How the map of local artists is made
Hot Artists Near Me maps 719 small and local music artists in 19 cities. Where the data comes from, how home cities and neighbourhoods are decided, and how artists change their entry.
What is Hot Artists Near Me?
A free map and directory of small and local music artists. It lists 719 artists in 19 cities, plus 777 from Germany whose city is not known yet. Every artist has a page with home city, genre, monthly Spotify listeners and links.
Who counts as a small artist?
Musicians with at most 500,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, or without a Spotify profile and fewer than 300,000 Instagram followers. Media pages, fan pages, venues and established acts are removed.
Where does the data come from?
From public TikTok and Instagram profiles, from artists named by German newcomer music pages, from public Spotify artist pages and from submissions by the artists themselves.
How is the home city decided?
In this order: the city in the artist's bio or name, the city most of their own posts are tagged in, the city in the MusicBrainz database, and last an estimate from where their Spotify listeners are. Estimated cities are marked as estimated. A single gig does not count.
How are neighbourhoods decided?
Only by the artist. A pin sits in a neighbourhood when the artist names it in their profile or tells us through the form. In large cities everyone else is listed for the city as a whole, without a pin. Venues and stages never count as home.
How often is it updated?
Listener numbers and new artists are refreshed regularly. Each page shows the month of its numbers. Current status: November 2026.
How do artists change or remove their entry?
Open the artist in the map and choose This is me. Changes and removals are handled within a few days, free of charge.
Who runs it?
Promoplug GmbH, a social media agency for music and culture in Berlin. Contact details are in the imprint.