ChatGPT prompt for a playlist pitch: Spotify editors and independent curators

Who this prompt is for

This prompt is for musicians with a new single to pitch and confirmed release facts to work from. Use it to prepare an editorial pitch, the note an artist submits through Spotify for Artists to the people who build Spotify’s own playlists.

It also covers a message to a curator, a person who runs an independent playlist. That version is two sentences, with a private link to the unreleased track, the release date and a reason the song fits their list.

Bring the genre, language, mood, instruments, where you are from and the song’s story. The prompt turns those details into a short pitch, not a request for a favour. You will still need to check for invented artist comparisons, unsupported descriptions and claims about streams or press.

For Spotify, plan this while the song is unreleased. Submit through the Music tab, under Upcoming, and have the song delivered at least seven days before release so editors have time to listen. You can pitch only one song at a time. Pitching does not guarantee placement.

What the prompt needs from you

Start with confirmed credits and your own description of the song. BeatRootRaga uses those sources for its release notes. Give ChatGPT facts it can work with, rather than asking it to invent a story around the track.

• The genre and the language of the song.
• The mood and the instruments heard in the recording.
• Where you are from.
• The story of the song, in one line.
• For independent playlist outreach, the release date and a private listening link.

A curator is a person who runs an independent playlist. For that version, supply a reason your song fits their list. The message should be two sentences, short and polite, with the private link and release date included.

You can edit your Spotify pitch up to release day. Use that window to correct details, keeping the note tied to confirmed facts rather than adding praise.

The prompt

Paste the block into ChatGPT and replace the example facts. Pitch A goes into the Spotify for Artists form; Pitch B is the message you send to a curator. The release, Nilavu by Meera Nair, is fictional and exists only for this example.

Write two playlist pitches for a new single, using only the facts below. Pitch A: under 480 characters, for the Spotify for Artists editorial pitch form, plain and specific, no comparisons to other artists, no adjectives beyond those in the facts. Pitch B: two sentences to an independent curator, polite, with a placeholder for a private link. Do not invent awards, streams or press.

Facts (example, replace with your own):
- Track: "Nilavu" (Malayalam for moonlight), 3:48
- Artist: Meera Nair, vocalist from Kochi
- Language: Malayalam
- Style: acoustic ghazal, voice, harmonium, tabla in keherwa, slow tempo
- Raga used: based on raga Yaman
- Theme: a night train journey home
- Release date: 14 November 2026, Friday
- Distribution: independent, via a distributor

The output

The reply, word for word.

Pitch A:
“Nilavu” (Malayalam for moonlight) is a 3:48 Malayalam acoustic ghazal by Meera Nair, a vocalist from Kochi. Based on raga Yaman, it features voice, harmonium and tabla in keherwa at a slow tempo. The song follows a night train journey home. It releases independently via a distributor on 14 November 2026.

Pitch B:
Would you consider Meera Nair’s “Nilavu,” a Malayalam acoustic ghazal based on raga Yaman about a night train journey home, for your playlist ahead of its 14 November 2026 release?
Thank you for listening: [private link].

The critique

Pitch A was counted and both pitches were checked against the eight fact lines.

Right: Pitch A is 306 characters, well under the 480 asked for, and every statement in it comes from the facts. Genre, language, instruments, place and story are all there.

Right: no comparison to another artist and no adjective beyond slow, which the facts supplied. The ban held.

Right: Pitch B is two sentences, polite, and carries the link placeholder.

Wrong: the last sentence of Pitch A, that the song releases independently via a distributor, is true but useless to an editor. Distribution tells them nothing about the music. Cut it.

Missed: there is no mood line and no listening context, so an editor cannot tell which kind of playlist this suits. That is the fault of the fact list, not the model: add one line such as Mood: late night, quiet, for listening alone.

Missed: Pitch B puts the link after a thank-you, so the ask and the link are in different sentences. Move the placeholder into the first sentence.

Change in the prompt: add Mood and Listening context lines to the facts, and tell the model to leave distribution out of Pitch A.

Verdict: Pitch A is sendable after cutting the distribution sentence. Pitch B needs the link moved. Both are closer to usable than most first drafts a musician writes alone.

Adapting the prompt

Keep the facts fixed, but change how you explain the music. For a Hindustani classical playlist, name the raga, the melodic framework, when its audience would know the term. That detail belongs in the pitch when it helps the listener understand the song.

For a general acoustic or lo-fi playlist, ask for plain wording such as “based on an evening raga”, if that accurately describes your song. Keep the genre, language, instruments and mood clear. You are changing the explanation, not the music’s identity.

A curator is a person who runs an independent playlist. To adapt the prompt, add: “Write a two-sentence message to this curator using the release facts below. Include my private link to the unreleased track, [link], and the release date, [date]. Keep it polite and explain why the song fits their playlist, using only the information I provide.”