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Here you can create your Single Release Timeline to represent visually all the tasks that you should be following for a perfect Single Release.
Here you can create your Single Release Timeline to represent visually all the tasks that you should be following for a perfect Single Release.
Here you can create your One-Page Project Plan to present your project to SONO (which will forward it to contacts at magazines, playlist editors etc.)
Enjoy!
Genres: Various Genres
A&R Factory is a music blog that started in 2012. It has become a well respected artist and repertoire blog. The blog has many readers that use the site as means of discovering new talent. The blog’s editors are always looking for the next big hit. You can easily submit your demos through their “Submit Music” page:
Official Website: https://www.anrfactory.com
Submit Music: https://www.anrfactory.com/submit-demo/The
Genres: Various Genres
Harmonic Wings is a website that is run by Ylia Callan, a musician of 33+ years of experience. He created Harmonic Wings because he felt that there was a need for a website where musicians and bands can submit songs, playlists and music video URLs from the top media sites. This includes Spotify, Soundcloud, YouTube, Instagram Facebook and a few others. The best thing about Harmonic Wings: you can just fill in a quick form and the website publishes the submission instantly with no login or cost or sneaky catch. Just pure top shelf user experience. 
Official Website: https://harmonicwings.com
Submit Music: https://harmonicwings.com/submit-music-songs-playlists-and-videos/
Genres: Hip Hop
A Night in the Six is a Canadian Hip Hop music blog. It has a very interesting “Latest Mixtapes” section as well as a “Featured Event section. The site also features the “song of the day” and the “video of the day”:
Official Website: https://www.anightinthe6ix.com
Submit Music: https://www.anightinthe6ix.com/submityourmusic
Genres: Various Genres
Abduction Radiation is a an LA based music blog. It covers independent and mainstream music, but what you’ll find when you visit the blog is a wonderful selection of underground music. There’s a cool “Downloads” section where you can download a free selection of soundcloud music:
Official Website: http://abductionradiation.tumblr.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/abduction-radiation
Genres: Indie
Absolute Indie’s logo says this: “Your Pretentious Music Guide”. Pretty cool 🙂 The blog is the starting point for indie music fans and musicians. It features indie music playlists that will enable you to discover new artists. The articles on the blog mostly introduces you to talented indie musicians:
Official Website: https://www.absolutindie.com
Submit Music: https://www.absolutindie.com/contact
Genres: Electronic
Acid Stag is an Australian music news website. The blog has Apple Music & Spotify playlists that feature some of the blog’s favorite music. Acid Stag interviews new artists and the interviews are published in the “chat” section. They also review live gigs:
Official Website: https://acidstag.com
Submit Music: https://acidstag.com/about/
Genres: Rap, Hip Hop, Pop, EDM, House, Funk, Chill, & RnB.
Add This Music is a music blog that focuses on new releases. Although the blog mostly covers new rap, hip hop, pop, EDM, house, funk, chill and r&b, the “playlists” section covers additional genres: country, rock and trap:
Official Website: http://addthismusic.com
Submit Music: http://addthismusic.com/submit/
Genres: Various Genres
AllMusic is more than a music blog. It is a comprehensive database that has more than 3 million albums and 30 million songs. When you enter the site see a section that covers the latest releases. The releases are rated on a scale of 1 star to 5 stars. These new releases are also covered on Allmusic’s weekly newsletter. Besides that, Allmusic features articles on current music and interviews with various artists:
Official Website: https://www.allmusic.com
Submit Music: https://www.allmusic.com/product-submissions
Genres: Rock, Indie, Folk, Punk, Grundge
Adobe and Teardrops is a music review website. It started in 2011 and covers music from all around the world. It has music reviews, a podcast and a section on the website where you can download free music. In addition, you can purchase songs of musicians who sell their music for less than 10$.
Official Website: http://www.adobeandteardrops.com
Submit Music: http://www.adobeandteardrops.com/p/about.html
Genres: Indie, Mainstream
AMBY was created by Alicia Atout, a music blogger from Toronto, Canada. The focus of the blog is in-depth interviews with musicians. Alicia creates cool Vlogs on a regular basis and interacts with her audience. From time to time, the blog has contests:
Official Website: http://amusicblogyea.com
Submit Music: http://amusicblogyea.com/contact/
Genres: Electronic
Aquarium Drunkard is music blog that is based in Los Angeles. It started in 2005 and features reviews, interviews and more.
Every two weeks Aquarium Drunkard’s writers send a newsletter to their readers inboxes.
Official Website: https://aquariumdrunkard.com
Submit Music: https://aquariumdrunkard.com/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
Asian Dan is a music blog dedicated to reviewing music from multiple genres. It welcomes and supports independent artists. It has an extensive list of articles starting from 2008:
Official Website: http://www.asianmandan.com
Submit Music: asiandanblog@gmail.com
Genres: Pop
At Cost Magazine is a side-blog which was created by the Swede + Sour. What is the Sede+Sour? It is a music blog that covers Nordic music. At Cost Magazine is more general than Swede + Sour and aims at covering a wide range of pop music. When you enter At Cost Magazine you see a lot of interesting articles reviewing current pop music. In the “features” section you see interviews with various pop artists:
Official Website: http://atcostmag.tumblr.com
Submit Music: http://atcostmag.tumblr.com/about
Genres: Hip Hop, Electronic, Pop, Indie, Rock, Singer-Songwriter, EDM, Dubstep, Alternative
Audiotox is a music blog that focuses on new music and current acts. While visiting the website I didn’t find information on when the blog was founded or who are its editors. Nevertheless, that shouldn’t keep you from submitting music to Audiotox. Audiotox features engaging articles on various tracks from different artists:
Official Website: http://www.audiotox.com
Submit Music: http://www.audiotox.com/submissions/
Genres: Electronic Pop, Dance Pop, Indie
When I entered Audio Drums for the first time, I thought that it would focus strictly on music that emphasizes drums. But it doesn’t. It’s a music blog that reviews Electronic music. It has a “Best of” section which lists the best music in a specific year:
Official Website: http://www.audiodrums.com
Submit Music: http://www.audiodrums.com/music-submissions/
Genres: All Genres that are not under the American Rock umbrella
Aurgasm is a website that started in 2004 as a site dedicated to music enthusiasts around the world. When I first entered the site it was up and running. However, for the time being, the editors have recently decided not to feature new artists. But who knows, things may change in the future; I think it’s still worth checking out from time to time:
Official Website: http://aurgasm.us
Submit Music: http://aurgasm.us/contact/
Genres: Australian Folk Music
Australian Folk Music and Australian Folk Singers and Musicians is a music blog that focuses on Australian Folk music, Australian Bush ballads and/or Australian Folk Musicians:
Official Website: http://australianfolk.blogspot.com
Submit Music: mr.stockman@gmail.com
Genres: Various Genres
Awesong.in is not exactly a typical music blog but a platform which helps artists showcase their music to their audience. The website was founded by two brothers that decided to help artists market their songs. It features original music and covers:
Official Website: https://awesong.in
Submit Music: https://awesong.in/contact-us/
Genres: Various Genres
BeatRoute Magazine is more than a music blog.
It’s a Canadian entertainment magazine that covers music, arts & culture film, events and more. The website started in 2004 and features articles, interviews, music news and gig reviews:
Official Website: http://beatroute.ca
Submit Music: http://beatroute.ca/contact-2/
Genres: Various Genres
Beautiful Song of The Week has a bold and intriguing purpose: to attempt to list the most beautiful music ever made. The music can be from any genre or era. Pretty cool if you ask me. Every week they post a new song. They and never list the same artist twice:
Official Website: http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com
Submit Music: http://www.beautifulsongoftheweek.com/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
Best Before is an Australian music blog. It covers diverse musical genres. The site provides its readers with news, song and album reviews, in depth interviews and an online store where you could purchase cool T-shirts:
Official Website: http://www.bestbefore.co
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/best-before
Genres: Various Genres
BIRP.fm is a music blog that was started by Josh Blalock in 2009. While the site doesn’t review songs and albums, it does have a large list of featured songs and playlists. BIRP.fm welcomes independent bands and helps them promote their music:
Official Website: http://www.birp.fm
Submit Music: http://www.birp.fm/about
Bolting Bits: Various Genres
Bolting Bits is a Canadian online music magazine. The posts on the site explore and review music. The site also features music news, a newsletter and playlists:
Official Website: https://boltingbits.com
Submit Music: https://boltingbits.com/about/
Genres: Various Genres
Born Music is a comprehensive music blog that helps musicians get discovered. The visually appealing blog contains a lot of interesting stuff: interviews, music news, photos of artists performing live, information on upcoming festivals and more:
Official Website: http://www.bornmusiconline.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/born-music-online#!
Genres: Various Genres
B-Side Guys is a podcast that was started by Seth Williams and Caleb Alexander. If you read some of the articles on the site you see that they have a lot of their personal touch. Seth and Caleb’s love to explore undiscovered music:
Official Website: https://bsideguys.wordpress.com
Submit Music: https://bsideguys.wordpress.com/submissions/
Genres: Various Genres
buffaBLOG is a blog based in Buffalo, New York. It focuses primarily on music from Buffalo, New York, but also features music from across the United States and the world. The site has a section that covers new music, music from Buffalo, music from Rochester, album reviews and the album of the week:
Official Website: http://www.buffablog.com
Submit Music: http://www.buffablog.com/about-2/
Genres: Various Genres
Buzz Bands.la was actually a name of a Los Angeles Times column that was written by the journalist Kevin Bronson. Bronson’s column introduced unsigned artists and promising emerging artists to his readers. In 2008 the Buzz Bands website was founded in order to continue and preserve Bronson’s legacy. The music blog features album and show reviews as well as interviews:
Official Website: http://buzzbands.la
Submit Music: http://buzzbands.la/contactfollow/
Genres: Alternative, Independent and Electronic
Casablanca Sunset started in 2013 as a music blog. It has gradually developed into a boutique record label/artist management company. When you visit the blog, you find the label’s releases, featured videos, a newsletter that you could sign up to and an area with DJ mixes:
Official Website: https://www.casablancasunset.com
Submit Music: https://blog.casablancasunset.com/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
The first thing I noticed when I entered Caesar Live N Loud is that the blog has a lot of recent and updated music news. The blog has an area where new artists are introduced and a mixtapes section. It also features reviews and interviews. There is a cool feature on the blog that allows you to browse music according to a specific label:
Official Website: https://www.caesarlivenloud.com
Submit Music: https://www.caesarlivenloud.com/p/contactadvertise.html
Genres: Celtic Punk, Celtic Rock and Folk Punk.
