24 Influential Music Blogs To Submit Your Music

This guide features a curated list of influential music blogs that make it easier to submit your music. There is too much music out there and finding a way of separating yourself as a musician from all the noise is so much harder.

Getting a music blogger to listen to your music is another whole dilemma by itself let alone find the ones who will take time out of their day and listen to your music. If you think you are as good as you say you are, it will become much easier to pitch to these relevant blogs which accept music submissions.

Prepare a pitching email or follow the instructions that these music blogs have written out. By following the procedures and taking your time to send these blogs your music, chances are they will fortunately give your music worth a listen. Its a lengthy process as you tackle each blog in the list but the rewards and benefits are worth it.

Check out 24 Influential Music Blogs To Submit Your Music

1. A&R Factory

Genres:  Various Genres

A&R Factory is a music blog that started in 2012.  It has become a well respected artist and repertoire blog and has been nominated as one of the top ten blogs in the UK and top 100 worldwide. You can easily submit your demos through their “Submit Music” page:

Official Website: https://anrfactory.com

Submit Music: https://anrfactory.com/submit-demo

2. Indie Shuffle

Genres:  Various Genres

Indie Shuffle was founded in 2009 cover a diverse selection of genres. They only share positive reviews of the indie music that they feel is worthy and up to standard. They are sure to state that they don’t like auto-tune, don’t cover mixes, and generally steer clear of YouTube.

Official Website: https://www.indieshuffle.com/

Submit Music: https://www.submithub.com/blog/indie-shuffle

3. Xttrawave

Genres:  Various Genres

Xttrawave accepts music from artists across the world. They cover genres such Rap & Hip Hop, EDM, Pop, R&B, Rock and Country Music. It has become a well respected artist and repertoire blog with an ever increasing audience. It mainly focuses on new music and current acts and uses the blog as a means of discovering new talent.  The blog’s editors are always looking for the next big hit.

Official Website: https://xttrawave.com

Submit Music: https://xttrawave.com/submit-your-music/

4. The Music Insight Column (The MIC)

Genres: Various Genres

Founded by Stefani M.C. Janelli, The Music Insight Column is a space to discuss local, independent, and emerging artists. The MIC loves to hear about new and upcoming artists, so go ahead and submit your music! If you’re looking for a review, interview, or playlist feature, contact The MIC. And if you’re looking to discover new music, or read about talented musicians, read the blog! Through The MIC’s mission to help artists stay independent, The MIC now offers à la carte and packaged artists services. Visit https://www.themicnj.com/services for more details. 

Official Website: https://www.themicnj.com/

Submit Music: https://www.themicnj.com/contact

5. Indie Pulse Magazine

Genres: Various Genres

IndiePulse Music Magazine is a Journalistic and Music News Magazine Online, with great Reviews and Interviews. Their site is fairly updated often if not daily. IndiePulse Music Magazine is an advocate for the independent music scene and  also offers a platform for artists to be heard with its online radio station IPM Radio.

Official Website: https://indiepulsemusic.com/

Submit Music: https://indiepulsemusic.com/tag/submit/

6. FACT

Genres: Various Genres

FACT was established in London in 2003 as a bi-monthly music and youth culture magazine and has been renowned for profiling future stars. They also features its own branded video content. They have managed to feature visual content that has been viewed over 30 million times thanks part to their flagship series Against The Clock. With over 150 episodes, Against The Clock has featured chart-topping rap producer Zaytoven, drum & bass legend Roni Size, Lady Gaga’s tour DJ Lady Starlight and Future producer Southside.

Official Website: https://www.factmag.com/

Submit Music: [email protected]

7. INDIE88

Genres: Indie

Indie88 is a Toronto-based blog and is Canada’s first indie music station. Artists can submit their music and get discovered as the blog does tons of reviews, previews, and features – all supporting indie musicians. like you. It has an Internet radio station that streams a carefully curated playlist of indie breakout artists. Indie88 provides a platform for emerging artists while paying homage to the classics that inspired them.

Official Website: https://indie88.com/

Submit Music: https://indie88.com/submit-your-music/

8. Xune Mag

Genres: Various Genres

Xune Mag love to feature new music and interviews from emerging artists. They set to uncover the best independent and emerging artists from across the world. It accepts submissions from bands and artists of just about every genre, offering emerging, unsigned musicians the opportunity to be reviewed, interviewed and added to playlists.

Official Website: https://xunemag.com/

Submit Music: https://xunemag.com/submit-music/

9. The Music Ninja

Genres: Various Genres

The Music Ninja is a multi-genre music discovery site steers music listeners away from ‘bad repetitive music’ towards more creative indie music goodness. The site creates playlists from new artist discoveries, and focuses on daily updates of genuine up and coming artists across all genres whose music truly deserves to be shared.

Official Website: http://www.themusicninja.com/

Submit Music: http://www.themusicninja.com/contact/

10. Aquarium Drunkard

Genres: Various Genres

Aquarium Drunkard originated in 2005 and based in Los Angeles. Its an eclectic audio journal focused on daily reviews, interviews, features, podcasts and sessions.  They mainly cover contemporary sounds with psych, jazz, avant-garde, folk, garage, funk and many more.

