Independent, hands-on reviews of distributors, promotion platforms, and Spotify-growth tools. We run real campaigns and rank by what works for working artists.
There are six real ways to pay for music promotion, and they have wildly different economics. A $150 curator campaign we tracked returned 5 playlist placements and 1,874 streams. TikTok converts views to Spotify saves at 0.3%. Meta ads buy followers cheapest. Spotify editorial costs nothing and lands 3–5% of the time.
8 automated Meta ads platforms for musicians, ranked on cost per result, how much creative work you're left holding, and whether anyone keeps optimizing after launch.
We tested 23 Spotify promotion platforms with real campaigns across 6 genres. Only 5 delivered placements that actually held up 30 days later. Here they are, ranked.
We uploaded the same catalog through eight distributors in January 2025 and tracked royalty payouts every month for 18 months. Here's who actually keeps the most of your money.
Three distributors, the same catalog, 18 months of royalty data. Here's who actually came out ahead, and the case for each one.
SubmitHub is the OG of music pitching, and it still works. We ran 60 credits through it and tracked exactly what hit and what didn't.
We ran a $300 Playlist Push campaign and a $300 TikTok creator add-on. The reach is real. The cost per genuine listener is the question.
If you're an artist trying to figure out how to promote your music, here's an honest, first-hand SoundCampaign review: the good, the bad, and the playlist-worthy.