Celtic Folk Punk is niche music blog that covers Celtic punk, Celtic Rock and Folk Punk. The blog has an extensive list of articles that cover many songs and bands. It also features sections that cover bootlegs, videos and free downloads:
Official Website: http://celticfolkpunk.blogspot.com
Submit Music: celticfolkpunk@gmx.es
Genres: R&B, Rap, Chillout, Electro, Downtempo, Midtempo and Uptempo
Channel WAVY is a music blog is that is based in London. It is run by Nathan Miller. You’ll find a lot of SoundCloud/YouTube music on the website along with a short flattering description of each song:
Official Website: http://channelwavy.com
Submit Music: http://channelwavy.com/about-us
Genres: Various Genres
CHILLFILTR welcomes its readers with big beautiful photos of their featured artists. This music blog was established in 2017 in southern Oregon. Its goal is to give a voice back to the roots community. It has a unique “opinion” section where you can find short articles on music trends:
Official Website: https://chillfiltr.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/chillfiltr
Genres: Pop
Consequence of Sound is a Chicago based music blog that was founded by Alex Young. The website has many sections like news, new music, music videos, top songs, album streams, upcoming releases, podcasts and many more:
Official Website: https://consequenceofsound.net
Submit Music: https://consequenceofsound.net/contact-us/
Genres: Country
Country Fried Rock is a music blog that was established by Soane Spencer. Spencer hosts many musicians in the Country Fried Rock podcast. Before submitting your music notice that the editors of the blog accept only original music albums, not singles:
Official Website: https://countryfriedrock.org
Submit Music: https://countryfriedrock.org/contact-info-for-interested-bands/#.Wvgozi-B0gp
Genres: Country
Country Music News Blog started as a small project that was dedicated to country music fans. Today it’s a well respected country music blog. Country music fans/musicians can get the latest country music news and information on concerts: 
Official Website: http://www.countrymusicnewsblog.com
Submit Music: http://www.countrymusicnewsblog.com
Genres: Various Genres
When I entered Chances with The Wolves I couldn’t help but notice the website’s recurring visual theme: wolves. Nice.
This music blog features unique records. You won’t find articles and music reviews here but captivating wolves photos and distinctive SoundCloud tracks:
Official Website: http://www.chanceswithwolves.com
Submit Music: http://www.chanceswithwolves.com/new-page/
Genres: All Genres except Metal or Country
Music is just one of Conversations About Her’s many topics of coverage. The website has sections on film, TV, fashion, lifestyle, arts and even politics.
With regards to music, the site’s aim is to spotlight the best new and emerging music from all around the world.
Notice that they don’t cover a lot of Metal or Country music:
Official Website: http://conversationsabouther.net
Submit Music: http://conversationsabouther.net/about-us/
Genres: Various Genres
Cougar Microbes is a UK based music blog.
It mainly focuses on music from the British scene but also covers music from around the world.
The categories featured on the site are: “Introducing” where new artists are introduced to the readers; “Weekend Videos” — where music and videos are reviewed; “Live Shows” – reviews of live gigs and “Interviews” where you’ll find interviews with artists:
Official Website: http://www.cougarmicrobes.com
Submit Music: http://www.cougarmicrobes.com/submissions/
Genres: Folk
Cover Lay Down is a bit different from most of the music blogs out there. Unlike most blogs, this blogs features covers and not original music.
Why? Well, the editors of the blog believe covers enable fans to discover the true meaning of folk and to get acquainted with new artists and composers:
Official Website: http://coverlaydown.com
Submit Music: http://coverlaydown.com/contact/
Genres: Hip Hop
2DOPEBOYZ is a Hip Hop music blog. It provides news on Hip Hop music, reviews of the newest Hip Hop music and has a “Weekly Dope” section that contains playlists of selected Hip Hop songs:
Official Website: http://2dopeboyz.com
Submit Music: http://2dopeboyz.com/contact-us/
Genres: Rock, Metal, Punk, Indie, Alternative
What’s really cool about Digital Tour Bus is that it is all about touring musicians. The website has a number of sections that are all dedicated to exploring the touring musicians’ world.
The Bus Invaders series introduces fans the touring vehicles of their favorite bands. The Gear Master series covers the gear that the bands use when they are touring. Cooking at 65mph is the most intriguing of all: bands cook you something in their tour vehicle:
Official Website: https://digitaltourbus.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/digital-tour-bus
Genres: Hip Hop
Different Kitchen is a Hip Hop blog that was founded in 2003. The site regularly reviews recent music. It has a Spotify playlist called “Fresh Picks” where new songs are featured:
Official Website: http://different-kitchen.com
Submit Music: http://different-kitchen.com/contact/
Genres: Hip Hop
DJbooth is a comprehensive Hip Hop music blog. There is a lot of stuff covered in this blog: news, a very interesting “opinion” section where you can find opinions on various topics, interviews with featured artists, Hip Hop charts, song reviews and more.
One striking section in the blog is the Pro Audio section which discusses music gear:
Official Website: https://djbooth.net
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/djbooth
Genres: Pop
Disco Naïveté is a Belgium-based music blog that was founded in 2009.
It focuses on new pop music from around the world:
Official Website: http://disconaivete.com
Submit Music: http://disconaivete.com/about
Genres: Various Genres
Discovered Magazine is a London based online music magazine. It covers some of the best music in the UK music scene. Its news section is very current. The album review section is very detailed: it includes the artist’s name, record label and a rating (from 1 to 10). The site also features a live gigs reviews section and in depth articles on bands and artists:
Official Website: http://discoveredmagazine.com
Submit Music: http://discoveredmagazine.com/contact-2/
Genres: Electronic & Indie
dlnw. is a music blog that covers electronic and indie music.
In addition to featuring free music and mixes, it features short and flattering track reviews:
Official Website: http://www.dlnwmusic.com
Submit Music: info@dlnwmusic.com
Genres: Various Genres
Here is a section I didn’t come across on so many music websites: articles dedicated to review music festivals.
Drowned in Sound, a UK-based music site has one. The site founded by the editor Sean Adams. It includes reviews, interviews, news and music forums. Note that Drowned in Sound doesn’t review EPs or singles but only albums:
Official Website: http://drownedinsound.com
Submit Music: http://drownedinsound.com/contact
Genres: Various Genres
DrunkenWerewolf is a UK based website that was founded in 2005. It supports all the types of musicians: unsigned artists along more established musicians. It has a section dedicated to introduce musicians to its readers. It also features albums, EP and live reviews.
The interviews are intriguing and feature YouTube videos:
Official Website: http://www.drunkenwerewolf.com
Submit Music: http://www.drunkenwerewolf.com/contact/
Genres: Reggae/Dub/Dubwise/Electronic music
Dubophonic is a cool independent dub label based in Cyprus. It distributes mainly freely downloadable, Creative Commons licensed music on the internet. The site covers quality dub music, from artists who are serious and passionate about their work:
Official Website: http://www.dubophonic.com
Submit Music: http://www.dubophonic.com/p/contact-us.html
Genres: Various Genres
Single Gasms is the best section to find reviews of singles on Eargasm., a music blog based in Canada. Albums Gasms is where you’ll find of Albums. Can you guess what you’ll find in Show Gasms and Multiple Gasms? Check it this blog out:
Official Website: https://www.eargasmsounds.com
Submit Music: https://www.eargasmsounds.com/submissions/
Genres: Dance, Hip Hop, Indie, Experimental, Pop
Earmilk is a music blog that was founded in 2009. The site has a lot to share with its readers: recent news & opinions, a weekly newsletter, album and gear reviews, interviews and much more:
Official Website: https://earmilk.com
Submit Music: https://earmilk.com/submit-music/
Genres: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Indie Rock, Pop, Rock, Singer Songwriter
One of the things that I like about EarToTheGround is that it welcomes emerging artists in a unique way. The various reviews on the site help the readers discover fresh and interesting music:
Official Website: http://www.eartothegroundmusic.co
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/eartotheground-music
Genres: Electronic Dance Music
EDM Nations is a source for EDM news, reviews and interviews:
Official Website: https://edmnations.com
Submit Music: https://edmnations.com/edm-nations-promotion-services/
Genres: Electronic Dance Music
EDM.com is a great source for information on EDM.
If you are an EDM lover, you will find the latest news, services that will help you promote your music quickly, album reviews, record labels to work with and interviews:
Official Website: https://edm.com
Submit Music: https://portal.artistintelligence.agency
Genres: Various Genres
Electronic North is a music blog that started in 2016. It is very open minded and doesn’t necessarily focus on any particular genre. The website features specific artists and covers new releases. It has a radio station and provides you with news, reviews and interviews:
Official Website: http://www.electronicnorth.co.uk
Submit Music: http://www.electronicnorth.co.uk/about/
Genres: Folk, Blues, Americana, Rock, Jazz
Elmore Magazine is a magazine started in 2005 in The United States. The name “Elmore Magazine” was inspired by Elmore James, the legendary blues musician. The magazine reviews albums, shows and even music books and films. It has a section dedicated to contests:
Official Website: http://www.elmoremagazine.com
Submit Music: info@elmoremagazine.com
Genres: Various Genres
If you’re looking for a music blog that covers a wide variety of songs from across the globe, look no further: Emerging Indie Bands covers Africa, Asian, Australian, European, North American and South American music.
It is dedicated to discovering emerging artists as well as new music:
Official Website: https://emergingindiebands.com
Submit Music: https://emergingindiebands.com
Genres: Various Genres
When FACT started out in 2003 it was a music and youth culture magazine. Nowadays, it is an online music website with a serious team of writers. FACT provides its readers with news, videos and a section that covers the most interesting breaking artists right now:
Official Website: http://www.factmag.com
Submit Music: http://www.factmag.com/about/#contact
Genres: Various Genres
If you want to get news about artists signing record labels, Fashionably-Early is the right place for that. Its industry news section provides information about the latest record deals. In addition, you’ll find album reviews, editorials, interviews, playlists and more:
Official Website: http://www.fashionably-early.com
Submit Music: http://www.fashionably-early.com/submit-music/
Genres: Hip Hop, Techno, Electronic
This neat music website explores Hip Hop, Techno, and the different genres between electronic and organic grooves. It has a very nice new releases section where you’ll you’ll be able to listen to music and read a short review:
Official Website: https://finestego.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/label/finest-ego
Genres: Various Genres
With its cool logo, which was placed on top of an old vinyl collection, Fingertips is hard to miss. You won’t find too many music blogs out there that publish long essays about music. Besides in depth essays, Fingertips features song reviews and playlists:
Official Website: http://fingertipsmusic.com
Submit Music: fingertipsmusic@gmail.com
Genres: Folk, Folk-Rock, Singer Songwriter, Roots-based music
Here’s a website that attempts to cover every inch of the Folk world. It has a podcast that is hosted by Phil Widdows and Ken Nicol. They interview various artists. FolkCasts welcomes music submissions:
Official Website: http://www.folkcast.co.uk
Submit Music: http://www.folkcast.co.uk/FolkCast%20pages/email.html
Genres: Folk, Roots, Americana, Celtic, Contemporary Singer Songwriter, World, Acoustic
Folk Alley.com is the first website that I submitted my songs to. What drew me to FolkAlley was the wide coverage of folk music. What I also liked was that I had my own unique artist page on the website where I could submit songs to.
