Spotify

Note: Streams on premium accounts are worth more than streams on free accounts. If you want your streams to count more, you should get Spotify Premium. You can get a free trial during a comeback. If you are a student, you can also get a discount.

1. Create a Spotify account here.

2. Open or download Spotify on your device.

   • Laptops/Computers: Use the Spotify Web Player or Spotify Desktop App.

   • Android: Download from Google Play.

   • iOS: Download from the App Store.

1. If you are using the web player, make sure your browser is not in incognito mode.

2. Make sure your player's volume is not muted.

   • If you are on a computer, you can mute the computer itself. You can also mute the tab on your browser. Do NOT mute the Spotify player.

   • If you are on a phone or tablet, you cannot mute your device. Connect headphones without wearing them instead.

3. Turn off any VPNs or ad blockers.

4. Make sure you are only listening on one device at a time.

Note: You can only do this on a phone or tablet if you have a premium account. If not, use the web player on a computer.

1. Search for the song/album in the search bar.

2. Tap the three dots next to the song/album.

3. Tap "Add to Playlist."

4. Tap "Create playlist".

5. Add 2-3 different songs after the target song.

   • Add songs from other artists. Other LOONA sub-units/soloists count as different artists.

   • Add artists that have fans you think would enjoy the song/album.

6. Repeat steps 1-5 until your playlist is 2-3 hours long.

7. Repeat the steps again to create another playlist.

Sample Playlist:

1. Title Track

2. B-side

3. B-side

4. Another artist's song

5. Title Track

6. Another artist's song

7. B-side

8. B-side

9. Another artist's song

10. Title Track

11. B-side

12. B-side

13. Another artist's song

14. Title Track

15. B-side

16. Another artist's song

17. B-side

1. Press play on the playlist to play in order.

   • Do not loop songs or playlists.

   • Disable autoplay.

   • Pause or skip filler songs every so often.

     • Only skip songs after it has already played for 30 seconds.

   • Share links to a song every so often.

2. When the playlist is finished, switch to another playlist.

3. Repeat the process until you are done streaming.

Filtered vs. Unfiltered Streams

• Filtered streams remove bot-like streams.

  • This is how Spotify determine chart placement.

• Unfiltered streams count all streams, including bot-like streams.

  • This is the count you see on the Spotify desktop app.

Filtered streams count on charts, so it is important that we stream like humans.

• Active streaming is when you pick the song you are playing.

  • Searching for a song and playing it yourself.

  • Playing a song from your library.

  • Listening to a song on a playlist you made yourself.

• Passive streaming is when the song is played automatically.

  • Listening to a song on a Spotify-curated playlist.

  • Listening to a song when it is auto-played.

  • Listening to a song when it comes up on a Spotify radio station.

When a song has more active streamers, it is more likely to be recommended to passive streamers. That is why it is important to have active streams.

Am I able to used a hacked Spotify app to have my streams count as premium streams?

• No.

Will my offline streams count?

• Yes.

Do streams from an account on a family plan count as premium streams if I'm not the one paying for it?

• Yes.