DistroKid Spotlight is a contest, like a rap battle or battle of the bands, where songs are put head-to-head and listeners can vote for their favorite. The winners of these matchups get placement on one of many special DistroKid Spotify playlists, some with a ton of followers! Since there is no registration required to vote, anyone can vote on these matchups — not just DistroKid members.

Here are the Playlist Spotlight rules:

• Artists can submit (or remove) a song any time
• Only one song per artist can be in the contest at any time
• There is no limit to how many times a song can be added to playlists
• Duplicate votes from the same person will be removed when the votes are tallied
• Playlists are updated each week and votes are reset to zero
• Songs with the most votes will be added to a DistroKid Spotify playlist

For more information on DistroKid Spotlight Rules, click here. We update the playlists each week, so keep checking to see if your track has been chosen once you're matched up!

Submitting Your Track For Spotlight Matchups

Here's how you can add your track to Playlist Spotlight and get it matched up against other songs:

1. First, head over to https://distrokid.com/spotlight/submit/ to submit your song.
2. Select the artist you'd like to submit to the Playlist Spotlight. You can submit one song per artist on your account.
3. Select the track you want to submit. Only songs that are currently live in Spotify will be displayed here.
4. Select the Preview clip start time. Your track will start at this timestamp in the matchup, so pick the best part!
5. Click the "CONNECT WITH SPOTIFY" button to connect with Spotify and follow the Spotlight playlists.

Once you've submitted a track for Playlist Spotlight matchups, you can visit https://distrokid.com/spotlight/me to view each track you have submitted for your artists, get a link to share with fans, or remove the track (just click remove next to the trash icon below the track).

Voting for Playlist Spotlight Matchups

Once your song is submitted, you will get a link to send to your fans to vote for your track in its current matchup. The tracks with the most votes each week will get placement on a DistroKid Spotify playlist.

Please note that each of your fans can only vote once per matchup.

There's no set amount of votes you need to win – you just need to win your matchups by having more votes than your opponent. You'll want to share and promote the link to your fans to get as many votes as you can. If you don't win your weekly matchup, you start the following week with a brand-new matchup and another opportunity.