A new video from Spotify provides tips, tricks and best practices for getting playlisted and discovered on the music streaming service.

Spotify for Artists’ Masterclass video series tackles the most-requested topic from viewers – playlists.

Various members of the Spotify editorial team (those who pick the music to add to playlists) talk about where music discovery happens on the platform, finding audiences, developing fanbases, the different types of playlists in the ecosystem, and the all important pitching for playlist consideration.

The Spotify team are joined by Ali Raymond, CEO of artist development company Beatnik, who discusses playlists from an artist perspective.

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