Promoting a beat — what a boost actually buys
Where a boost lands, what your budget buys, why some beats can't be promoted, and an honest answer on whether it's worth it.
A boost doesn't make a beat better. It makes it seen. That's the whole product, and it's worth being precise about what that means.
A beat to a boost in four taps
1. Pick a beat in My Beats. Open My Beats, find the one you truly believe in, tap the ⋯ menu, choose Promote. A boost multiplies attention — start with your strongest work, not your weakest.
2. Set your budget. You decide how much to spend. No fixed price, and you never go over what you set.
3. Pay — it goes live instantly. Confirm through Stripe checkout and the boost starts right away. No approval queue.
4. Watch the lift. Your promotion and its results appear in My Beats: the extra plays and likes it pulled in, and the lift versus the beat's normal activity.
Where your boost lands
Trending — mixed into the trending rotation, alongside what's already hot.
Search — when artists search relevant type-beat terms, your beat gets a placement it wouldn't earn on rank alone.
Catalog — extra pull in the main feed, where subscribers do most of their digging.
What your budget actually buys
A boost isn't a cost, it's the top of a funnel:
- Impressions — your beat in front of far more artists than rank alone reaches
- Plays — more eyes become more listens, the first real signal of interest
- Saves and downloads — the artists who vibe with it pull it into their sessions
- Releases — some of those sessions become released tracks, the moment that matters most
- Royalties and exclusives — releases and engagement feed your daily pool share, and interest opens the door to exclusive sales
Before you can promote
Two checks:
- The beat has to be live in the catalog. A beat sitting in your library has nowhere to be boosted into.
- It can't be marked "For YouTube (beat by link)". Those beats are private to their share link and hidden from the catalog and search. Turn it off in the beat's edit screen, save, and it becomes promotable.
Straight answers
Is it actually worth it? Honest answer: a boost buys visibility, not a guaranteed outcome — be sceptical of anyone who promises you numbers. What it does buy is the one thing you can't grind overnight: reach. Every play, save and release starts with being seen. Start small, read the report, let the results decide.
Do I need a paid plan? Yes — Promote is on Starter, Standard and Pro. On Free, tapping Promote shows the upgrade first. Standard and Pro also give your whole catalog standing search priority, which stacks on top of any boost.
How much does it cost? You choose your budget at checkout. There's no fixed price and you never spend more than you set.
Where do I see results? In My Beats. Each promotion shows the extra plays and likes it drove, and the lift compared to the beat's normal activity.
Is a boost the same as my plan's search priority? No — they stack. Standard and Pro give your whole catalog a standing ranking priority all the time. A boost is a temporary, paid spotlight on one specific beat, on top of that.
Pick your best beat and put it in front of artists. Open My Beats.