NXTNOW PLAYLISTS · ON SPOTIFY
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Genre playlists curated by real people on the NxtNow team — independent artists and producers worth hearing, picked by ear, not by algorithm. Tap any playlist to listen and follow on Spotify.
HOW WE CURATE
6 playlists. Every track heard by a person.
No pay-for-placement. These are NxtNow Music's own playlists, not Spotify editorial.
FEATURED PLAYLIST
NxtNow Radio
The best of everything we're hearing right now, across every genre. Start here if you just want great new independent music.
BY GENRE
Pick your lane
NxtNow Music: Pop
NxtNow Music: Hip-Hop/Rap
NxtNow Music: Rock
NxtNow Music: R&B/Soul
NxtNow Music: Electronic
NxtNow Music: Americana & Folk
FOR ARTISTS
Want your song on one of these playlists?
Submit your track for free. A real curator listens to every submission and matches it to the playlist that fits its genre. No pay-for-placement, ever.
01 You submit
Send your track and tell us the genre(s).
02 We listen
A person on our team listens for fit with that playlist's sound.
03 You get added
If it fits, it goes on the playlist. No guarantees, but every track is heard.