Amazon Music for Artists recently released their 'New Release Pitch Tool' for artists to submit their upcoming releases to popular playlists and stations on the growing music platform.
Written by Evie Bloom, amuse
Apart from pitching to get featured on a popular playlist or station, Amazon Music for Artists allows Amazon to gather metadata that can surface your track in favorable ways like Amazon Music activity feed, push notifications, Alexa alerts and prompts, genre-based browsing and more. With over 48 million monthly listeners on the platform, getting your music noticed by new potential fans is a great way to continue growing your audience.
Here’s a breakdown of the process for pitching your upcoming track to Amazon Music for Artists and getting your music in front of more potential fans.
To get access to the Amazon Music for Artists pitching tools, you’ll first need to claim your artist profile.
Main features that are accessible after claiming your artist profile:
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To claim your profile click here.
Before you can dive into the pitching process, make sure you time your submission with your upcoming release. You can pitch your track either before your release date or (unique to Amazon Music) up to 14 days after your release date. We recommend being proactive and submitting your track before your release is live, preferably at least 7 days before for your pitch to be aligned with your release date.
Open the Amazon Music for Artists app and select “New Releases”.
You can pitch one per new release. Amazon Music recommends your lead single or a song you think new listeners will love.
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You're eligible if:
Your song must meet the following criteria for you to successfully pitch to Amazon Music.
☑️ New (never released before) music.
☑️ One track per release (single, EP, or album).
☑️ Delivered to Amazon Music with streaming rights.
☑️ Up to 14 days after street date.
What’s not:
❌ More than one track per release.
❌ Multiple versions of the same title.
❌ Re-releases (pre-release single on an album, remastered work, etc.).
❌ 15 days or more after the release date.
When submitting your song, Amazon Music will ask you to provide some details about your track! We recommend you fill out both the required and optional fields.
Required:
Optional:
Review your information and click submit.
And that’s it! Have you been working on a fire track that you’re ready to distribute to all major stores? Login to your amuse account here and release your new music to the world. After that, log in to your Amazon Music for Artists account here and pitch your next release to reach even more fans.