Folk Alley started in 2003 and is based in Ohio. Folk Alley has a section called “Open Mic” where they feature under-exposed artist:
Official Website: https://www.folkalley.com
Submit Music: https://www.folkalley.com/about/contact/
Genres: Folk, Bluegrass, Acoustic
Folk, Bluegrass & Traditional Music is a blog that was founded by Steve Ide. Steve is a writer from Massachusetts who has written about folk for quite a long time. His aim is to get the reader closer to the roots of the music:
Official Website: http://idesigngraphics.com/folkbluegrass/
Submit Music: http://idesigngraphics.com/folkbluegrass/
Genres: Folk, Acoustic, Americana, World, Experimental, Alternative
Folk Radio started off as a radio station in 2004 but has since evolved into an online Music Magazine. It offers articles, interviews, news and song/album reviews. The website features the artist of the month and the album of the month:
Official Website: http://www.folkradio.co.uk
Submit Music: http://www.folkradio.co.uk/submissions/
Genres: Folk, Country, Roots
The name of this website is very cool: For Folk’s Sake.
This UK-based music blog is run by a team of music lovers from all over the UK. It almost covers everything: news, record reviews, live reviews, interviews, sessions with artists, articles and more:
Official Website: http://www.forfolkssake.com
Submit Music: http://www.forfolkssake.com/about-ffs
Genres: Various Genres
Another great name for a blog: For The Love Of Bands. This is the place for you to get acquainted with great new indie and emerging talent. This award winning blog has a dedicated team of writers that aim at introducing you to undiscovered music. I like the “Industry Tips” section where you can find tips on how to get your music on Spotify playlists or how to use hashtags to push your music on twitter:
Official Website: https://fortheloveofbands.com
Submit Music: https://fortheloveofbands.com/submit/
Genres: Indie, Alternative
Founded by Sam Cottis, For the Rabbit’s main page features a gallery of artists’ photos which instantly got me curious about their music.
The rather simple design makes it easier for you to get to know these unique artists:
Official Website: https://fortherabbits.net
Submit Music: https://fortherabbits.net/about/
Genres: Various Genres
Gas Mask Magazine is a digital magazine that is more than a music blog.
As we can see in the photo bellow, it covers many topics such as movies, tv, health and lifestyle. Each genre includes a list of artists with an article dedicated to introducing the artist’s music. Notice: submissions cost 10$:
Official Website: http://www.gasmaskmagazine.com
Submit Music: http://www.gasmaskmagazine.com/artistsubmissions/6sh6zyerep893ru6kieklrwp2npei1
Genres: Various Genres
Gems & Secrets’ article titles are really cool, in my opinion: “Extremely bad man shares insane new single; “Up With the Birdies” or “We’re slightly obsessed with Out There’s and Ella Poletti’s ‘What to Do”.
This interesting music blog covers many genres and is dedicated to discovering fresh music:
Official Website: https://gemsandsecrets.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/gems-and-secrets
Genres: Various Genres
Gig Goer is a music blog that was founded by Kasia Osowiecka in 2015.
Kasia is a passionate and gifted music journalist that loves to interview musicians. Her website features a lot of good stuff: song reviews, album reviews and reviews of live shows:
Official Website: https://giggoer.com
Submit Music: https://giggoer.com/contact/ Ge
Genres: Various Genres
Give It A Spin is a website that covers arts and culture and is based in Thessaloniki, Greece. The music that is covered on the website was handpicked by the site’s writers. Give It a Spin offers its readers news, interviews and album & song reviews:
Official Website: http://giveitaspin.gr
Submit Music: http://giveitaspin.gr/contact
Genres: Various Genres
Even though you may think that God is in the TV is a website about television it isn’t. It is about music and culture. The site was founded in 2003, by the editor Bill Cummings. It welcomes professional and emerging musicians alike and allows them to express themselves on the site. It features news, album and live reviews, interviews, videos and more:
Official Website: http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk
Submit Music: http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/contact-us/
Genres: Hip Hop, EDM, Dance, Indie, Alternative, Pop, R&B, Rock, Funk, Trap, Country
If you listen to many genres of music you’ll love Goodmusicallday. Goodmusicallday is part of Verge Campus, a website written by college students about college and youth culture. The music blog aimes at giving you access to awesome music and to enable artists to connect with their fans:
Official Website: https://vergecampus.com/goodmusicallday/
Submit Music: https://goodmusicallday.typeform.com/to/mB0ZGX
Genres: Various Genres
Gorilla vs. Bear is a Texas-based music blog. Since 2007 it has hosted an award winning show called SiriusXM Satellite Radio. The site has a very cool section called “Polaroid” where photos of artists are featured. I think photos are a great way of getting to know an artist. Besides that, you’ll find music reviews, interviews and mixes:
Official Website: http://www.gorillavsbear.net/about/
Submit Music: http://www.gorillavsbear.net/about/
Genres: Indie
Indie bands. Live Sessions. Daily Downloads — these are the three things HearYa focuses on. On HearYa you’ll find plenty of intriguing articles that share the stories of independent musicians. You can also subscribe and get the latest content:
Official Website: http://www.hearya.com
Submit Music: http://www.hearya.com/contact-us/
Genres: Various Genres
Here’s a confession: I entered Hearing Gold and searched for an “about” section but didn’t find one. From what I can tell, this is a blog covering Indie music. Its basic and clean look will easily introduce you to interviews, album impressions and new releases:
Official Website: http://www.hearinggold.com
Submit Music: http://www.hearinggold.com/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
Highclouds started as a web radio in 2005. It has gradually turned into a music blog that focuses on reviewing music. The blog has album reviews, EP reviews, track reviews and video reviews of artists they like.
Highclouds has a unique section called, “Homocore” which focuses on the relationship between today’s music and topics such as sexism, feminism and gender:
Official Website: http://www.highclouds.org/sample-page/
Submit Music: http://www.highclouds.org/music-submissions/
Genres: Various Genres
Here is what I found out about High Five For: it is a music blog run by a guy called Jeremey. The blog has an area called “Radio” where you can play music endlessly. It also features articles, reviews, highly recommended music and even essays:
Official Website: https://hi54.blog
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/high-five-for
Genres: Various Genres
Hillydilly is a music platform dedicated to discovering new music. They publish only the best music and aim at connecting their readers to all the good music that’s out there:
Official Website: https://www.hillydilly.com
Submit Music: https://www.hillydilly.com/submit
Genres: Hip Hop
This is the perfect place for getting many different perspectives on Hip Hop. Hip Hop Wired strives to precisely cover the various facets of Hip Hop without being afraid of political or social issues. The blog has a news section, a newsletter, music reviews and a lot more:
Official Website: http://hiphopwired.com
Submit Music: http://hiphopwired.com/contact/
Genres: Hip Hop, House, R&B, Electronic, and Indie
House of Lords is a music blog based in Toronto. In this blog you’ll find daily posts that feature SoundCloud tracks; a list of upcoming music events; a photo gallery and a House of Lords Spotify playlist:
Official Website: http://houseoflords.xyz/genres/
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/house-of-lords
Genres: Various Electronic Genres
This music blog started in 2008 in Sweden. It strives to tell you the stories of awesome musicians. It features news, interviews, articles and a podcast:
Official Website: http://www.housemusicwithlove.com
Submit Music: http://www.housemusicwithlove.com/contact/
Genres: Electronic
This rather minimalistic music blog is dedicated to bringing you the best new electronic music, whatever the weather:
Official Website: https://humandrizzle.com
Submit Music: https://humandrizzle.com/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
Here’s what you won’t find on I Am Tuned Up: articles covering old band drama news, summaries of press releases and reviews of artists who are not really serious about their craft.
What you will find on I Am Tuned Up is plenty of singles, albums and concert reviews. Other than that, I Am Tuned Up also features a cool podcast:
Official Website: http://iamtunedup.com
Submit Music: http://iamtunedup.com/contact/
Genres: Indie, Electro, Electronica, Rock, Pop
This music blog covers many diverse genres with short reviews that are accompanied by SoundCloud tracks:
Official Website: http://indietronica.org
Submit Music: info@indietronica.org
Genres: Indie, Alternative
If you’re looking for some YouTube exposure, Indie Air is the right place. This YouTube channel will unveil your songs to a worldwide YouTube audience:
Official Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVoraDictyd89xgZt-J2Frw/featured
Submit Music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVoraDictyd89xgZt-J2Frw/about
Genres: Indie, Alt
This cool blog was founded by Alex Pearson and is led by three other senior editors: Adam Hamza, George O’dell and Stephen McMahon.
This passionate team presents news, interviews, music reviews, monthly discovery of artists and more.
Indie Central Music also features a regular radio show:
Official Website: http://indiecentralmusic.com
Submit Music: http://indiecentralmusic.com/contact/
Genres: Indie Folk
Indie Folk Central was founded by an avid music fan called Rufus in 2012. Back then, it operated solely on YouTube and SounCloud. Today, this music blog brings forth some of the best undiscovered folk music.
It offers a weekly video in which features Indie Folk songs:
Official Website: https://indiefolkcentral.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/indiefolkcentral
Genres: Various Genres
I love the name “Indie Is Not A Genre” because I totally agree with the blog’s claim: you can’t really associate the word “indie” with any particular music genre. In fact, some major labels have noticed the commercial potential of the word “indie” and have taking advantage of it. With that in mind, on Indie Is Not a Genre is where you can get the latest news, album reviews and interviews. There is no association to one particular music genre:
Official Website: https://www.indieisnotagenre.com
Submit Music: https://www.indieisnotagenre.com/about-contact/ f
Genres: Various Genres
This music magazine from Boston started in 2010. It covers music from around the world and provides news, reviews, live concert galleries interviews and much more:
Official Website: http://indieminded.com
Submit Music: http://indieminded.com/how-to-get-featured-on-indie-minded/
Genres: New Indie
Indie Music Filter is a Toronto based music blog that brings you the latest Indie music. This includes reviews, videos, streaming playlists and a newsletter:
Official Website: https://indiemusicfilter.com
Submit Music: https://indiemusicfilter.com/contact-info-for-indie-music-filter
Genres: Hip Hop, Indie Pop, Indie Electro, Indie Rock
Indie Music home is a music blog about the experience of music and how it can add value to your life. The homepage welcomes you with plenty of music reviews. Note that you can submit only one song at a time:
Official Website: http://indiemusichome.com
Submit Music: http://indiemusichome.com/submit-music/
Genres: Electronic, Alternative, Indie
Indie Music Life is a website dedicated to curating music. It has a very cool and unique feature on this website: every time you load the site it will shuffle the playlist and introduce you to new songs.
