Music promotion
Music blogs to submit to — and how to get a reply
Find music blogs that accept submissions in your genre, from hip-hop to EDM and indie, and pitch them in a way that gets read. Updated for 2026.
6 min read · Updated October 2026 · For artists pitching blogs and online music media
How do I find music blogs that accept submissions?
Find blogs that covered artists like you in the last few months, check their submission page or editor's preferred route, and send a short pitch with one private streaming link one to three weeks before release. Genre-specific blogs reply far more often than general ones.
Why blogs still matter
A blog post gives you something streaming platforms do not: a written description of your music, a link you can quote, and a source that curators, radio and journalists check before they say yes. Blog coverage is often the first piece of proof a campaign is built on.
Find blogs by genre, not by size
The biggest outlets receive the most submissions and cover the fewest new artists. Smaller, genre-specific blogs are more likely to read your email and more likely to write about you, and their readers actually listen to that genre.
Virtual Publicist keeps genre Collections of blogs that cover new artists — hip-hop, EDM, indie and more — so you can start from a matched list.
- 01Search for three comparable artists plus the word "premiere" or "review".
- 02List the blogs that covered them this year.
- 03Read two recent posts from each before pitching.
- 04Find the blog's submission page or editor's preferred route.
What to send
Subject line: artist name, what it is, and the date. Body: why this blog, two lines on the song and its angle, the release date, and one private streaming link. Link to a press photo; never attach files.
If a blog offers a premiere, give it a few days of exclusivity and do not post the song elsewhere first.
The short version
- Genre-specific blogs reply more than big general outlets.
- Pitch one to three weeks before release.
- One private link, no attachments.
- Read before you pitch — reference a real post.
Common questions
Do music blogs charge for submissions?
Many accept free email submissions; some use paid submission platforms. Paying for a guaranteed review is different from paying for a listen — read each blog's policy.
What are good hip-hop blogs to submit music to?
Start from blogs that recently covered artists in your sub-genre and city. Virtual Publicist's hip-hop blog Collections list outlets that cover new rap and hip-hop artists.