Discover Watchlists are time-saving tools that keep all your unsigned priorities in one place and alert you when new talent starts to break out on Spotify and YouTube.
Watchlists help you stay organized and keep track of the artists, tracks, Spotify playlists and YouTube channels you care about. You can compare metrics from top social and streaming platforms including TikTok, Instagram, Shazam and Apple Music.
Sign up for email reports based on your Watchlists, Spotify charts and YouTube watchlists. To see more information on the email reports you can receive based on your Watchlists, see the FAQ “What email reports can I receive and how do I sign up for them?”
Creating Watchlists
To create a watchlist, click the Search button and find the artists, tracks, playlists and channels you want to follow, and then click the “Watch” button. You can also find the Watch button next to any product throughout Discover, including the product's own page.
Here are the Watchlists you can create:
Artist Watchlists
Keep your artists in one place. When you click the Watch button next to an artist, you can choose to create a new Watchlist or add to an existing one.
You can customize metrics from the top streaming and social partners worldwide by clicking the Customize button and choosing different metrics.
To share the watchlists with your team, click the Edit button and enter their email addresses. If they have access to Discover, the watchlists will appear in their Watchlist tab.
Track Watchlists
Keep all your tracks in one place. When you click the Watch button next to a track, you can choose to create a new Watchlist or add to an existing one.
You can customize metrics from the top streaming and social partners worldwide by clicking the Customize button and choosing different metrics.
Spotify playlist Watchlists
Keep your Spotify playlists organized so you can quickly access their pages to see listeners, streams and track listings.
To add Spotify playlists to your Watchlists, find the playlists in the search menu and click the “Watch” button. You can also find the “Watch” button on every Spotify playlist page.
Sign up to receive the Unsigned Spotify Playlist report that shows you all the unsigned tracks that have been added to your watched playlists. To read more on the reports and alerts you can receive, see the FAQ “What email reports can I receive and how do I sign up for them?”
YouTube channel Watchlists
When you create YouTube channel Watchlists, you are creating shortcuts to all the YouTube channels that you care about the most, so you won’t waste time scrolling through tens of hundreds of playlists to track view counts.
To add YouTube channels to your Watchlists, find the channel in the search menu and click the “Watch” button. You can also find the “Watch” button on every YouTube channel page.
Sign up to receive 2 daily emails:
YouTube Overperforming Report shows you all the overperforming videos from the watchlists you have created.
YouTube Milestones Report shows all videos from your YouTube channel Watchlists that have reached a new total view count of 100k, 750k, or 1M.
To read more on the reports and alerts you can receive, see the FAQ “What email reports can I receive and how do I sign up for them?” If you have any more questions, please feel free to contact support if you have any questions.