Notice that they don’t accept demos but only complete versions of songs:
Official Website: http://www.indiemusic.life
Submit Music: http://www.indiemusic.life/submissions/
Genres: Indie
Indie Music Magazine’s aim is to be the website you’ll go to whenever you need knowledge on Indie music. The site has album and concert reviews and lists interesting artists on a daily basis:
Official Website: http://indiemusicmag.com/home/
Submit Music: http://indiemusicmag.com/home/contact/
Genres: Indie
IndiePluse Music is a magazine that shares stories about Indie musicians. It features news, reviews, interviews and podcasts. Besides being a music website it is also an excellent source of information for musicians. For example, IndiePulse Music has a “Music Education” section that covers educational music sources. It also has an artist/band directory, an equipment and rental section, a list of recording studios and a lot more:
Official Website: https://indiepulsemusic.com
Submit Music: https://indiepulsemusic.com/about/ G
Genres: Indie
Indie Music Plus (IMP) aims to become the home for Indie musicians from around the world. Their weekly Facebook live broadcast features interesting artists. The Music Business section will give you tips on songwriting, marketing and more. Indie Music Plus also features Dtube, Dsound, Soundcloud, iTunes and YouTube video reviews:
Official Website: http://indiemusicplus.com
Submit Music: http://indiemusicplus.com/submit-music/
Genres: Indie, Electronic, Alternative
Indie Nation is not a blog but a YouTube channel. This is a great place to listen to various electronic and alternative music:
Official Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS34YVeqtFViWRB3jc3o2FQ/featured
Submit Music: kerick@nations.io
Genres: Indie
On Indie Music Review you’ll find all of the types of reviews: album, EP, singles, videos and shows. This New York based music blog’s goal is to showcase indie artists from all over the globe.
The site features a list of upcoming recommended indies shows:
Official Website: http://www.indiemusicreview.com
Submit Music: http://www.indiemusicreview.com/get-reviewed
Genres: Indie
If you are obsessed with Indie shows, Indie Obsessive is the perfect music blog for you. Based in the San Francisco Bay area, the blog reviews shows and music:
Official Website: http://indieobsessive.blogspot.com
Submit Music: IndieObsessive@gmail.com
Genres: Indie
Indie Rock Cafe focuses on connecting people who love music with gifted musicians. This music blog’s writers review music regularly and feature songs that are rarely listened to:
Official Website: https://indierockcafe.com
Submit Music: https://indierockcafe.com/submit-music/
Genres: Various Genres
Indie Shuffle is a website where new songs and playlists are featured and analyzed. This is a great site to explore different types of genres.
It’s important to note that their team of international writers doesn’t like auto-tuned music; they don’t cover mixes; and generally stay away from YouTube.”:
Official Website: https://www.indieshuffle.com
Submit Music: https://indiepulsemusic.com/about/
Genres: Alternative, Disco, Electronic, Experimental, Folk, Funk, House, Rock, Pop, Soul
Indie Underground’s aim is to bring Indie and/or Alternative Music Aboveground. The blog is run by Aaron McMillan. Aaron provides his readers with monthly Spotify playlists, photos (of concerts, festivals and artists), music reviews, interviews and event reviews:
Official Website: http://indieunderground.ca
Submit Music: info@indieunderground.ca
Genres: Indie
Indie Voice Blog is run by Bob Leggett, a reporter and music critic. He has dedicated his writing career to covering, promoting and supporting indie artists. His LA based blog features articles, reviews, previews, backgrounds and profiles of indie artists and their works:
Official Website: http://www.lamusiccritic.com/indie_voice_blog/
Submit Music: lamusiccritic@gmail.com
Genres: Indie
As you probably already figured out from the name, this blog is all about Indie music. It’s All Indie is an online community that examines all kinds of indie artists and bands. It focuses mainly on music reviews:
Official Website: http://www.itsallindie.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/its-all-indie
Genres: Various Genres
“We Make Music Irresistible” — This is the motto of Jamsphere, an independent music magazine and radio network. What’s in it for you here?Reviews of music and shows around the globe. The site covers the latest indie music news. There is a printed issue of the magazine:
Official Website: http://jamsphere.com
Submit Music: http://jamsphere.com/jam-rock-radio
Genres: Jazz, Electronica, Hip Hop, Techno, Drum & Bass, Dub, Soundtracks, Funk, Soul, House, Roots & Culture
Kane FM started as a pirate radio station.
It gradually evolved into a non-for-profit Community Radio Station. Kane FM focuses on unique underground bass music. Note that Kane FM does not play rock, pop or any other mainstream genre:
Official Website: https://www.kanefm.com
Submit Music: https://www.kanefm.com/contact/
Genres: Alternative, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Indie Folk, Indie Electro, Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, Jazz, Blues
Keep Walking Music is a music blog based in Madrid, Spain.
It offers reviews that aim at discovering excellent music.
The site has a Premiere section where the latest releases are covered: 
Official Website: https://keepwalkingmusic.com
Submit Music: https://keepwalkingmusic.com/submit/
Genres: Various Genres
A music blog from Austin Texas, that covers the latest new music.
It is updated numerous times a week, with a large range of album reviews:
Official Website: https://kidwithavinyl.wordpress.com
Submit Music: https://kidwithavinyl.wordpress.com/contact-1/
Genres: Various Genres
KOAR is dedicated to discovering emerging artists before they become well known. In the past, the blog has been selected as one of the top seventy five music blogs. It has been mentioned by various tastemakers.
The blog contains interviews, music reviews and articles on its latest discoveries. KOAR claims that unlike most music blogs, they don’t use algorithms to select and discover music but rely on their human instincts:
Official Website: http://kingsofar.com
Submit Music: http://kingsofar.com/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
You can read many types of music reviews and interviews at KMM Reviews. A vinyl loving music nerd created this blog, and he welcomes your submissions:
Official Website: http://www.kmmreviews.com
Submit Music: http://www.kmmreviews.com/p/submit-new-music.html
Genres: Indie
Knox Road is a music blog that features various types of indie music.
It is run by Lee Levin and Jamie Hale.
I’m not quite sure if this blog is still active, though:
Official Website: http://www.knoxroad.com
Submit Music: http://www.knoxroad.com/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
If you are looking for a great source for underground hype in Los Angeles, LA on Lock is a blog you should visit.
Their staff has been dedicated to cover emerging LA artists.
The blog features songs, mixtapes, events, articles and news:
Official Website: https://www.laonlock.com
Submit Music: https://www.laonlock.com/submissions/
Genres: Various Genres
L.A. Record is a community magazine trending the latest news from all around Los Angeles. The site includes interviews, record reviews, live show reviews and photos:
Official Website: http://larecord.com
Submit Music: http://larecord.com/contact-la-record
Genres: Indie, Post-punk, Punk, Alt-pop, Grunge, Dreampop, Psych, Shoegaze, Garage rock
This is a UK based music blog where you can find lots of reviews of emerging indie artists. The site features a track of the day, a track of the week and a best new track section.
Check out their submission guidelines before you send your music. Notice that they do not feature song covers, country, blues, heavy rock or metal:
Official Website: http://littleindieblogs.blogspot.co.il
Submit Music: http://littleindieblogs.blogspot.co.il/2014/12/little-indie-blogs-submission-guidelines.html
Genres: Various Genres
Justin Ward started Live Music Blog in 2004.
This is a great source for the latest updates on live shows. Featuring over 8,000 posts Live Music Blog is the website to visit when you want to watch photos of great concerts and read the latest live gigs news:
Official Website: https://livemusicblog.com
Submit Music: https://livemusicblog.com/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
Louder Than War is all about not following the preconceived rules of music. It’s creators got bored of the typical music genres and decided they wanted to look for unique music. This UK based music blog is always looking for the next new music. They are not afraid of featuring old music along new music:
Official Website: http://louderthanwar.com
Submit Music: http://louderthanwar.com/contact/
Genres: Electronic
Manifesto is a record label that started in 2016. It strives to change today’s electronic music scene and provides a place for creativity and experimentation. The blog’s homepage features Spotify playlists of the artists that are currently in the spotlight. Note that they also accept demo submissions:
Official Website: http://manifesto-music.com
Spotify Submission: https://www.toneden.io/manifesto-music/post/submit-your-music
Demo Submission: https://www.submithub.com/blog/manifesto
Genres: Various Genres
MarsBands has an interesting approach to mainstream radio: they believe that it focuses on fame and fortune instead of quality and content. For this reason the site’s editors work hard to look for talented, unsigned and undiscovered artists from all over the world: 
Official Website: http://www.marsbands.com
Submit Music: http://www.marsbands.com/submit/
Genres: Various Genres
Mix It All Up is a music blog that has it all: the latest news, a track of the day, album reviews, live reviews, a photo gallery, interviews, gig reviews and festival previews. This UK based blog features signed and unsigned artists. Please note that they don’t accept pop-punk, metal, folk, country and commercial pop submissions:
Official Website: http://mixitallup.com
Submit Music: http://mixitallup.com/about-mix-it-all-up/
Genres: Indie, Electronica
Twelve days. That’s all the time you’ll have to download an mp3 track from Mp3hugger. After twelve days the song isn’t available. The reason for the time limit is Mp3 Hugger’s intention to not violate copyright laws. This Irish indie music blog was founded in 2005 by Kevin Hugger. In addition to the many music reviews it features various playlists:
Official Website: http://www.mp3hugger.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/mp3hugger
Genres: Various Genres
When you enter Mugatunes you’ll probably be welcomed by a pop up that will tell you that the site is putting music curation back into the hands of the fans. The Mugatunes team carefully pick the songs that are featured on the site. But how is music selected, you may ask. Well, it works like this: students from universities all over the world apply to become “tastemakers”. When they are approved they post the best new songs, create playlists, write articles, and interview artists:
Official Website: http://www.mugatunes.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/mugatunes
Genres: Love/Romantic Songs
The typical Music For Your Heart visitor is a woman between the ages of 20-50 that loves chivalry and romance 🙂 As you may have guessed, this site is all about powerful music that will move something in your heart and make you shiver:
Official Website: http://www.musicforyourheart.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/music-for-your-heart
Genres: Various Genres
Music in SF, is a San Francisco music blog that was started by Louis Raphael. The blog covers music from San Francisco and general Bay Area music scene. It features interviews with artists from San Francisco and around the United States, music news, concerts and events, and concert reviews:
Official Website: https://www.musicinsf.com
Submit Music: https://www.musicinsf.com/contact-us/
Genres: Various Genres
Music to Curator brings forth music that is selected by curators. The curators running the site are from diverse backgrounds — musicians, moviemakers, barristers and baristas, DJs, digital marketers and more. Every week they select one track, write an article about it, promote it on social media and add it to the Musicto playlists.
You can submit a track for free:
Official Website: https://www.musicto.com
Submit Music: https://www.musicto.com/submit-a-track/
Genres: Various Genres
Once a college review site, Music Emissions has turned into a community that consists of about five thousand users that love indie music. The many reviews on the site were created by reviewers from across the world.
Music Emissions helps artists get discovered, and allows journalism students to express themselves. It gives indie music junkies a way to discover new music.
Note that guaranteed reviews cost a fee that starts at 40$. This includes an artist profile page, an album page and a guaranteed album review:
Official Website: http://www.musicemissions.com/index.php
Submit Music: http://www.musicemissions.com/misc/get-your-album-reviewed.php
Genres: EDM
Music Essentials is dedicated to keeping EDM music alive. If you head to Music Enthusiast, you’ll find reviews accompanied by YouTube videos. You’ll also find intriguing interviews.
