Viral Radar Playlists
The curated Viral Radar playlist program is on hold while we rebuild it properly. In the meantime, Songbrain gets artists discovered a more direct way: every song you analyze comes back with 7 ready-to-post reels and a 2-week posting plan. The playlists return later — the content engine works today.
Viral Radar is Songbrain's data-driven playlist network on Spotify — 37genre playlists where the only thing that decides placement is your music. No pay-to-play, no curator emails. That principle doesn't change when the program comes back.
Why pay for playlist placement when you don't have to?
Paid playlist promotion services charge hundreds of dollars and often use bot farms that can get your Spotify account flagged. Viral Radar is designed differently — and it stays that way when the program returns.
What to do while the program is paused
Get discovered with content, not gatekeepers.
While the playlist program is rebuilt, the discovery engine is the analysis itself: upload a song and Songbrain finds your strongest seconds, cuts 7 beat-synced 9:16 reels to them — word-accurate lyric sync, your cover art, genre-matched palettes — and lays out a 2-week posting plan with day, platform, time and caption for every post.
- ✓7 ready-to-post reels per analysis — the first 3 ready when your results open
- ✓Captions + hashtags per platform: TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts
- ✓Paste your post links — Songbrain tracks 14 days and tells you which angle works
Browse all 37 Viral Radar playlists
Each playlist is the radar for its genre — AI-ranked, independent artists only. The program is paused right now, but the network stays up and returns later. Tap any genre to see the playlist.
Metal & Hardcore
Electronic & Rave
Rock & Alternative
Hip-Hop & Urban
Frequently asked questions
Is the playlist program active right now?
No — it's paused while we rebuild it. Analyses today don't feed the playlists. What you get instead is the content engine: every analysis returns 7 ready-to-post reels, captions and hashtags per platform, and a 2-week posting plan.
Will Viral Radar be free when it returns?
Yes. There will be no paid tier for playlist placement. Songs get considered purely based on their Virality Score — determined by AI analysis of your music, not your budget.
How is this different from paid Spotify playlist promotion?
Paid playlist services charge $50–$2,000+ and often violate Spotify's Terms of Service by using bot accounts or fake listeners. This puts your artist profile at risk of being flagged or removed. Viral Radar playlists are fully organic — real playlists with real listeners, curated by data.
How should I promote my song while the program is paused?
Use the reels. Every analysis gives you 7 beat-synced 9:16 clips cut to your song's strongest moment plus a posting plan that spaces them over two weeks. Paste your post links back in and Songbrain tracks 14 days of views, likes and comments to tell you which angle works.
Do I keep my rights?
Absolutely. Songbrain never claims any rights to your music. You retain 100% ownership and all royalties. We just analyze and feature — your music stays yours.
The free alternative to paid Spotify playlist promotion
Songbrain Viral Radar was built as a playlist program that is completely free and based purely on music quality — AI identifies the best tracks, no artist ever pays for placement. The program is currently paused while we rebuild it, but the principle stands: when it returns, the only thing that decides placement is the music.
With 37genre-specific playlists covering everything from Metalcore and Phonk to K-Pop and Classical, there is a Viral Radar playlist for virtually every genre. Placement is designed around Songbrain's AI analysis — songs ranked by their Virality Score, which takes into account tempo, energy, production quality, lyrics, best moments and overall viral potential.
Until then, the fastest route to discovery is the content engine: analyze a song and walk away with 7 ready-to-post beat-synced reels, captions and hashtags per platform, and a 2-week posting plan. No bots, no fake streams, no risk to your Spotify account — just your music, packaged to be posted.
Ready to get discovered?
Upload your song, get your Virality Score and 7 ready-to-post reels — and let the music do the talking.
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