Radio promotion for artists & labels

Put radio to work
for your release

LISTN pitches your track to targeted radio stations and follows the airplay picked up during your 30-day campaign

Campaign and price shown before you approve

LISTN RADIO
Your track on the air
Your trackYour proposal30 days of promotionYour airplay report

One release budget
Different kinds of impact

Give radio its place alongside your digital campaigns

Social ads

Put your release in front of people scrolling their feeds

Views & clicks

Playlist pitching

Put your track forward for curated listening

Feedback & possible adds

Creator campaigns

Bring your music into content made by other people

Posts & views

Radio promotion

Let a station introduce your music to its listeners

Stations & airplay

Four reasons to make radio
part of your release plan

Discovery

Reach new listeners

A station can introduce your track to listeners who have never heard your name. That first play can lead to a Shazam search or a visit to your catalogue.

Royalties

Radio airplay generates income

Eligible radio broadcast
THE RECORDINGNeighbouring
rights
THE SONGPublishing
royalties

Eligible radio plays can generate neighbouring-rights and publishing income, alongside your streaming revenue.

Credibility

Radio support to name
in your press kit

Leave It As It Was · Isha
Real Dance Radio
NetherlandsTrack accepted

Use station feedback and detected airplay in your press kit and professional conversations.

Longevity

Give your record a life
beyond release week

Burnin’Leave It As It WasWatching Me Dance
Release30-day campaignPossible continued rotation

A track can stay in rotation after the campaign. At Sidekick, older releases still appear alongside new music in our monthly airplay figures.

Sidekick Music

The approach we use
on our own releases

We built LISTN while running Sidekick Music. Every release gets a radio campaign, then we follow the catalogue over time.

“We run a LISTN radio campaign on every release. Some work, others don’t. That’s real life.”Nicolas Rabaud · Founder, Sidekick Music & LISTN
37,584

radio spins
in twelve months

Sidekick Music · full catalogue
October 2025–September 2026

Monthly radio spins across the full Sidekick catalogue from 2022 to October 2026, showing airplay before and during the use of LISTN
€65k

Neighbouring-rights income for the label in 2025

Radio is part of how we build the value of our catalogue

From track to campaign

Your track, your proposal
then 30 days of promotion

01

Add your Spotify link

Predict prepares the radio targeting and recommends a budget for your track

02

Approve your proposal

Review the campaign, the total price and the launch conditions

03

Follow your campaign

Your 30-day campaign starts after approval, payment and the audio check

Campaign and price shown before you approve

A single, an artist’s release or a catalogue track

Start with the track you want to give a chance on radio

Your campaign report

Airplay tracking
included

Find the stations, countries and airplay picked up for your track in your LISTN campaign space

  • The stations playing your track
  • The countries where it is heard
  • Airplay over the course of the campaign
ExampleLISTN · Performance & Analytics
LISTN Performance and Analytics interface showing track metrics, radio stations, countries and detected radio playsExplore LISTN analytics

LISTN Predict · AI for your music

Your track has a trajectory
Predict turns it into a radio plan

Our AI analyses your track’s momentum and stage of development to prepare radio targeting and a campaign budget suited to it

LISTN Predict
Track trajectoryUnderstand its momentum
Radio targetingPrepare the station selection
Campaign budgetBuild your proposal

Your personalised proposal

Our AI prepares the campaign
you approve the proposal

One track · 30 daysTargeting, promotion & airplay reporting

Targeting, budget and duration come together in one clear proposal. Review the price, approve your campaign and get ready to launch.

Credit refund guarantee

At the response deadline, the budget for unanswered radio submissions is refunded as LISTN credits for your next campaign

How the guarantee works

Your questions

What am I buying?

A 30-day radio promotion campaign for one track. LISTN prepares the targeting, presents your track to selected stations and brings the detected airplay together in your campaign report.

How much does a campaign cost?

Predict prepares a personalised proposal with the campaign budget, scope and total price. You review and approve it before launch.

How does the refund guarantee work?

The guarantee covers the budget allocated to radio stations that remain unanswered at the response deadline. That amount is refunded as credits to your LISTN account, ready to use for another campaign. Your campaign proposal sets out the applicable deadline and the covered amount.

Why use a Spotify link for radio promotion?

The link identifies your track and retrieves its information. LISTN uses that context to prepare your radio campaign, then checks the audio master before launch.

Can I start with one track?

Yes. Each proposal covers one track and a 30-day campaign. You can then prepare another campaign for your next release or a catalogue track.

When should I run a radio campaign?

Use it to support a single, promote your artist or give a catalogue track a new push. Plan radio alongside your other release activity and start with the track’s Spotify link.

Can a developing artist use this?

Yes. Predict uses the track’s genre, musical identity and available signals to prepare a radio recommendation suited to its stage of development.

What results should I expect?

The aim is to get your track heard by relevant radio programmers and create broadcast opportunities. Your report brings together the identified stations, countries and detected plays.

How will I see my results?

Your LISTN campaign space brings together the stations, countries and evolution of detected airplay, so you can follow your track and share the report with your team.

How are the stations selected?

Predict analyses your track’s trajectory and musical context to prepare the radio targeting. Your personalised proposal brings the selection and recommended budget together.

When does the 30-day campaign begin?

Your campaign starts after proposal approval, payment and the audio check. The launch date is included in your personalised proposal.

How does radio complement ads, playlists and creators?

Ads create visibility and visits, playlist pitching presents your track to curators, and creators bring your music into their content. Radio adds a broadcaster’s programming and audience, identifiable support and eligible rights income.

Can radio generate royalties?

Eligible broadcasts generate neighbouring-rights income for recording rightsholders and performers, and publishing royalties for songwriters and publishers. The relevant rights organisations collect and distribute these royalties.

Can airplay continue after the campaign?

Yes, a station can keep your track in rotation after the campaign. At Sidekick, older releases still appear alongside new music in our monthly airplay figures.

What do the Sidekick figures cover?

The 37,584 plays cover the full Sidekick catalogue from October 2025 to September 2026. The €65k corresponds to neighbouring-rights income received by the label in 2025.

Give your track
its chance on radio

Start with one track and a campaign you can review before committing

LISTN Predict Radio plan

LISTN Radio