Official Website: https://themusicessentials.com
Submit Music: https://themusicessentials.com/contact-us/
Genres: Electronic
If you can read Spanish and you like Electronic music you’ll love Mute Control. This is a music blog in Spanish that covers Electronic music.
It features articles, album reviews, interviews, news and a podcast:
Official Website: http://www.mutecontrol.com
Submit Music: http://www.mutecontrol.com/contacto/
Genres: Various Genres
This Indianapolis based blog is packed with very interesting categories that go beyond covering music; these include: album stream, contest, film, festival, mixtape, radio, playlist, SXSW, tribute and many more:
Official Website: http://www.myoldkentuckyblog.com
Submit Music: dodge77@gmail.com
Genres: Indie, Rock, Hip Hop, Dance
Mystic Sons is a promotion company that is based in London.
They strive to bring you the newest music from around the world. All artists are welcome. As long as the music is good, Mystic Sons don’t care if the artist is a unsigned or an established artist.
In their opinion, every musician needs support:
Official Website: http://www.mysticsons.com
Submit Music: http://www.mysticsons.com/contact
Genres: Metal, Rock
Metalhead’s small and open minded team of writes reviews metal and rock music from around the world. Metalhead started off as a a place that designed clothes for Metalheads and gradually evolved into an established music blog:
Official Website: https://heavymetaltshirts.net
Submit Music: https://heavymetaltshirts.net/submit_music/
Genres: Heavy Metal
Run by Robe Robert Pasbani and Frank Godla, this blog is packed with articles featuring Heavy Metal artists. Besides that, the site has original videos, interviews and podcasts.
Note that they do not accept unsolicited demo/music submissions. However, they are currently working on a new system for demo submission.
They do accept videos:
Official Website: http://www.metalinjection.net
Submit Music: http://www.metalinjection.net/contact-us
Genres: Metal
Metal Underground was founded in 2011 by Doug Gibson. It aims at discovering new metal music. Metal Underground has a team of professional and freelance writers. In addition to the broad metal news coverage, the site also features reviews, interviews, band info, live concert reports photos and more:
Official Website: http://www.metalunderground.com
Submit Music: http://www.metalunderground.com/about_us/contact_us/
Genres: Various Genres
Moonlith Cocktail is a music blog run my Dominic Valvona. What makes Moonlith Cocktail unique is a very eclectic playlist selection that spans different genres from different eras from across the world.
Official Website: https://monolithcocktail.com
Submit Music: https://monolithcocktail.com/contact/
Genres: Hip Hop, R&B, other Alternative Genres
Music Boombox is a music blog based in the Central Coast (of the United States). It makes an effort to feature some of the best talent from across the world. The site includes single reviews, interviews, videos, news and a SoundCloud radio channel:
Official Website: http://musicboombox.com
Submit Music: http://musicboombox.com/submissions/
Genres: Various Genres
Musically Fresh was founded by Stefan Armitage, Cameron Rawson and Matthew Speer. Musically Fresh delivers reviews and music news. At the moment they have decided to take a break from email requests due to an overloaded request but things might change soon:
Official Website: http://musicallyfresh.com
Submit Music: http://musicallyfresh.com/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
“No More, No Less” — That is Musicsavage’s moto. Other than the fact that this blog was founded by a blogger named Kyle, I don’t know much about the blog. The site is updated on a regular basis and features intriguing reviews:
Official Website: http://www.musicsavage.com
Submit Music: http://www.musicsavage.com/contact-us-2/
Genres: Indie, Pop, Electronic
Music That We Like is based in Beijing, China.
Their prolific writers review the best new artists from Asia and the rest of the world:
Official Website: http://musicthatwelike.com
Submit Music: http://musicthatwelike.com/about
Genres: Country
If you like Country music, you can get plenty of Country music reviews on this site. The reviews here focus on music from Nashville, Tennessee. The site features interviews with Nashville Country artists, videos, playlists and live concert-ootage from different events they attend:
Official Website: http://goncc.com
Submit Music: http://goncc.com/contact/
Genres: Indie, Alternative
This UK based blog was founded by Joe Lepper and Dorian Rogers in 2009. You’ll find many interesting articles here like “Top Ten Guitarists That don’t Often Make Top Ten Guitarists Lists” or “Top Ten Indie Music Tearjerkers.” The blog also delivers the latest Indie/Alternative news from around the world:
Official Website: http://www.neonfiller.com/wordpress/
Submit Music: http://www.neonfiller.com/wordpress/?page_id=25
Genres: Country
No Country For New Nashville delivers all the information you need on the indie music scene in Nashville. This includes a list of local record shops, music blogs, music festivals, Nashville venues, No Country For New Nashville Spotify playlist and a newsletter:
Official Website: http://nocountryfornewnashville.com
Submit Music: info@NoCountryForNewNashville.com
Genres: Various Genres
Noonday Tune has been around since 2011. Its editors share music that they are into and publish only one new song a day.
The editors prefer lyrical songs that are original and unlikely to be played on a commercial pop radio station:
Official Website: http://noondaytune.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/noonday-tune
Genres: Various Genres
Nordic by Nature is a music blog based in Berlin.
Every week the editors select the best tracks and videos from all around Scandinavia:
Official Website: http://nordicbynatureberlin.com
Submit Music: hej@nordicbynatureberlin.com
Genres: Various Genres – Nordic acts/UK based acts
Nord Music Review is a UK based music blog. In their view, there isn’t much focus on albums these days therefore they focus mainly on album releases. Their focus is manly Nordic acts but also those musicians that are planning to tour in the UK:
Official Website: https://www.nordicmusicreview.com
Submit Music: https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/contact
Genres: Various Genres from Nordic countries
Nordic Spotlight is a music blog that started in 2011. The blog’s team of writers focuses on the best music from Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland (also Greenland and the Faroe Islands).
Their writers travel to Scandinavia in order to cover music festivals in the Nordic countries:
Official Website: https://nordicspotlight.com
Submit Music: https://nordicspotlight.com/music-submissions/
Genres: Various Genres
Obscure Sound is an indie music blog that was established 2006 by Mike Mineo. Mike formed the blog because he loves discovering new and emerging quality music. The purpose of the blog is to provide music fans with the latest and greatest music.
Mike prefers the artist that are not well known:
Official Website: https://www.obscuresound.com
Submit Music: https://www.obscuresound.com/about/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
Omari MC is a Pittsburgh based music blog that covers Hip Hop, Rap and R&B. The blog was formed by Omari, a producer and blogger. When you enter the blog, you discover a lot of promotional channels such as Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, Radio, Podcast and more:
Official Website: https://www.omarimc.com
Submit Music: https://www.omarimc.com/submit-your-music/
Genres: Various Genres
Ovrld (or short for “overload”) is a blog run by music fans from the United States. It is based in Austin, Texas, United States.
Their goal is to help their visitors discover the vibrant music scene in Austin. The blog delivers songs, interviews, podcasts and more:
Official Website: http://ovrld.com
Submit Music: http://ovrld.com/contact-us/
contact@ovrld.com
Genres: Various Genres
Pigeons & Planes is a great blog to discover new music. The blog covers new music, across all genres and from all the countries in the world. They love music by awesome musicians, whether they’re established artists or aspiring artists:
Official Website: https://pigeonsandplanes.com
Submit Music: https://pigeonsandplanes.com/contact
Genres: Alternative Pop, Indie, Power Pop, Electro Pop
Here’s a cool blog in Spanish that features a radio program dedicated to alternative pop, indie, power pop and electro pop.
The blog also presents articles and the latest video clips:
Official Website: http://www.planetapop.com
Submit Music: http://www.planetapop.com/about
Genres: Various Genres
Podcart is a music blog and podcast that is based in Scotland. They cover music from Scotland and from across the globe. All genres are covered. If they listen to a good song and they like it, they’ll write about it:
Official Website: http://podcart.co
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/podcart
Genres: Pop
Popjustice is a music blog that was established by music journalist Peter Robinson in 2000. Robinson claims that he likes music with drum machines and sad-sounding singers.
He looks for music that sounds and feels original:
Official Website: https://www.popjustice.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/popjustice
Genres: Pop
When you enter POPMUZIK don’t be intimidated by the Swedish language. Scroll down and you’ll see English.
POPMUZIK was formed by Stötta bloggen and is one of the biggest Swedish music blogs around. Stötta loves music that sounds like Pet Shop Boys, Carly Rae Jepsen, Taylor Swift, Tove Lo or Justin Biber (don’t submit hard rock and hip hop). Notice that he only accepts new music. Music that is older than 2 weeks is not accepted.
Official Website: https://popmuzik.se/kontakt/
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/popmuzik
Genres: Hip Hop
Potholes in my blog is a Hip Hop blog that features new music, album reviews, breaking artists and free podcasts:
Official Website: http://potholesinmyblog.com
Submit Music: http://potholesinmyblog.com/submissions/
potholesinmyblog@gmail.com
Genres: Resonance, Vibration, Echo, Shoegaze, Ethereal dreampop, Postpunk and Modern Sych
Primal Music Blog is a music blog based in Ireland.
Notice that its team of writers will not review submissions that contain Spotify or iTunes links:
Official Website: http://primalmusicblog.com
Submit Music: http://primalmusicblog.com/contact-us/
Genres: Pop and Soul/R&B, Experimental, Indie
Purple Melon Music was founded in 2014 by Lex Low and Eddy Atlantis. Enter the blog, and you’ll see a gallery of beautiful artist photos.
The blog aims to bring you the best and latest music:
Official Website: https://purplemelonmu.com
Submit Music: https://purplemelonmu.com/contact/
Genres: Dance
Ransom Note is an online music, arts and culture magazine meant to bring its readers an impeccable taste. It focuses on dance music. Its writers publish news, articles, and interviews covering fresh original, underground culture from around the world:
Official Website: https://www.theransomnote.com
Submit Music: info@theransomnote.co.uk
Genres: Hip Hop, R&B
Rap-Up is a magazine where you can find lots of information and insights on hip hop and R&B. Since its foundation in 2001, it has featured well known artists such as Beyoncé, T.I., Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Rihanna, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, Ciara, Ludacris, Pharrell, and Young Jeezy:
Official Website: http://www.rap-up.com
Submit Music: http://www.rap-up.com/contact-us/
Genres: Hip Hop
Elliott “YN” Wilson, Brian “B.Dot” Miller, Paul “Big Homie” Duong and Jimmy Williams created Rap Radar. This New York based music blog presents the latest news, music and video in Hip Hop Culture:
Official Website: http://rapradar.com
Submit Music: http://rapradar.com/contact/
Genres: Electronic, Rave
Rave Reviews is a music blog that covers rave and electronic music.
It features great articles and a Hall of Rave — a collection of tweets from the big names in the electronic music community:
Official Website: http://ravereviews.house
Submit Music: http://ravereviews.house/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
Tom Sullivan, Andy French and Mike DeSutter founded Raven Sings the Blues in 2006 when they were employed at Insound.com, an indie vinyl site (Insound.com no longer exists).
