CrateDiggers

For playlist curators

Add the songs you like.
Get tipped for it.

Artists put their music here and hope a playlist picks it up. You browse, you listen, and you add the songs that fit. Artists then tip the adds they love. The playlist stays yours.

Free to join. You need a playlist with 100 saves or more.

Songs a curator added to their playlists, each showing the tips it has earned so far or that it has not been tipped yet. One is tipped again every month. The totals are added up above them.
Playlists
3

Checked, and owned by real curators

Saves
4.9K

Across every playlist here

Songs
374

Waiting for a playlist right now

Genres
17

From gospel to techno

How it works

Three steps to your first tip.

  1. 01

    Add your playlist

    Paste the link and put our short code in the description, so we know the playlist is yours. It needs 100 saves or more.

  2. 02

    Find songs you like

    You only see music in the genres your playlist covers. Play a clip, pass on what does not fit, and add the ones that do.

  3. 03

    Get tipped

    The artist sees the add and sends what they think it was worth. Tips add up on your account until you cash out.

You are never asked to add anything. No pitches, no inbox, no deadline.

For artists

Stop pitching. Start tipping.

You are not sending your song to an inbox and waiting. It sits in front of curators who are looking for music, and the ones who like it add it. You see exactly who added what, and only then do you decide what it was worth.

  1. 01Set a monthly budget. It starts at $25.
  2. 02Pick the songs you want people to hear.
  3. 03Curators browse them and add the ones they like.
  4. 04Tip the adds you like. The amount is always yours to choose.
Promote your music

$5 a day while your songs are listed. Tips are on top, and only if you send one.

The artist's side: a curator added the song, and the artist picks a tip amount or sends nothing at all.

Questions

The things people ask first.

Does an artist have to tip?

No. A tip is always the artist's choice, before and after the add. A curator adds a song because they like it, and the artist decides afterwards whether to send anything. Nothing here buys a place on a playlist.

What does it cost an artist?

You set a monthly budget, starting at $25. While your songs are listed, $5 a day comes out of that budget. Tips come out of the same budget, and only when you send one.

What do you take from a tip?

Our fee is 10% on each side of a tip. The artist pays 10% on top of the amount, and 10% comes off it before the curator is paid. Both sides see their own number before anything is sent.

What do I need to join as a curator?

A playlist you own with at least 100 saves. You can add more than one. Every playlist is checked before it goes live.

How do you check the playlist is mine?

We give you a short code and you put it in your playlist description for a moment. We read it back from the public page, and that is the proof. We also keep a record of the saves each time we read a playlist, so a playlist that suddenly jumps stands out.

Do I have to connect my Spotify account?

No. There is no login to connect and no permission to grant. Everything we read is what anyone can see on a public playlist or track page.

What if the song is taken off the playlist later?

We read the tracklist again every day. If a song comes off, the artist sees it on the add. Curators are free to change their playlist, and artists are free to see it.

When can a curator get paid?

Tips add up on your account. Once they reach $50 you can cash out.

What music is on here?

17 genres, from pop and hip-hop to techno, metal and gospel. Artists pick the genres for their songs and curators pick the genres for their playlists, so you only see music that fits what you run.

Your playlist is worth something. Get paid for it.

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