How Do I Build a Playlist on TipTop?

Open My Playlists, click Create Playlist, and start with a vibe-led title like 'Sunday morning slow.' Add five mood-matching tracks, let TipTop's recommendations expand the set, sequence the order (opener → peak → comedown), and hit Share. Every play on a public playlist tips the artist and pays you a commission.

What Should I Name My TipTop Playlist?

Describe the feeling, not the genre. 'Late-night coding' and 'Sunday morning slow' do more work than 'Lo-fi playlist' or 'R&B Playlist' — they set the listener's expectation in half a second and give the AI cover generator and TipTop search something vivid to work with.

How Many Tracks Should My First Playlist Have?

Start with five tracks that share one mood, then let TipTop's recommendations guide you to the rest. A playlist that says one thing clearly will always outperform one that says ten things vaguely — breadth can come on playlist two.

How Do I Earn from a TipTop Playlist?

Every play on a public playlist you've curated sends a tip directly to the artist (67% share) and a commission back to you. No stream-count thresholds, no minimum plays — earnings start on the first play after you hit share.

How to Build Your First Playlist on TipTop

You don't need a studio, a record label, or a "tastemaker" badge to start curating on TipTop.music. If you've ever made a mixtape for a friend or rebuilt a party playlist between songs, you already have the only skill that matters: knowing how songs feel together.

This guide walks you through building your first playlist from scratch -- from the empty screen to a shareable link that pays artists on every play.

Step 1 -- Create the Playlist

Open My Playlists on tiptop.music and click Create Playlist. The title is the single most important choice you'll make: it signals what the playlist IS in half a second, and it's what the search algorithm and the AI cover generator will lean on.

A good title describes the vibe, not the genre. "Sunday morning slow" beats "R&B Playlist" every time. "Late-night coding" beats "Lo-fi playlist." The title is the promise you're making to the listener; the tracks deliver on it.

Leave visibility on Public so listeners can discover you, and leave the description for later -- you'll write it better once you know what the playlist actually feels like.

Step 2 -- Add the First Five Tracks

Search pulls from every angle we track: title, artist, genre, subgenre, release, label, writer, language. You don't have to choose a genre -- just start typing how the track feels ("dreamy", "driving", "gritty") and see what comes up.

Five tracks is the right starting point. Pick five that share a mood -- don't try to cover every era or style on the first pass. A playlist that says one thing clearly will always outperform one that says ten things vaguely.

Step 3 -- Let the Recommendations Guide You

As you add tracks, TipTop surfaces similar ones. These aren't random -- they pull from the same mood, genre, era, and artist signals your picks carry. Accept the ones that fit the feeling you're building, skip the ones that don't. The skill is trusting your gut about what belongs, not being completionist.

Step 4 -- Sequence and Sort

Order is 70% of curation. Use the 3-dot menu's Auto-sort to try a starting point -- "Most tips" is great if you want the known winners up front, "Release date" if you want the newest discoveries first. Then drag individual tracks to fine-tune.

The classic arc: opener that hooks in 20 seconds, a build into the peak track you'd stake the whole playlist on, and a comedown that feels like an exhale. Works for workouts, sets, driving, anything with a beginning and an end.

Step 5 -- Generate a Cover and Share

The AI cover generator takes your title, genre and tags and makes a square artwork in ten seconds. A small credit charge applies -- you'll see exactly how much before you commit.

Copy the share link. Drop it where your people already are: Instagram bio, group chat, Discord, your own blog. Every play that happens on your public playlist sends a tip straight to the artist -- and a commission back to you. That's the whole loop, and it starts as soon as you hit publish.