Curated music industry Collection
First-Listen Review Blogs & Media
Blogs and outlets that publish first-listen reviews of new music.
- 12 journalists
- hip hop
- r&b
- pop
- United States
- Global
- MEDIA
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Cristina Olea
Corresponsal en Washington DC · RTVE
Kyle Chinen
Sports Reporter & Sports Multimedia Journalist · KFVE-TV, KFVE-TV Online, KGMB-TV, KHNL-TV, KHNL-TV Online
Jon Hamilton
President and General Manager · WSCF-FM
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Blogs and outlets that publish first-listen reviews of new music. It mixes 5 journalists, 4 playlist curators, 3 radio contacts.
The people here cover hip hop, r&b, pop. That is the starting point, not the answer — the fit check tells you which of them is right for your specific release.
This Collection currently reaches Honolulu, United States, Washington, United States, Vero Beach, United States, Leeds, United Kingdom, Montreal, Canada and other markets. Location matters for radio, live and regional press, and much less for playlists and sync.
Lead with the story, not the streaming numbers. Say in one line why this release belongs on their page, link the music, and give them something they can publish — a premiere, an exclusive, a photo set.
A Virtual Publicist editor builds this Collection from published information and reviews it before it goes live. This Collection is edited by the Virtual Publicist. Contact routes are never published on this page — they are shown inside Virtual Publicist to artists with a profile.
