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My new release is scheduled, but not appearing in Spotify's "Upcoming" tab. What's wrong?
My new release is scheduled, but not appearing in Spotify's "Upcoming" tab. What's wrong?

Spotify's Upcoming tab does not support Remixes or Compilations.

Jason Wohlstadter avatar
Written by Jason Wohlstadter
Updated over 5 years ago

If you're an artist using "Spotify for Artists", or a music label using "Spotify Analytics", then you probably know about the "Upcoming" tab on these tools, which helps you submit feature requests to Spotify!

After a release is scheduled on Proton, it will generally take 3-4 business days to appear in the "Upcoming" tab in Spotify for Artists or Spotify Analytics.

However, there are a few scenarios where Spotify does NOT support releases appearing in your upcoming tab:

  • Remixes - If you're a remixer on a release, you will NOT see your remix appearing in the "Upcoming" tab of Spotify for Artists unless your music label added you as a "Headline Artist" to the release. Generally, a headline artist is only allowed if you're involved with *every* track on the release. NOTE: Music labels can still pitch remixes as long as they have a working Spotify Analytics account!

  • Compilations - If your release features Various Artists, like on a compilation, then the release will NOT appear in either Spotify Analytics OR Spotify for Artists. This means music labels and artists both cannot pitch a feature for a track from a "Various Artists" compilation.

The above issues are bugs/issues with Spotify itself, and we hope they fix them in the future. To give your feedback to Spotify about these issues, you can email them:

This isn't acceptable. Is there any workaround?

Yes! If you're unhappy about not being able to pitch your release, then there are potentially some solutions available to you:

Remixes - Remix artists can ask their music label to re-release your remix 100% on its own, with no other track on the release. When this happens, you can be added as a Headline Artist to the release, then it will appear in your "Upcoming" tab for pitching.
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​Compilations - Music Labels can edit their compilation and remove "Various Artists" as the headline artist, and instead select up to 3 headline artists to appear instead. After submitting corrections, the release will then appear in the "Upcoming" tab for the label and these 3 artists.

  • IMPORTANT: If you decide to add "Headline Artists" to your compilation, please speak to those artists first and make sure they're OK with you making this change. When they're added as a "Headline Artist", it means the music will appear as an album on their artist profile! 

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