Official Website: https://aquariumdrunkard.com/

Submit Music: https://aquariumdrunkard.com/contact/

11. Acid Stag

Genres: Electronic

Acid Stag  is an Australian-based music news website that is dedicated to sharing the music. It’s also Australia’s leading Hype Machine listed site with over 3,800 followers. They mainly focus lectronica, electro, disco, house, groove, funk, soul, dance, electro-RnB, future-beat. The blog has Apple Music & Spotify playlists that feature some of the blog’s favorite music.

Official Website: https://acidstag.com

Submit Music: https://acidstag.com/about/

12. Birp.fm

Genres: Various Genres

BIRP features a monthly compilation of +100 tracks that are free to stream or download. They’re also available on a number of other services like Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple Music, YouTube, Deezer. It’s a playlist aggregator and blog devoted to new and unsigned artists and bands. The site also acts as a hub for a growing community of people that love to share and talk about music. You can submit your music either through submit hub or a physical album or demo for consideration and review.

Official Website: http://www.birp.fm/

Submit Music: http://www.birp.fm/artist/Submission

13. Indie Music Filter

Genres: Indie

Indie Music Filter is a Toronto-based music blog. They feature videos, reviews and streaming playlists.They host the best new up and coming indie bands.

Official Website: https://indiemusicfilter.com/

Submit Music: [email protected]

14. AllMusic

Genres: Various Genres

AllMusic is a comprehensive database that has more than 3 million albums and 30 million songs. They do reviews of upcoming and classic albums including new releases. They offer ratings and picks of the recommended albums and songs within an artist’s discography or tracks on an album. They also offer sound samples and streaming links to listen to the music which are rated on a scale of 1 star to 5 stars. These new releases are also covered on Allmusic’s weekly newsletter.

Official Website: https://www.allmusic.com

Submit Music: https://www.allmusic.com/product-submissions

15. Abduction Radiation

Genres:  Various Genres

Abduction Radiation is a an LA based music blog which showcases both independent and mainstream music, but with a focus on more underground artists and bands. There’s a Download 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

16. The Alternative

Genres:  Various Genres

The Alternative publish great sounding music only music they find that truly sounds great. They do CD Reviews, Interviews, Spotify Playlists, Yearly Awards

Official Website: http://www.getalternative.com/

Submit Music: [email protected].

17. Audio Drums

Genres: Electronic Pop, Dance Pop, Indie

Audio Drum focuses on rare and overlooked, music with an emphasis on electronic and indie genres. They also provide a forum to remix, produce and create electronic music.

Official Website:  http://www.audiodrums.com

Submit Music: http://www.audiodrums.com/music-submissions/ 

18. HIGHCLOUDS

Genres: Various Genres

HighClouds describes itself as the Music Junkies’ Holy Bible. They love new music and up and coming artists. It was originally an online radio station, but the site now focuses on album and EP reviews for emerging artists of all genres, turning the site into a real multimedia platform. They reviewing materials (albums, EP’s, videos, tracks) shared by new artists; but, also cover the releases of established ones as well, to some extent.

Official Website: http://www.highclouds.org/

Submit Music: http://www.highclouds.org/music-submissions/

19. Twangville

Various Genres: Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Rock, Folk & Blues

Started in 2005, Twangville is a music blog featuring Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Rock, Folk & Blues. The site also gives a voice to its readership, routinely featuring Daily Playlists, and “Readers’ Picks” for artists, albums and songs. They also do CD Reviews, Interviews, Podcasts

Official Website: https://twangville.com/

Submit Music: [email protected]

20. Hearya

Genres: Indie

HearYa is an indie music blog that does interviews and cover sessions. They in addition to providing album reviews, South By Southwest coverage, and offering daily MP3 downloads.

Official Website: http://www.hearya.com/

Submit Music: [email protected]

21. Indie Music Life

Genres: Indie

Indie Music Life is a curated online music archive which shuffles the song list every time the site loads. Every visit is a unique musical experience. It features a shuffled new music playlist each time the site loads. The site also accepts submission from unsigned band and artists. They also feature tailored experiences by following a tag, artist, or genre.

Official Website: http://www.indiemusic.life/

Submit Music: http://www.indiemusic.life/submissions/

22. EarMilk

Genres: Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, Dance, Indie, Electronic, Experimental

Founded by Montrey Whittaker and Blake Edwards, Earmilk is an online music publication based out of the United States and Canada. They feature videos, exclusive posts, downloads, reviews, interview, mixtapes, and contests. They share musical tastes on the latest hits and underground discoveries across all musical genres.

Official Website: https://earmilk.com/

Submit Music: https://earmilk.com/submit-music/

23. KING OF A&R

Genres: Various Genres

Kings of A&R features the latest emerging artists. They have profiled artists including The Killers, The Fray, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Gotye, One Republic, Capital Cities, The Neighborhood, and Twenty One Pilots. The site accepts music submissions from all types of bands and artists.

Official Website: http://kingsofar.com/

Submit Music: [email protected]

24. EQ Music Blog

Genres: Electronic Pop

EQ Music Blog was launched in 2005 as a pop and electronic new music blog featuring fresh, emerging artists. They have featured hundreds of music interviews with some of pop’s finest including Lady Gaga, Adam Lambert, Hurts, Erasure, Robyn, Scissor Sisters, Mika, Dido, Sia, New Kids on The Block, Imogen Heap, Steps, The Wanted, Backstreet Boys, Róisín Muphy, Sam Sparro, Martin Solveig and BT just to name a few.

Official Website: https://eqmusicblog.com/

Submit Music: [email protected]