The blog delivers video reviews, a newsletter, album reviews and much more. You can send Raven Sings the Blues music for review by email and/or you can send them a (physical) vinyl record:
Official Website: http://www.ravensingstheblues.com
Submit Music: http://www.ravensingstheblues.com/contact/
Genres: Rock, Pop, Singer-Songwriter, Hip Hop, Country
ROCK THE PIGEON is a San Francisco based blog that covers music, poetry, art and culture. Its team of writers love indie music although they cover all types of music:
Official Website: https://rockthepigeon.com
Submit Music: https://rockthepigeon.com/contact/
Genres: Trap Music, Hip Hop, Future Bass, Jeresy Club, House, Dubstep
Founded in 2012, Run The Trap is a great source of underground trap music and related underground genres. They are very selective about the music they post. The site features free downloads, news, concert reviews and an online store:
Official Website: https://runthetrap.com
Submit Music: https://runthetrap.com/contact-us/
Genres: Various Genres
Santa Rosa Records is an indie label and publishing company. The site features sections that cover vinyl records, cds and cassettes.
They have curated playlists on Spotify and Soundcloud:
Official Website: https://www.santarosarecords.com
Submit Music: https://www.santarosarecords.com/contact
Genres: Country, Roots, Rockabilly, Bluegrass, Blues, Folk
Like its name suggests, Saving Country Music’s purpose is to save Country music. The blog was founded in 2008 and evolved into a site dedicated to preserving the country genre. It presents news, opinions, reviews, artist profiles, music history and a newsletter:
Official Website: https://www.savingcountrymusic.com
Submit Music: https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/contact/
Genres: Indie-Pop, Electro-Pop, Electronica
This is an Indie-Pop/Electro-Pop blog.
Notice that they rarely cover rap, country, remixes or covers:
Official Website: http://www.semplesize.com
Submit Music: http://www.semplesize.com/contact/
Genres: Electronic
Enter Sidekick, scroll down and you’ll see a “Submit Your Music” section. This record label and an internet radio station focuses on electronic music. It features interesting articles on various artists.
You can submit playlists of your songs through their website:
Official Website: https://www.sidekick-music.com
Submit Music: https://www.sidekick-music.com/playlist-submission
Genres: Electronic
Check out Silver Soundz for interesting articles on electronic music.
This Dublin based blog features music, mixes and videos:
Official Website: http://silversoundz.com
Submit Music: http://silversoundz.com/contact/
Genres: Folk
Sing Out! was as a quarterly journal of folk songs and folk music that started in 1950. Today Sing Out! is an organization that focuses on the publication of song collections, sound recordings, folk music books and directories. The website features news, reviews, a radio program and a store:
Official Website: https://singout.org
Submit Music: http://www.singout.org/submit.html
Genres: Various Genres
The Site of Sound is an independent music blog that started in 2009.
It focusses on discovering new music:
Official Website: http://siteofsound.com
Submit Music: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMQ7Kc6zyrS5iAyqY0QPUjQniuT5hG5ICye7AOYRJOeVnKNg/viewform?c=0&w=1#_=_
Genres: Various Genres
This YouTube channel was formed in 2016. It shares the latest and most diversified music. Its purpose is to discover upcoming artists. These are some of the artists that were featured on Sleepy Wolf: Lauv, Tedy, Jaymes Young, Illenium, EDEN, Blackbear as well as Ed Sheeran, Zedd, The Chainsmokers, Alessia Cara, Lana Del Rey and Dua Lipa:
Official Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdshgFp1JHnqjnB5HrPRwfQ
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/chill-zone
Genres: Electronic, Indie-Pop Electro, Pop, R&B, Rap, Hip Hop, Rock
Sodwee stands for “Sounds of Da WEEk”. It was formed in 2006 and is run by Ben, who works for Get In!, a well know PR agency that promotes DJs.
Ben presents new tracks and videos every week.
The blog’s articles review the latest music:
Official Website: https://sodwee.com/blog/
Submit Music: https://sodwee.com/blog/contactus/
Genres: Various Genres
Songdew is a platform which not only helps artists promote music online, but also provides them with opportunities to generate income. You can create a profile on the website and upload your tracks, videos and social links. Songdews’s recommendation engine, radio and playlists will help you reach the right audience:
Official Website: https://songdew.com
Submit Music: https://songdew.com/opportunities.html
Genres: Alternative
Soundsphere Magazine was established in 2008 with the aim of showcasing the best alternative talent in the North of England. Nowadays, it covers a lot more: album reviews, interviews, the latest news and much more. They take on anything that sounds great so long as it’s an alternative to the “pop” label:
Official Website: http://www.soundspheremag.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/soundsphere-magazine
Genres: Country
Sounds Like Nashville’s content focuses on genre, lifestyle, and culture of Country music. Enter the blog and you’ll see exclusive interviews with Country music’s biggest names; interviews with emerging stars and the latest Nashville cultural news:
Official Website: http://www.soundslikenashville.com
Submit Music: http://www.soundslikenashville.com/contact-us/
Genres: Electronic, Experimental
This is a great place to find reviews on electronic and experimental music. The blog provides interviews and album reviews. Before submitting your music, notice that Sounds of A Tired City do not accept EDM, pop and hip hop. They do accept electronic and experimental music:
Official Website: http://soundsofatiredcity.com
Submit Music: http://soundsofatiredcity.com/about/
Genres: Indie
Speaker Ink is a blog that spotlights the talented and undiscovered:
Official Website: http://www.speakerink.com
Submit Music: http://www.speakerink.com/p/contact.html
Genres: Hip Hop
Spinrilla is a large catalog that consists of independent hip hop music. Independent Hip Hop artists that would like to be discovered may find Spinrilla very valuable. New music is added on a daily basis:
Official Website: https://www.spinrilla.com
Submit Music: https://help.spinrilla.com/hc/en-us/articles/201237190-How-do-I-upload-my-music-to-Spinrilla-
Genres: Various Genres
SSGmusic is an international music blog that features news, interviews, concert reviews and previews:
Official Website: http://www.ssgmusic.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/ssg-music
Genres: Disco, Hip Hop, House, Jazz, New Wave/Experimental, Non Wester, Reggae and Soul
Stamp The Wax is run by Aaron Levitt and Joshua Brill. These two friends started the blog in 2011. This is where they talk about the music they love, mixes, videos and events. The blog features a radio show:
Official Website: http://www.stampthewax.com
Submit Music: http://www.stampthewax.com/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
Stereofox is a project that is led by a diverse group of passionate people from around the world. The site aims at discovering emerging artists and share great music. Articles, playlists, mixes and songs are featured on the website:
Official Website: https://www.stereofox.com
Submit Music: https://www.stereofox.com/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
Surviving for the Golden Age, or StGA started in 2005. Since 2005, it has turned into a very interesting blog that covers a wide range of genres.
On StGA you’ll find news, reviews, interviews and a store:
Official Website: http://survivingthegoldenage.com
Submit Music: http://survivingthegoldenage.com/about/submissions/
Genres: Indie
If you’re interested in Indie music, you should check out SYFFAL. This blog delivers album and band reviews of indie artists. They claim that the don’t care about genre, location or intended listening audience:
Official Website: http://www.syffal.com
Submit Music: http://www.syffal.com/music-submissions
Genres: Alternative, Indie, Dance
This music blog was founded in 2014. Although its writers mostly cover alternative, indie, and dance, they claim that anything goes as long as they like it. The blog’s most important sections is called “Discover”.
This is where they feature some of the best emerging artists:
Official Website: https://musyncuk.com
Submit Music: syncmusic@outlook.com
Genres: Electronic, House, Progressive, Techno, Deep house, Minimal
Tanzgemeinschaft is a Belgium based blog that was established in 2014. Its purpose is to promote young and talented musicians. It features interviews with artists, music news, reviews, a newsletter and podcasts:
Official Website: https://www.tanzgemeinschaft.com
Submit Music: https://www.tanzgemeinschaft.com/contact
Genres:. Various Genres
When Tim Dickinson wanted to share his passion for fresh new music he founded The Blue Walrus in 2006. Enter the blog, and you’ll find monthly mixtapes, articles on featured artists and the latest news:
Official Website: https://thebluewalrus.com
Submit Music: https://thebluewalrus.com/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
The Daily Listening is a blog that was founded by Tina Roumeliotis in 2015. It’s a “no-nonsense music site dedicated to cultivating a community of music enthusiasts.” Its mission is to promote artists that are trying to break out. Before submitting your songs check out their very detailed guidelines:
Official Website: http://www.thedailylistening.com
Submit Music: http://www.thedailylistening.com/contact/
Genres: Indie
The Grey Estates is an indie music blog that was founded by Lauren Rearick in 2013. It has a newsletter and a podcast.
Although they don’t respond to every submission, they love listening to new music:
Official Website: http://www.thegreyestates.com
Submit Music: http://www.thegreyestates.com/about/
Genres: Electronic
The Groove Cartel is a cool electronic music blog that was founded by Nicola Caldognetto. The blog collaborates with leading labels, artists, festivals and PR agencies. It is also a record label company:
Official Website: https://thegroovecartel.com
Submit Music: https://thegroovecartel.com/submit-music/
Genres: Indie
The Indie Sound is run by a group of passionate writers that strive to promote both established and emerging artists.
The blog covers live reviews, featured artist and festivals:
Official Website: http://theindiesound.com
Submit Music: http://theindiesound.com/artist-submissions/
Genres: Folk
The Modern Folk of America is the place to visit if you’re looking for homemade Folk music. The blog has a variety of short articles that review Folk songs:
Official Website: http://www.themodernfolk.net
Submit Music: the.modern.folk@gmail.com
Genres: Singer-songwriter, Rock n’ Roll, Country, Folk
The Monday Morning Tape is a music blog that aims at encouraging music recommendations and discussion.
They welcome recommendations and submissions:
Official Website: https://themondaymorningtape.com
Submit Music: themondaymorningtape@gmail.com
Genres: Various Genres
The Music Ninja is a blog that covers only the best music its writers come across. They don’t like music that has auto-tune or music that has “mediocre bass lines.”
The blog includes playlists, interviews and a section on events:
Official Website: http://www.themusicninja.com
Submit Music: http://www.themusicninja.com/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
The Owl Mag is called The Owl Mag because its readers are nocturnal and wise. The site has a section called “Discovery” which is dedicated to discovering new music. Besides that, the blog offers music reviews, ticket giveaways and articles:
Official Website: http://www.theowlmag.com
Submit Music: editors@theowlmag.com
Genres: Various Genres
The Record Stache supports new artists and revives some forgotten artists. It covers all sorts of genres from all sorts of eras. It has five main sections: featured music, mixtapes, videos, vinyl and life:
Official Website: http://www.therecordstache.com
Submit Music: http://www.therecordstache.com/contact/
Genres: Dance, Indie, Hip Hop, Electronica, 80s Metal
The Walk to Work’s editors discover new music when they are on their daily commute into work.
