Best playlists in Chicago

Start with polished, release-ready tracks and a clear artistic direction. Make sure your Spotify profile is complete with a bio, photos, and links. Use Groover to pitch directly to Chicago playlist curators who guarantee they'll listen and reply. This beats cold emails that rarely get opened and gives you real feedback on your music.

Yes. Chicago curators feature artists from across the United States and internationally. They're especially open to genres like electronic, hip-hop, and indie rock where geographic location matters less than the quality of your sound.

Chicago curators champion house music, drill, hip-hop, indie rock, soul, and jazz, reflecting the city's deep musical heritage. The house scene remains strong thanks to Chicago's role as the genre's birthplace, while drill has become a global export. Many curators also feature hybrid sounds like jazz-rap and electronic-soul. Independent curators often explore experimental and underground styles that push beyond mainstream trends.

On Groover, Chicago playlist curators have 7 days to respond to your submission. If they don't reply within that time, you get your credits back, so you never waste time waiting.

Labels offer artist development, release strategy, and connections to Chicago's local ecosystem including venues, media, and bookers. Staying independent gives you creative control but requires handling promotion yourself. Many Chicago labels have relationships with venues like Sleeping Village and media outlets that can accelerate your career in ways distribution alone can't.

Groover helps artists and their representatives (label managers, PR agents, publishers etc.) get their music heard.


Through an innovative web platform, Groover connects artists who want to promote their music with the best curators, radios and labels seeking emerging talents. On Groover, artists can send their music directly to a selection of blogs, radios, playlist curators, record labels and pros of their choice, get feedback guaranteed, and coverage!

Thanks to Groover, more than 3,000 active music curators and pros have given more than 4 million pieces of feedback, 1 million+ shares (reviews, playlist adds etc.) and 1,000+ signatures on record labels.

Yes, Groover is a paid platform that uses credits called Grooviz:

• 1 Grooviz = €1 (tax included, ~ $1.07 USD)

• Contacting a curator/pro costs 2 Grooviz

• Top-tier curators may cost more (4–6 Grooviz)
  

You can save up to 24% with discounted credit packs.

100%. Groover was built for indie and self-managed artists who want to promote their music without needing a label or traditional PR.

Curators provide actionable written feedback on your track, helping you understand your music’s strengths, get exposure, and grow your network.

Yes, but signing up is free and takes only a few minutes. You can browse curators and plan your campaign before sending your first track.