Why did my songs not get added at a higher position in many curators' playlists? Is there the ability to request higher positioning on some of the larger lists?

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  3. Why did my songs not get added at a higher position in many curators' playlists? Is there the ability to request higher positioning on some of the larger lists?

Short answer is no.

Longer answer (recommended read):

Each curator in our network voluntarily chooses where they’d like to add the song in terms of playlist song order based on their personal taste.

However, we’ve found that curators typically showcase the following trends in playlist pitching in almost every genre with rare exception:

1) Most curators like to add shorter songs (<4min) that have qualities of being upbeat, uplifting, and/or anthemic at the top of their lists.

2) Most curators add 5 min+ songs in the middle to lower middle range of their playlists.

3) Most curators add calm, moody, or lyrically “deep” or “heavy” songs in the bottom 1/3 or 1/4 of their playlist.

With the above said, the best way to get added by curators at higher positions in the playlists is to follow these trends and have expectations concerning user-curated playlist pitching in line with these trends.


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