How It Works
Five steps between an artist's upload and a fan's first play. Here's how a record moves through FirstPlay.
Artists send tracks, videos, and radio drops through the submission forms. Your first two songs are free, and every song after that carries a $39 submission fee. Every submission gets a decision within 30 days.
Our team listens and selects the records that fit. Approved tracks go into rotation and become votable by fans.
Approved records play on FirstPlay Radio. Fans hear it first.
Listeners vote Keep or Cut on the tracks on trial. The most-kept track each week is voted into rotation, and the live standings show where every track stands.
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