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How to find Spotify playlist curator contact info

Spotify playlist curators usually publish their contact details in the playlist description, and sometimes only on a linked Instagram account, website or link-in-bio page, or as a submission link. Spotify itself has no way to message a curator, so those published details are the way in. You can check them by hand, playlist by playlist, which is free but slow. A curator directory does that searching for you.

Where curators publish contact details

  • The playlist description. The text under the playlist title. This is where most curators put an email address, an Instagram handle or a link, often with a line such as "submissions" or "for features".
  • Their other playlists. Click the curator's name under the playlist title to open their Spotify profile. It lists their other public playlists, and one of those may have a contact in its description when this one does not.
  • Linked social accounts. An Instagram, TikTok or X account named in the description. The bio there may say how to submit, or the curator may accept direct messages.
  • A website or link-in-bio page. A link page such as a Linktree can collect a curator's email, socials and a submission form in one place.
  • Submission platforms and forms. Some curators only take music through a form or a submission platform. If they link one, use it: that is how they asked to be reached.

How many playlists publish a contact

As of October 8, 2026, PlaylistLookup tracks 282,000+ Spotify playlists, and 63,000+ of them have at least one public contact channel on record: at least one contact detail that the curator published, such as an email address, a social account, a website, a link-in-bio page or a submission link.

Per channel type, this is how many playlists list one (a playlist can list several, so the numbers overlap):

  • Instagram: 47,000+ playlists
  • Website: 16,000+ playlists
  • Public email: 16,000+ playlists
  • Facebook: 9,594 playlists
  • TikTok: 7,985 playlists
  • X (Twitter): 6,770 playlists
  • Submission link: 4,396 playlists
  • Link-in-bio page: 2,431 playlists
  • Other link: 12 playlists

These numbers describe the PlaylistLookup database, not all of Spotify, because most playlists in it were found through a contact in their description. The definitions are on the Spotify playlist curator statistics page.

Find them by hand, step by step

  1. Search Spotify for your genre or mood, for example "lofi study" or "indie rock", and switch the results to Playlists.
  2. Leave out playlists made by Spotify itself. Those are editorial playlists, and you pitch them through Spotify for Artists, not by email.
  3. Open a playlist and listen to a few tracks. If your track would not fit next to them, move on.
  4. Read the description for an email address, a social handle or a link.
  5. No contact? Click the curator's name and check the descriptions of their other public playlists.
  6. Follow any linked Instagram account, website or link page and look for submission rules.
  7. Write down the playlist, the contact and any rules in a spreadsheet, so you do not pitch the same curator twice.

Be ready for this to take time. You open every playlist one by one, many of them have no contact at all, and you repeat it for every release.

A worked example: reading a playlist description

The playlist, curator and addresses below are made up. Say you find a playlist called Rainy Window Lofi, made by a curator named Tessa Brook, and this is its description:

Soft lofi beats for rainy evenings. New tracks every Friday. Submissions: rainywindow (at) example (dot) com. Instrumental lofi only, no vocals. All my playlists: tessabrook.example/links

Read it from left to right and note four things:

  • The contact. "rainywindow (at) example (dot) com" is an email address written out to avoid spam bots: rainywindow@example.com. The word "Submissions" in front of it tells you this is the address for music.
  • The rule. "Instrumental lofi only, no vocals" is a filter. If your track has vocals, this playlist is not for it, however good the contact is.
  • The activity. "New tracks every Friday" is what the curator says. Check the dates tracks were added to see whether that is still true.
  • The link page. tessabrook.example/links collects the curator's other playlists. Open it: another playlist by the same curator may fit your track better.

Your note for this playlist would read: Rainy Window Lofi, rainywindow@example.com, instrumental only, check recent adds. If a description only says "DM for features", the contact is the social account linked from the curator's profile, and the same reading applies.

What to do when there is no contact

  • Try the curator's linked or same-named social accounts and look for submission info in the bio.
  • Check whether the curator takes music through a submission platform. If you have not used one before, see how SubmitHub's submission platform works.
  • Skip the playlist. A curator who publishes no contact is not asking for pitches, and guessing an address or messaging a private account rarely goes well.

Find them with a tool

PlaylistLookup is a directory of Spotify playlists with the contact details their curators published: you search by a keyword such as a genre or mood and see the email, social accounts or submission link next to each playlist, with its followers and the date a track was last added. Email addresses go through a deliverability check when they are added to the directory. A free account has 2 searches per week. How the data is collected is explained on How our data works.

Other tools work differently: some are submission platforms, others are analytics suites with contacts. The alternatives overview compares them, including PlaylistLookup.

Before you pitch

A contact only helps if the pitch fits. Pick playlists your track belongs on, keep the email short and personal, and include one link to the track. The playlist pitching guide has templates and timing.

Frequently asked questions

Why do some descriptions write an email address with "(at)" and "(dot)"?

To keep spam bots from reading the address. "name (at) example (dot) com" means name@example.com. Type it out with the @ and the dot before you send, and check that the domain is the one the curator wrote.

Should I use the email address or the Instagram account?

Use the channel the curator names for submissions. If the description says "Submissions:" next to an email address, write there; if it says "DM for features", send a direct message. When both are listed without a preference, an email keeps your pitch and the link together in one message.

Where do Spotify playlist curators put their contact details?

Most often in the playlist description, just under the playlist title. Some only list an Instagram account, a link-in-bio page or a submission form there, and some publish nothing.

Can I message a curator on Spotify?

No. Spotify has no messaging between users, so you need a contact the curator published somewhere else, such as an email address, a social account or a submission link.

What if a playlist has no contact details at all?

Check the curator's other public playlists, which may list a contact, and search for the curator's name on Instagram. If you still find nothing, skip the playlist: a curator who publishes no contact is not asking for pitches.

Is it OK to email a curator whose address is public?

A curator who publishes an email address in a playlist description usually wants to hear about music for that playlist. Keep it to one short, personal email about a track that fits the playlist, and follow any submission rules the curator wrote.