Spotify promotion for artists: How to get more streams in 2025

No, buying fake streams violates Spotify’s terms of service. Many “buy streams” services use bots or click farms, which can get your track removed, hurt your credibility, and block you from future playlist placements.

💡 The right way to grow? Use a legitimate promotion service like Groover, where your music is heard by real curators and playlist owners, ensuring organic, long-term success.

The most effective Spotify promotion combines:
• Playlist pitching to curators (Groover connects you directly to 3,000+ pros)
• Social media cross-promotion to drive real engagement
• Engaging with fans & influencers to generate organic buzz

Instead of wasting money on bots, invest in strategies that help you gain real listeners & algorithmic traction.

The best way to land on Spotify playlists is by:
✔ Targeting the right curators who match your music style.
✔ Crafting a compelling pitch to increase acceptance chances.
✔ Using Groover to get guaranteed feedback & playlist submissions.

Getting playlisted isn’t about spamming DMs—it’s about making meaningful connections with curators.

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


Through an innovative online platform, Groover connects artists who want to promote their music with the best curators, radio stations, 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 guaranteed feedback, 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 (e.g. reviews, playlist adds) and 1,000+ signatures on record labels.

The Playlists Curators and Pros on Groover are passionate music enthusiasts carefully selected by the Groover team for their ability to discover and support talented new artists.

When approving applications to join the platform, we consider their level of influence (whether globally or within a niche), the quality of the content they create, the artists they support, and their editorial direction.

Today, curators and pros on Groover fall into three main categories, depending on what you're looking for. You'll get access to the full list once you've started your campaign and added details about your track. From there, you can refine your search using filters like music genres, curator types, and countries.

• Visibility: These include media outlets, blogs, radio stations and shows, playlisters, and YouTube channels. If they like your track, they’ll share it with their audience, helping you reach new listeners.
  

• Partners: This group includes record labels, bookers, managers, and publishers looking for promising new artists to work with. If you're hoping to build your team, these are the ones to connect with.
  

• Advice: These are industry professionals such as managers, coaches, and mentors, chosen for their ability to provide valuable feedback on your music, career, or overall project. If you're sending a demo or seeking detailed advice, they should be your go-to contacts.
  

All Groover curators and pros share a passion for discovering fresh talent. They’ve been carefully selected based on what they can offer artists. Each one is independent and specializes in different music genres.

Yes, Groover is a paid service. This is what allows us to secure the feedback you receive from the music curators and pros you've chosen, which is our #1 mission. 

Here's an overview of our fair and transparent pricing:
Grooviz are virtual credits on Groover. In order to send your track to the curators & pros of your choice on the Groover platform, you will need to purchase Grooviz.

• 1 Grooviz costs €1, all taxes included (~ $1.07 USD)

• Sending a track to 1 curator/pro will cost you 2 Grooviz. In rare cases, it will cost more (usually 4 or 6 Grooviz) to contact a curator/pro if they are one of our top curators.

• You can buy attractive packs (discounts of up to 24%!) to save money on your campaigns.

Your credits will be refunded.

Whether your track is already released (even if it's been several months!), just before release or not yet finished, send it on Groover can be useful at any time.
There are record labels & pros for every level of development and any style of music on Groover
As long as you have a YouTube link - it can be unlisted - or a SoundCloud link - it can be private if you use the shareable version - to your track, you may use Groover!