Music promotion affiliate program

Earn up to 15% on the artist campaigns you refer, plus rewards for the playlist curators you bring along. The program opens soon, and registering gets you the details first.

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Two ways to earn

Artist campaigns

Commission on campaigns

When an artist you send our way buys a qualifying campaign, you get a share of it.

Up to 15%

Curator referrals

Rewards for every qualified curator

Know people who run Spotify playlists with real listeners? Bring them to Soundmango and get rewarded once they qualify.

Extra rewards

The full commission terms, reward rules, and payout details are published when the program opens.

Made for people artists listen to

If independent artists or playlist curators read, watch, or work with you, you're a fit. Small sites and channels are welcome too.

Music blogs and magazines
Guides and reviews that help artists promote a release, and keep finding new readers for years.
YouTube channels and educators
Tutorials for musicians who are already looking for ways to get their music heard.
Social media creators
Release tips and Spotify advice on Instagram, TikTok, and beyond.
Production sites and communities
Sites and forums for producers, who all need promotion once a track is out.
Labels, agencies, and artist services
Managers, distributors, and agencies that help artists release and promote their music every week.
Curator communities
Anyone close to Spotify playlist curators, who can earn the curator rewards.

Easy to recommend

Your audience gets real promotion from curators whose playlists fit their sound, without weeks of cold emails.

Playlists that fit
Artists reach the curators behind playlists that suit their track.
Real listeners
We vet every playlist on its own before it's listed, and keep checking it after.
One price, up front
Artists see the price before they pay, with no per-pitch fees.
Money back
If no curator takes on the campaign, the artist gets 100% of their money back.

Register your interest

Tell us where your audience is and what you publish. We'll email you everything you need before the program opens.

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Questions & answers

Earn money with a music promotion affiliate program

If you reach independent artists through a blog, a YouTube channel, a newsletter, or your work at a label or agency, you know what they struggle with most: getting a new release heard. The Soundmango affiliate program pays you for pointing them somewhere that helps. You earn up to 15% commission on qualifying artist campaigns, plus rewards for the qualified playlist curators you bring to Soundmango.

The program opens soon. Until then, you can register your interest, and we'll send you the full terms before launch.

What your audience gets

Soundmango is a playlist promotion platform. An artist submits a released track and buys a marketing campaign, and we put it in front of the curators behind playlists that fit its sound. The curator who takes on the campaign rates the track and publishes a promotional post about it, and decides for themselves what goes on their playlist. Approved tracks have a 99% chance of landing on at least one playlist.

For artists, that means no more hours spent hunting for playlists and writing to curators who never reply. Every playlist on Soundmango is vetted on its own and keeps a quality score that decides whether it stays listed. Artists see the price before they pay, and if no curator takes on their campaign, they get 100% of their money back. You can read more about how our playlist promotion works.

How much can music affiliates earn?

You earn up to 15% commission on qualifying artist campaigns. What that adds up to depends on how many relevant people you reach, how many of them start a campaign, and what those campaigns cost. Artists choose campaigns at different prices, so some referrals earn you more than others. No income is guaranteed, and the exact commission rules are part of the program terms.

Curator referrals are a second source of earnings. If you know people who run Spotify playlists with real listeners, you can introduce them to Soundmango and get rewarded once they qualify. That makes the program worth joining even when your audience has more curators than artists. Curators can read more about how they earn from their playlists.

Who can join the affiliate program?

We want to work with anyone whose audience includes independent artists, producers, bands, labels, or playlist curators. A few thousand artists planning their next release are worth more to us than a huge general audience, so small sites and channels are welcome.

Music blogs and online magazines

Articles about release planning, music marketing, or Spotify promotion reach artists right when they're looking for help. A guide to promoting a new single or a review of promotion services is a natural place to recommend Soundmango, and blogs with steady search traffic keep earning from those articles long after they're published.

YouTube channels and music educators

Viewers of production tutorials and music career videos are already working on their next release. A walkthrough of Soundmango, or a mention in a video about promoting a new track, fits right in. Your videos keep getting found through search and recommendations for years.

Social media creators

Creators on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook who share release tips or Spotify marketing advice can bring Soundmango up when they talk about reaching playlist curators. The recommendation works best when it fits what you already post.

Music production sites and communities

Sites about DAWs, plugins, samples, and recording gear are full of people who make music, and every finished track needs promotion. Articles, newsletters, resource pages, and communities that allow recommendations are all good places to mention Soundmango.

Labels, managers, agencies, and distributors

Independent labels, artist managers, marketing agencies, and distributors advise artists on releases every day. Recommending Soundmango to the right clients earns you commission, and if you run several websites or channels, you can register all of them.

Curator communities

Publishers and community managers with close ties to Spotify playlist curators are a natural fit for the curator rewards. We still vet every playlist they bring, one at a time.

How the affiliate program works

Once the program opens, you apply with your channels, and we review each application based on your audience and how you plan to recommend Soundmango. Approved affiliates get everything they need to start.

From there, you recommend Soundmango wherever it fits: in articles, videos, newsletters, social posts, or conversations with the artists you work with. When an artist you referred buys a qualifying campaign, you earn commission, and qualified curator referrals are rewarded separately. The full terms, from tracking to payout timing, are published before launch, so you can read everything before you decide to join.

Where music affiliate marketing works best

A recommendation works when it reaches someone who's already looking for help. A few channels do that especially well.

  • Search traffic. Artists search for Spotify promotion, music marketing, and how to promote a new release. Guides, comparisons, and reviews that answer those questions attract readers who are ready to act.
  • YouTube. Tutorials and walkthroughs let viewers see how a service works before they try it.
  • Newsletters. Subscribers who signed up for music marketing advice welcome a relevant tip. Only send affiliate content to people who agreed to hear from you.
  • Directories and resource pages. A music promotion category on a well-kept resource page helps artists compare their options. Keep every description accurate, affiliate link or not.
  • Your professional network. The labels, managers, and producers you already work with are often the best referrals of all, as long as the recommendation fits what they need.

How to recommend Soundmango well

Tell artists what they actually get: a campaign with a vetted curator whose playlist fits their track, honest ratings, a promotional post, and their money back if no curator takes it on. Curators decide for themselves what goes on their playlists, so never promise a placement, a number of streams, or audience growth.

Fit the message to your audience. Producers care about their latest release, labels think about campaigns across many artists, and curators are more interested in joining Soundmango themselves. Keep your content up to date as prices and features change, and always disclose that you may earn a commission, in a way your readers and viewers can't miss.

Join the affiliate interest list

Run a music website, YouTube channel, publication, community, or agency? Tell us about it in the form above, and add any other sites or channels in the comments. New to affiliate marketing? You're welcome too, as long as artists or curators already follow your work. We'll email you the full terms before the program opens.