HOW TO GET FEATURED ON EDITORIAL PLAYLIST COVERS

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It may be shocking but so many upcoming artists do not know that there’s a type of press coverage called editorial playlist covers and while some are aware, they have no idea how to get featured maybe because they are independent artists or have little or no PR guidance.

Today’s topic is how to actually get featured on editorial playlist covers. Let’s get right into it!

1. Have New Publicity Photos: If you are an artist or a manger to an artist and you still use photos from 3-4 months ago, this is article is for you. Publicity photos are commonly looked down on or rather not even enough attention. If you want to get a good shot at getting featured, you need to update your photo gallery with HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS. You don’t have to spend way above your budget but ensure whatever your budget is, it’s enough to get good photos that will depict your artist’s style.

2. Include photos when pitching to the streaming platform: yayyy you have enough quality photos! Still, you need to submit them when pitching to any streaming platform. They need to know the face behind the project so don’t forget to add them in your pitch. Bonus point: if you have great photos but your pitch does not depict the efforts put into the project, then you won’t get featured. Learn how to sell yourself and most importantly your project. Do not exaggerate.

3. Update your Bio: Update my bio? To get on a cover? Yes. Whatever streaming platform you choose would want to go through your bio. Get a good writer to update your bio, this is a unique selling point. If you can intrigue the minds of the editorial team when you pitch to them with your bio, you stand a great chance.

4. Submit your asset in a Google drive: Off the record, asides being the founder of Djembe African Music Blog, I am an Artist Project Manager and PR personnel. You need to get your assets in a Google drive and don’t forget to make it accessible to everyone that HAS A LINK. This does not only make you a unique artist but a professional one who is ready to get featured on an editorial playlist cover. Add your asset link to your pitch. It makes everything easier for the editorial team.

5. While awaiting a response from the team, keep growing your audience: When you are done submitting your pitch, go back to your audience, create a strategy on how to make them follow you on various streaming platforms your songs are available on. If you don’t get featured this one time, keep trying by improving your approach and by growing your audience.

These are the tips we have for you this weekend so don’t fail to put these into practice and be sure to give us a feedback once you try the tips above. Any questions, drop a comment in the comments section. Note: You can’t pitch to get a cover but you can pitch to get featured on a playlist and actually land a cover.

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2 responses to “HOW TO GET FEATURED ON EDITORIAL PLAYLIST COVERS”

Codex

July 28, 2023 at 10:02 am

Thanks for the article, really insightful and would be implementing all of the process only fault I found was they where no direct process on how to reach out to the editors (how to find editors on the various platforms) and template of what a pitch should look like as regards what should be covered.

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1. Awele Uchidiuno
  
  July 28, 2023 at 10:12 am
  
  Hi Codex.
  Most times these editors are on LinkedIn especially, their bio says it all. You need to observe what the editor is like, get their email addresses from LinkedIn and pitch to them in your email. Your name, the artist you’re representing, short description of the song you’re pitching, what you want from the editor. Attach your assets (press release, listening link, press pictures) if possible, song lyrics.
  
  You can still send them a DM if you don’t want to send emails but emails are professional. Reach out to them in a week’s time just Incase they forgot. You can also comment on their posts to remind them about your email.
  I hope this helps!
  
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