The blog is dedicated to discovering exciting music:
Official Website: http://www.thewalktowork.com
Submit Music: http://www.thewalktowork.com/contact/
Genres: Hip Hop
The World is Bond’s vision is to promote music that doesn’t have a lot of exposure. Its dedicated team of writers connects artists with fans and shares the hip hop music they love the most:
Official Website: https://www.thewordisbond.com
Submit Music: https://www.thewordisbond.com/wib-submissions-beta/
Genres: Hip Hop
The Write Reviews focuses on underground hip hop artists. It is committed to supporting these artists while providing fans with the most up-to-date information:
Official Website: https://thewritereviews.net
Submit Music: http://www.submitfactory.com/thewritereviews
Genres: Electronic, Hip Hop, Indie, Alternative
Discover sick new music that you’ve never heard before by visiting This Song Is Sick. Their team of writers collaborates with musicians and record labels from across the world. They feature the newest music to a worldwide following that is made up of millions of music lovers in over 110 countries:
Official Website: http://thissongissick.com
Submit Music: https://publishing.typeform.com/to/amgZ9x
Genres: Punk, Rock, Alt, Ska, Metal
Thumbholerecords is where you’ll find interesting articles on emerging punk/rock/alt artists. This independent record label features news, articles and a newsletter:
Official Website: https://www.thumbholerecords.com
Submit Music: https://www.thumbholerecords.com/contact.html
Genres: Various Genres
Tiny Mix Tapes has an eclectic team of writers that write about all types of music. They don’t write for money or fame but for their pure love of music. The blog delivers news, reviews, mixtapes and much more:
Official Website: https://www.tinymixtapes.com
Submit Music: https://www.tinymixtapes.com/contact
Genres: Various Genres
Tonspion is one of the biggest music blogs in Germany. It was established in 1999 in Berlin. It focuses on discovering and promoting new music. Most of its team is made up of musicians.
Tonspion covers a wide range of genres:
Official Website: https://www.tonspion.de
Submit Music: https://www.tonspion.de/news/music-submissions-tonspion
Genres: Independent, Alternative
In 2016 Dan Sheed founded Turtle Tempo. His team of writers sift through the blogosphere and look for amazing musicians and spotlight their music. They love supporting artists before they become “big”:
Official Website: http://turtletempo.co.uk
Submit Music: http://turtletempo.co.uk/contact-us/
Genres: Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Rock, Folk, Blues
Twangville is a music blog that started out in 2005 by Tom Osborne. They support the musicians that they believe in by giving them the credit they deserve. This blog particularly focuses on music that features guitar:
Official Website: http://twangville.com
Submit Music: http://twangville.com/requests/
Genres: Various Genres
Two Story Melody is a music blog about the art and craft of songwriting. The reason that Two Story Melody exists is because its creator, Jon wants to understand how amazing artists make great music.
The blog presents interviews, music reviews and a newsletter:
Official Website: http://twostorymelody.com
Submit Music: http://twostorymelody.com/contact/
Genres: Hip Hop
An independent hip hop magazine UGSMAG focuses on indie/underground rap from all around the world. The site’s homepage contains a lot of short music reviews that are accompanied by intriguing photos and sound tracks:
Official Website: https://ugsmag.com
Submit Music: https://ugsmag.com/contact/
Genres: Rock
The Ultimate Classic Rock is probably the most comprehensive blog about classic rock. Besides news, videos and songs, it has a “Rock History” section:
Official Website: http://ultimateclassicrock.com
Submit Music: staff@ultimateclassicrock.com
Genres: Pop, Indie, Electronic
Founded in 2009, Umstrum Music is a blog that features music from Australia, Scandinavia, France and Russia:
Official Website: http://umstrum.com
Submit Music: http://umstrum.com/contact/
Genres: Indie
Under The Radar is an indie music magazine that was established in 2001 by Mark Redfern and Wendy Lynch. It is known for its in-depth interviews with all types of bands.
Sometimes Under The Radar’s writers interview young and talented artists before they break out:
Official Website: http://www.undertheradarmag.com
Submit Music: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
Hannah Schneider founded Unheard Gems as a platform for emerging artists. The team of writers’ goal is to bring readers a fresh perspective on music they like. The blog features latest news, interviews and playlists:
Official Website: https://www.unheardgems.com
Submit Music: https://www.unheardgems.com/about
Genres: Indie, Home Recordings, DIY
Founders of Various Small Flames believe that music and writing connects people and helps them understand themselves. They are dedicated to sharing music from independent artists, particularly home recordings and DIY labels:
Official Website: http://varioussmallflames.co.uk
Submit Music: http://varioussmallflames.co.uk/contact/
Genres: Various Genres
Velvet Independent was created by Doyle Smith in 2013. The goal of this blog is help the reader easily access new, interesting and exciting music. Doyle receives about 200 submissions per week and does his best to listen to the music and reply musicians:
Official Website: https://velvetindependent.com
Submit Music: velvetindependent@gmail.com
Genres: Various Genres
Will Oliver started All Want Someone To Shout For in 2008 as a way to show his friends what he was listening to. The site gradually evolved into a music blog and today it covers Will’s best and most favourite music from across the world:
Official Website: http://www.weallwantsomeone.org
Submit Music: http://www.weallwantsomeone.org/contact-me/
Genres: Electronic Dance
We Rave You is your source for electronic dance music. Founded in 2012, it shares and promotes electronic dance music for individual artists and record labels. Notice that productions must be of high quality and a conditional charge of $100 USD is required per full promotional feature:
Official Website: https://weraveyou.com
Submit Music: https://weraveyou.com/promotion/
Genres: Underground from Australia and New Zealand
Weirdo Wasteland is a music blog that focuses mainly on musicians from Australia and New Zealand. Its purpose is to increase the awareness of these musicians to the rest of Australia/New Zealand and beyond:
Official Website: https://weirdowasteland.com
Submit Music: https://weirdowasteland.com/contact/
Genres: Indie
Where the Music Meets (WtMM) is an online magazine that aims at raising awareness on fresh new indie artists and projects. It has everything to keep you up to date with interviews, news, album and song reviews and a list of their favorite songs:
Official Website: http://www.wherethemusicmeets.com
Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/where-the-music-meets
Genres: Country
Whisky Riff gives country music enthusiasts a destination to discover great country music. It delivers articles, playlists, reviews, a podcast and a store:
Official Website: http://www.whiskeyriff.com
Submit Music: http://www.whiskeyriff.com/contact-us/
Genres: Indie rock, Indie pop, Indie folk, Remix/Covers
Wolf in a Suit is a music blog filled with awesome artists, featuring interviews, articles, reviews, recommendations and videos:
Official Website: https://www.wolfinasuit.com
Submit Music: https://www.wolfinasuit.com/submit-music/
Genres: Punk Rock, Garage
12XU is a music blog that is based in Moers, Germany, and run by Andreas Groschang. It offers a radio and many interesting articles:
Official Website: https://onetwoxu.de
Submit Music: https://onetwoxu.de/submissions/
Genres: Indie
Xune Mag is a music discovery blog and the perfect place to visit in order to uncover lots of independent and emerging artists from across the world. The site includes song reviews, music news, interviews with artists and featured videos.
They love to feature new music and interview emerging artists:
Official Website: https://xunemag.com
Submit Music: https://xunemag.com/submit-music/
Genres: Hip Hop
XXL Mag is an American Hip Hop magazine that was founded in 1997.
It features news, music, videos and articles:
Official Website: http://www.xxlmag.com
Submit Music: http://www.xxlmag.com/contact/
Genres: Electronic Dance Music
Your EDM has built up a reputation for featuring some of the best Electronic Dance Music out there. It has over 8 million monthly visitors. Here you’ll find plenty of information and news related to the EDM scene:
Official Website: https://www.youredm.com
Submit Music: https://www.youredm.com/contact-us/
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Genres: Indie
If it be your will has recently celebrated 10 years of existence! This a very cool Indie blog explores and promotes unique and original Indie music. The music featured on the blog is eclectic and intriguing.
Official Website: http://www.ifitbeyourwill.ca
Submit Music: ifthisbeyourwill@gmail.com
Genres: Hip Hop, Rock, R&B, EDM
Global Money’s Group mission is to deliver the best in urban entertainment. They try not to go with the flow and stick to what great and real. Their blog is updated on an ongoing basis and covers various music genres. They have their own unique Spotify playlist. Check them out.
Official Website: https://www.globalmoneyworld.com
Submit Music: https://www.globalmoneyworld.com/submissions-1
Genres: Various Genres
RemixMonsta is a cool website that features new remix tracks. New tracks are added every 10 minutes. The site also includes interesting articles on shows and new music:
Official Website: https://remixmonsta.com
Submit Music: https://remixmonsta.com/tracksubmissions/new
Genres: Hip Hop
This is HipHopEQ is a Hip Hop base platform that aims at promoting Hip hop culture and the artists like wise. They blog songs, profile artists and interviews:
Official Website: https://www.thisishiphophq.com.ng
Submit Music: https://www.thisishiphophq.com.ng
Genres: Various
If you’re looking for a website that will help you find the best live shows head to GigList. Giglist has a sophisticated database of live events. Besides that, GigList features live gig reviews, new releases, interviews and news.
When the website’s founder, James Eddleston reached out and told me that they are always on the lookout for submissions from new and emerging artists, I was more than happy to add them to the list. You can submit your music to Giglist via email.
Official Website: https://giglist.com
Submit Music: editor@giglist.com
Genres: Various
If you’re looking for a music blog that highlights the latest from up-and-coming independent artists and creators across genres, head to Upstream Indie. Upstream Indie features music reviews of singles and albums. They interview artists from all genres. Besides that, the site has an entire area dedicated to podcasts.
I love how they are open to reviewing, interviewing or featuring content from all bands, artists regardless of genre or location.
Official Website: https://www.upstreamindie.com
Submit Music: https://www.upstreamindie.com/contact/
Genres: Various
The Bops Collective is a cool music blog dedicated to spotlight musicians in pursuit of creative endeavors. They find knowledge, truth, and inspiration within the works which they write about. The site includes articles that cover new music, and playlists.
Official Website: https://thebopscollective.com
Submit Music: https://thebopscollective.com/contact/
Genres: Hip Hop, R&B
Looking for some cool South African Hip Hop and R&B music blog. Well, Saiphopza is the perfect blog for that. This music blog offers mp3 downloads, song reviews, news and they accept song submission.
Official Website: https://sahiphopza.com/
Submit Music: https://sahiphopza.com/download-mp3/submit-your-song/
Genres: Various
The Kings of A&R looks for creative and talented musicians before their breakthrough. Their team searches for artists around the world without using and algorithms. They have profiled well-known artists and the music blog has been selected as a leading music blog many times.
Official Website: https://kingsofar.com
Submit Music: https://kingsofar.com/about-us/
Genres: Various
Music For Productions is an online supplier of curated music. Their service enables you to source and license music. It has a large and diverse library of stock music.
