Apple Music Promotion

Give your release a stronger start with editorial pitching and Meta ads that connect your music with genuine listeners on Apple Music.

Ad spend managed£1M+
Placements100+
Streams10M+
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Apple Music promotion built around genuine discovery and lasting fan connections

Our Apple Music promotion services bring together editorial pitching, release planning and Meta ads across Instagram and Facebook. We review your music, shape the story behind your release and approach relevant editorial curators with a clear sense of where your sound fits. Every pitch is built around your music and campaign plans, with placement decisions remaining with Apple’s editorial team.

Alongside pitching, we run targeted Instagram and Facebook campaigns that guide potential fans through a landing page to your music on Apple Music. We use the same audience research, handcrafted creative, testing and ongoing optimisation as our Meta Ads for music promotion service, with Apple Music as the listening destination. Eligible pre-adds and artist favourites give interested fans further ways to stay connected with your release.

Get in touch before release wherever possible, so there’s time to prepare your pitch, assets and promotional plan.

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How it works

Our Apple Music promotion combines release planning, editorial pitching and Meta ads that bring listeners from Instagram and Facebook to Apple Music. We’ll agree the scope, timing and budget around your release before the campaign begins.

Step 1

Track review & campaign planning

We listen to your music, understand your audience and review your release date, creative assets, ad budget and goals. Together, we shape an Apple Music campaign around the opportunities that fit your project.

Step 2

Playlist & editorial pitching

We prepare your release story and campaign context, then approach relevant editorial curators. Your genre, focus track and release plans help us present the music with a clear sense of fit.

Step 3

Meta ads & campaign delivery

We create and test video ads across Instagram and Facebook, guiding interested listeners through a landing page to Apple Music. We refine audiences and creative throughout the campaign, alongside agreed editorial activity, artist favourites and eligible pre-adds.

Step 4

Reporting & results

For Meta ad campaigns, we report weekly on spend and landing-page conversions, alongside the Apple Music for Artists data you share. Plays, listeners and editorial playlist activity help us understand the wider response and plan the next step.

Step 1

Track review & campaign planning

We listen to your music, understand your audience and review your release date, creative assets, ad budget and goals. Together, we shape an Apple Music campaign around the opportunities that fit your project.

Step 2

Playlist & editorial pitching

We prepare your release story and campaign context, then approach relevant editorial curators. Your genre, focus track and release plans help us present the music with a clear sense of fit.

Step 3

Meta ads & campaign delivery

We create and test video ads across Instagram and Facebook, guiding interested listeners through a landing page to Apple Music. We refine audiences and creative throughout the campaign, alongside agreed editorial activity, artist favourites and eligible pre-adds.

Step 4

Reporting & results

For Meta ad campaigns, we report weekly on spend and landing-page conversions, alongside the Apple Music for Artists data you share. Plays, listeners and editorial playlist activity help us understand the wider response and plan the next step.

No fake playlists

No empty promises

No botted streams

Meta ads that bring listeners to Apple Music

From discovery to listening

We introduce your music through Instagram Reels, Stories and feed placements, as well as Facebook placements, then guide interested listeners through a landing page to Apple Music. Audience research considers your sound, similar genres, comparable artists where available, listener interests and geography.

Our in-house editor handcrafts video variations from your assets or campaign visuals, testing different hooks, pacing and styles. We use the same creative process as our Meta Ads service, without AI-generated videos.

Testing, optimisation and clear reporting

During the first 3–5 days, we test creative variations and audiences. We optimise for meaningful actions on the landing page, then manually refine delivery in Meta Ads Manager, continuing stronger ads and stopping weaker variants.

Standard campaigns run for four weeks. Weekly reports cover ad spend, clicks and landing-page conversions, reviewed alongside the Apple Music for Artists data you share to understand changes in plays and listeners. An ad conversion is a step towards your music, not a confirmed Apple Music stream.

Our results

Results from across our artist campaigns.

What artists say about
working with Decent

Artists we’ve worked with across our campaigns.

Colby!Colby!

Thank you so much, Decent! We are very pleased with the campaign. We are excited about the continued partnership on colby! and Zach John King. Appreciate all of your hard work on this! Great results!

Apple Music promotion, explained

How Apple Music promotion differs from Spotify

Unlike Spotify’s artist-facing pitch tool, Apple’s editorial pitching runs through Apple Music Connect for eligible labels and distributors. We combine curator outreach with pre-adds for eligible releases, artist favourites and targeted promotion to help listeners discover your music.

Why a considered editorial pitch matters

A strong pitch connects your sound, story and release plans with the right editorial opportunities. We prepare that context, approach relevant curators and support your campaign with audience promotion. Apple’s editors make the final placement decisions.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Apple Music promotion cost?

Does your Apple Music promotion use bots or fake streams?

How do you use Meta ads to promote music on Apple Music?

How do you measure Apple Music advertising results?

Can you get my song onto Apple Music editorial playlists?

How is Apple Music promotion different from Spotify promotion?

How long does an Apple Music campaign take to show results?

Do you work with independent and unsigned artists?

What do you need from me to get started?

Can I combine Apple Music promotion with other Decent services?

Can every release use Apple Music pre-adds?

Why encourage fans to favourite my artist page?