt the campaign.
Days 2–4
Campaign build
Pitch written and sent to curators. Ad creative built, audiences researched, ad flight launched. Creators briefed and matched to the track.
Days 5–30
Live and optimised
Playlist adds land as curators respond. Ads are optimised toward the audiences that convert. Creator videos post on schedule.
Day 30–34
Report
You receive the full report with playlist links, ad performance and creator video links, plus what we would change on your next release.
Recent campaign results
Two campaigns we ran for the same artist. These are the actual placement numbers — we publish playlist adds and reach rather than headline stream totals, because adds and reach are what you can verify.
Independent artist
Pop single, release-week campaign
- 19 playlist adds in one 30-day campaign
- 181,000 combined playlist followers reached
- Paired with a Meta ad flight during release week
Independent artist
Pop single, playlist + creator push
- 9 playlist adds
- 168,000 combined playlist followers reached
- Creator videos ran alongside the playlist push
What your campaign report looks like
Every campaign ends with a plain-English report. Nothing is hidden behind a dashboard login, and you can check every playlist, ad set and creator video yourself. This is the format — the numbers below are an illustrative example, not a promise.
| Channel | What we ran | What you can verify |
|---|---|---|
| Playlist pitching | 15 pitches sent, 7 adds | Playlist names, links and follower counts |
| Meta ads | 30-day flight, 3 creatives, 4 audiences | Spend, impressions, clicks, cost per click |
| Creator campaign | 6 TikTok / Reels videos | Direct link to every posted video |
| Spotify for Artists | Before / after snapshot | Streams, saves, listeners and source of streams in your own account |
We ask you to compare our report against your own Spotify for Artists numbers. If the two do not line up, tell us.
Our bot and playlist-vetting policy
We do not buy streams, use bot networks, or place songs on playlists that inflate their numbers artificially. Streams bought from bot services get scrubbed by Spotify, can trigger takedowns from your distributor, and never turn into listeners who come back for the next release.
Every playlist in our network is checked before we pitch to it: we look at follower-to-stream ratios, listener geography, whether the playlist actually rotates tracks, and whether its saves and follows behave like human listening. Playlists that look purchased get removed from the network and we do not pitch to them again.
Because placements come from human curators who choose to add your song, we cannot promise a specific playlist or a specific stream count. Any service that guarantees exact stream numbers is either buying them or guessing.
Pricing
One-time pricing per release. Mix any of the three channels; there is no subscription and no minimum spend.
Playlist pitching30-day campaign
Bronze
Est. 500–1.5k+ streams · 5+ pitches
Silver
Est. 2.5k–5k+ streams · 10+ pitches
Gold
Est. 3k–10k+ streams · 15+ pitches
Platinum
Est. 8k–15k+ streams · 20+ pitches
Diamond
Est. 15k–30k+ streams · 30+ pitches
Meta ad campaigns30-day managed flight
Bronze
Est. 250–500 new fans
Gold
Est. 750–1.5k new fans
Diamond
Est. 1.5k–3.8k new fans
Creator promotionGuaranteed minimum views
Bronze
20k+ views · 2+ videos
Gold
60k+ views · 6+ videos
Diamond
100k+ views · 10+ videos
Stream and view ranges are estimates based on past campaigns in comparable genres, not guarantees. Creator view minimums are guaranteed and topped up if a campaign falls short.
Elevate versus DIY pitching
DIY submission platforms are cheap and sometimes work. Here is an honest comparison so you can decide which fits your release.
DIY submission platforms
- You pay per submission and join a queue
- Curators are paid to listen, not to place — most listens end in a pass
- You write your own pitch with no genre positioning
- Playlist quality varies wildly; bot-inflated playlists are common
- Playlists only — no advertising, no creator content
- You interpret the results yourself
- Works best if you have time to submit constantly and vet placements
Elevate managed campaign
- One team runs pitching, ads and creator videos as one release strategy
- Pitches go to curators in our own network who program your genre
- Pitch written for you around mood and comparable artists
- Every playlist is vetted; bot-inflated playlists are removed from the network
- Three channels that compound instead of one channel in isolation
- One report with playlist links, ad spend and creator videos you can verify
- Works best if you want release week handled while you focus on the music
Spotify promotion FAQ
- Is Spotify promotion legal or against Spotify's rules?
- Pitching your song to independent curators, advertising it, and paying creators to make videos are all allowed. What is against Spotify's terms is artificial streaming — bots, stream farms and purchased plays. We do none of those, which is why we cannot promise an exact stream number.
- Can you guarantee how many streams I will get?
- No. We publish estimated ranges based on past campaigns in comparable genres, and we guarantee minimum view counts on creator campaigns because those are within our control. Anyone guaranteeing exact stream counts is buying them.
- Will this get me on an editorial playlist like New Music Friday?
- No service can sell an editorial placement. You pitch editorial yourself through Spotify for Artists at least seven days before release. What a campaign can do is give Spotify early save, follow and repeat-listen signals, which is what editorial and algorithmic playlists respond to.
- How long does a campaign take?
- Campaigns launch within a few days of checkout and run for 30 days, with the report arriving shortly after the flight ends.
- When should I start relative to my release date?
- Ideally the week of release or shortly after, once the song is live and can be streamed and saved. If the song is not out yet, book the campaign and tell your rep the release date — we schedule around it.
- Do I need my own ad account or Meta pixel?
- No. We run ads on our side, including creative and targeting, and report spend and performance back to you.
- Do you work with every genre?
- We work across most genres. If your track sits in a scene where our curator network is thin, your rep will say so before the campaign starts rather than pitching it badly.
- What do you need from me?
- Your Spotify song link, your genre and a few comparable artists. For ads and creator campaigns, any artwork, video clips or lyrics you want used.
- Is there a subscription?
- No. You pay once per release. There is no contract, no retainer and no rights grab — you keep your masters and publishing.
Find your song and launch your campaign
Search your track, choose the campaign that fits your budget, and your rep emails you within 24 hours.
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