Official Website: https://musicforproductions.com/
Submit Music: https://musicforproductions.com/contact-us/
Genres: Pop, Hip-Hop, RnB/Soul, Rock, Americana/Folk and Electronic
DOPECAUSEWESAID is no just a music blog but a lifestyle brand. It collects anything related to music by emerging and mainstream artists. You can submit new songs, music videos, EP, mixtape, album, and press releases.
Official Website: https://dopecausewesaid.com/
Submit Music: https://dopecausewesaid.com/music-submissions
As musicians, we know how exciting it is to finish a song and want to share it with the world right away.
But we also know that having an effective release plan is the surest way to set yourself up for success.
Whether you’re dropping your first track or your third LP, creating a practical, feasible plan should always be your goal. Remember, your release day should be a celebration, not a day to stress over all the things you missed.
The following tips will help you create an effective release plan – each and every time.
Establishing deadlines for key tasks will ensure you’re not scrambling at the last minute. Here is a timeline of important dates that will help you stay on track:
Finalize your artist bio and other visual assets – you need these to secure press coverage, create hype on social media, and update your profile on streaming platforms.
Identify the outlets you want to be featured on and start pitching for coverage. Many editors have their emails in their Twitter bio.
Upload your music on SONO
Start preparing all the creative assets
prepare and schedule social posts to ensure you get the most coverage.
Organize your pre-save & smart links, including your song link
and your #linkinbio
Get ready for release (and promotion)!
Reshare posts from your excited fans on your Instagram Stories.
Pitch music to magazines, blogs and independent playlists
Keep on pushing.
TIP: If you know the location of your audience, you can schedule your posts accordingly to have the ultimate impact.
Find out who your audience is and how to connect with them directly. If you’ve already released music, you can use demographic data from the DSPs or SONO to create a targeted marketing campaign on social media. Establish a small budget and start preparing promoted posts to maximize your reach.
Create a Spotify Canvas. This is the best way to make your tracks more visually appealing within the Spotify app and stand out when fans share your music to Instagram stories. A Canvas is a short, silent, eight-second video loop similar to a GIF.
Along with SONO pitching to editorial playlists you should identify 3rd party playlist curators that create playlists your music might be a good fit for. Reach out to those curators via email or a service like SubmitHub – however, be sure to avoid any “pay for play” schemes that could get you flagged for artificial streaming.
Identify trends or challenges on TikTok that are not already tied to a sound. Then, once you’ve released your music into the world, create a TikTok using your music and encourage your fans to do the same and tag you. Make sure to comment and respond to their videos.
Be active on social media before, during, and after your release. Come up with a social media plan and mark critical dates on a calendar. It’s much easier to schedule content in advance than to think of ideas on the spot.
Make sure your metadata is accurate and recorded somewhere.
Licensing your music into film, TV, advertising, and other media is a great way to make extra revenue. You should always keep stems, cut downs, and instrumentals to use for sync licensing along with the final mix you want SONO to deliver to the streaming platforms.
If you wrote the song yourself, you have created a composition (as well as a sound recording). That composition has value too. You should register all unique and original works with a Performing Rights Organization (PRO) like ASCAP, PRS, SIAE or BMI, as well as the Harry Fox Agency.
Somewhere along the way as you steadily grow your artist/band’s following, the question is bound to come up: Should we start selling merch? SONO can assist you in this as well.
There’s so much to consider, from what kind of band merch will sell best to actually promoting it. This guide will get you started with all of the essentials, including how to choose merch items, where to order them, and how to promote your band merch online.
The first step is figuring out what you’re going to sell — not just items that you think are cool, but that your biggest fans are willing to spend money on. Your budget will also play a crucial role in determining what your inventory will look like.
You can slap your band logo on just about anything these days, but don’t leave it up to chance. Be direct and ask your fans what they want! Put up a quick poll on your social media pages, in your email newsletter, or on your music website to get an idea of the kind of merch your fans would actually enjoy.
Do a bit of market research and see what other musicians have had success selling. Gather merch inspiration from bands that are similar to yours in terms of genre, brand identity, and number of followers.
Ultimately, it doesn’t matter how excited you or your fans are about a merch item if it requires an upfront investment that you simply can’t afford. Creative merch ideas are awesome (as we’ll get into below), but you need to be absolutely certain that they fit your budget. If the worst-case scenario happens and nothing sells, you should still have enough of a financial cushion left over to be able to take that loss.
Once you have a better idea of your budget and what your fans are interested in, the next step is to figure out a balance of custom and scalable merch that works best for you. This will give you some flexibility to offer items at different price points and accommodate a wider range of fans.
Scalable physical merch refers to any tangible item that can be quickly and easily produced. Stickers, phone cases, and shot glasses are great offerings for fans who might be tight on cash but want to support you. Die-hard fans and audiophiles will likely seek out limited-edition vinyl or cassettes.
Wearables like T-shirts, hoodies, hats, sweatbands, and buttons are band merch staples, so it’s always a good idea to have something in that category available for purchase.
Handmade merch is more difficult and time-consuming to reproduce than scalable merch, but you can sell it at a much higher price point. Handwritten lyric sheets can be an incredibly meaningful item for true fans. You can also charge a premium price for any merch you’ve signed, such as albums or posters.
If you don’t have time to be personally involved in the merch creation process, consider collaborating with a visual artist you admire. Think of how special it would feel to receive something handcrafted that no one else in the world has. This kind of partnership also allows you to cross-promote your work to each other’s audiences, potentially bringing both of you some new fans.
Scalable digital merch just might turn out to be your biggest moneymaker. There’s obviously going to be a small upfront investment in time and/or money, but since there’s no physical production or shipping costs involved, all of the revenue you earn in this category is pure profit.
Sell digital sheet music or guitar tabs for any fans who want to learn how to play your songs. Put together a nicely formatted ebook of your album lyrics, and perhaps include additional lyrics or poetry that no one has ever seen. If you have the resources, take your fans behind the scenes with a mini documentary or album companion that dives into the meaning, inspiration, and creative process of each song.
If your merch budget is tight but you have plenty of time on your hands, custom digital merch is a great fit for you. Similar to custom physical merch, you can charge a lot more for anything that’s personalized.
Consider offering custom ringtones, voicemail messages, or birthday videos — anything where you’re actually speaking the fan’s name and making the recording personal… get creative!
So you’ve done some brainstorming and narrowed down exactly what you want to sell in your online merch store. But how do you actually fill those orders?
First, do some research based on the specific items you want to sell. Then just fill in the SONO Merch Creation/Submission Forms, depending wether you want SONO to support you in the creation of Merch from scratch, or you already have your Merch and you need to start selling it.
In general, you can save money on bulk orders by limiting your designs and colors, and taking advantage of quantity price breaks (e.g., if you want 100 shirts but ordering 120 reduces the cost, it makes sense to order those extra 20 shirts). Be sure to check your design specs carefully and place your order well in advance — last-minute changes and rush orders will cost you big time.
With SONO, you’ll just need to fill in the Submit Merch Form, adding pictures, description and price.
Be sure to include a brief, catchy description and at least one or two high-quality images for every item in the store.
Remember to use your website, blog, email list, and social media to promote your music and merch. Adding new items regularly, or swapping in special items, is a great reason to reach out and keep your fans engaged.
Getting your merch plans in order can take a bit of time, but it’s well worth the investment. Experiment with different offerings and analyze your sales — you might unlock a fantastic source of revenue that could make all the difference in your music career.
Submit your VEVO video via the Upload Video Form in FORMS (at least 2 weeks prior to release date).
You need at least 3 songs released with SONO in order to be eligible for a VEVO channel.
HD video spec:
Audio
4K video spec:
Audio
Facebook Stars is a feature that allows you to monetise your live videos.
Viewers can buy Stars and send them to you while you’re live or on past live videos that had Stars enabled.
Stars are currently available to certain Pages in the following regions:
Apply for beta access via Creator Studio.
What is an IG Badge?
Similar to Stars on Facebook, Instagram Badges allows fans and followers of a Profile to express their appreciation for an artist by purchasing Badges or a “tip” and giving them to the artist.
By enabling fans to “tip” creators, Badges helps to deepen the connection between the creator and their fans. Badges help fans stand out in the comments by appearing next to their name during a creator’s live video, and unlock special features, including placement on a creator’s list of badge holders and access to a special heart.
This product is available in the below territories:
US, France, UK, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Spain, Brazil, Mexico, Australia & Japan.
When you’re planning the release for your new song or album there are few things to keep in mind:
• Release must be ready (mixed, mastered, artwork) at least 40 days prior release date, to allow us plenty of time to deal with distribution, promo team and DSPs
• Preferred release date should be indicated on Fridays
• Mix & Master need to be optimal:
– Target the loudness level of your master at -14 dB integrated LUFS and keep it below -1 dB TP (True Peak) max. This is best for the lossy formats Spotify uses (Ogg/Vorbis and AAC) and will ensure no extra distortion is introduced in the transcoding process.
– If your master is louder than -14 dB integrated LUFS, make sure it stays below -2 dB TP (True Peak) max to avoid extra distortion. This is because louder tracks are more susceptible to extra distortion in the transcoding process.
• You can deliver your audio files to us in either FLAC or WAVE format, but we highly recommend using FLAC as it’s much easier for us to work with. NO MP3 or other formats.
If needed, at this stage we can provide you with some links from our partnerships with recording studios, graphic designers and photographers to craft customised convenient rates for photoshoots, artworks and recording sessions, depending on the stage of the SONO System you’re in, and the country.
NOTES:
– Pay attention when you fill in the form for your release. Specify all names and surnames as specified in your PRO society registration, in order to facilitate the royalties collection process.
– Focus on gaining followers on Spotify/Apple Music etc. even before the release date, push on pre-saves, and engagements in order to raise the chances to start making algorithmic playlists work when you’ll be out with your release.
🔥 Good news for all artists! This week, Musixmatch partnered with Instagram announcing a new feature that allows users to add lyrics to their Instagram Stories.
It’s getting easier and easier to reach your fans and promote your music on social media. Add music and lyrics to your Instagram story and reach a potential of 500M people using Instagram every day.
Instagram stories are now the best way to share your new release and reach your fans worldwide. To get your lyrics available on Instagram you need to publish your lyrics on Musixmatch following the steps below.
Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, The Black Keys, A$AP Rocky, Dua Lipa, Juice WRLD and thousands of artists are already verified on Musixmatch, join them and get your music and lyrics heard everywhere.
Sign up on Musixmatch.com and then Get verified on Musixmatch.
It will take just a few minutes to register and our content managers will contact you to confirm your artist profile.
Download the Musixmatch desktop or mobile app to add your time-synced lyrics to have them available on Instagram.
Sharing lyrics with your Instagram story is easy!
Instagram provided some step by step directions below:
Watch a quick video on how to add song lyrics to your Instagram story.
There are lots of creative possibilities with Instagram Stories to engage with your fans, from asking your fans what their favorite quotes are to an endless mix of expressions adding music and lyrics to your life moments.
For further details please check out our handy 👉 Guide for Verified artists.
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