Spotify streams are useful.

But sometimes getting somebody to actually write about your music can be even more valuable.

A music blog feature gives you something a playlist placement normally doesn’t:

A story.

It can introduce your artist, explain your music, create something shareable and give Google another page connecting your name with your songs.

For independent musicians without a publicist, finding music journalists willing to listen can be difficult.

SubmitHub offers another option.

The platform allows artists to submit new music directly to participating music bloggers as well as playlist curators and influencers.

Here’s how to use SubmitHub to increase your chances of getting your music featured on music blogs.

Can you use SubmitHub to get music blog coverage?

Yes.

SubmitHub isn’t only a Spotify playlist pitching service.

Music blogs form an important part of the platform, alongside playlist curators and influencers. SubmitHub says more than one million artists, labels and publicists have used its platform, with more than 1,700 quality-checked curators available overall.

You can search for blogs that cover music similar to yours and submit tracks directly for consideration.

If a publication likes your music, it may choose to feature it.

That could include:

• New music features
• Song reviews
• Artist introductions
• Playlist articles
• Interviews
• Release coverage
• Track premieres
• Other editorial features

Exactly what is offered depends on the publication.

Why getting featured on music blogs still matters

Streaming and social media have changed music discovery enormously.

But press coverage still has several advantages.

It gives your artist credibility

Being able to say:

“Featured by…”

still carries value.

Particularly when you’re approaching:

• Booking agents
• Promoters
• Managers
• Labels
• Publishers
• Sync companies
• Other journalists

Independent third-party coverage shows that somebody outside your own team thought your music was worth talking about.

Music blogs can help your artist SEO

Search your artist name on Google.

What appears?

For emerging artists, the answer is often very little.

Press coverage helps create a wider online footprint.

Articles can potentially rank for:

• Your artist name
• Your song name
• Your album
• Your genre
• Interviews with you
• Related searches

SubmitHub itself highlights blog and press coverage as a longer-term promotional strategy that can also help artist SEO.

That’s something playlist promotion can’t always provide.

Blog articles don’t disappear when the playlist changes

Spotify playlists constantly change.

You might be added today and removed next week.

An article can remain online for years.

People can find it through Google.

Fans can share it.

You can link to it.

You can add it to your EPK.

That gives good press coverage a longer promotional life.

When should you submit your music to blogs?

Earlier is generally better.

SubmitHub recommends pitching music blogs with newer or unreleased tracks.

Journalists want something current.

Think about it from their perspective.

Which headline sounds more interesting?

“Artist announces new single arriving Friday”

or:

“Artist released a song eight months ago.”

Give publications a reason to cover you now.

If possible, build press submissions into your release schedule before the track launches.

How to find the right blogs on SubmitHub

Don’t simply submit to every publication.

Research each outlet first.

Look at genre

If you make drum & bass, don’t submit to a publication focused on acoustic singer-songwriters.

Obvious?

Yes.

Still one of the biggest mistakes musicians make.

Read previous articles

Don’t just look at which genres the publication claims to cover.

Open its website.

Look at recent articles.

What sort of artists do they feature?

Are they writing about emerging musicians?

Major artists?

Local scenes?

Electronic music?

Pop?

Hip-hop?

Is your music genuinely relevant?

Look at recent SubmitHub shares

SubmitHub provides artists with information about curators, including recent shares and other data intended to help users make better targeting decisions.

Take advantage of it.

If a blog has recently accepted several musicians similar to you, that’s useful information.

If its last 20 features bear no resemblance whatsoever to your music, you probably shouldn’t submit.

Prepare your Electronic Press Kit

If a blogger likes your music, make their job easy.

Have an Electronic Press Kit ready.

Your EPK should ideally contain:

• Short artist biography
• Longer artist biography
• High-resolution press photographs
• Artwork
• Streaming links
• Social media links
• Previous press coverage
• Important career highlights
• Contact information

SubmitHub specifically recommends having an EPK, artist information, recent photographs and relevant links available when approaching blogs.

Don’t force journalists to hunt around the internet looking for a decent photo of you.

Give bloggers a story

Great music helps.

But journalists write stories.

Why is your release interesting?

Maybe:

You recorded the album in your bedroom.

The song was written while travelling around Japan.

You collaborated with an interesting producer.

You’re part of an emerging local scene.

Your lyrics explore an unusual subject.

You built your own instrument.

You’re releasing one track every week for a year.

You’ve just sold out your first headline show.

There needs to be something to say beyond:

“Here is my new song.”

How to write a good SubmitHub pitch for music blogs

Keep it concise.

A useful pitch might look something like:

“Hey — I’m an independent electronic artist from Bristol and I’ve just released a melodic house single called ‘Afterlight’. It was written during an overnight train journey across Europe and sits somewhere between Ben Böhmer and Lane 8. I noticed you’ve recently covered several melodic electronic artists, so I thought it might fit your new music section.”

Short.

Specific.

Relevant.

It tells the journalist:

Who you are.

What the track is.

Why it’s interesting.

What it sounds like.

Why you’re contacting them.

That’s enough.

Don’t send the same pitch to everybody

Personalisation doesn’t mean writing 500 completely different messages.

You can keep the core information consistent.

But change the final part.

Explain why you’re approaching that publication.

Maybe:

“I enjoyed your recent coverage of…”

“I noticed you regularly feature…”

“This looks like a good fit for your…”

That one sentence proves the submission isn’t completely random.

Don’t oversell yourself

Avoid things like:

“The greatest independent single of 2026.”

“The next Ed Sheeran.”

“A revolutionary song that will change music forever.”

Let the journalist decide.

Give them facts and an interesting story.

You don’t need to tell them you’re brilliant.

Include useful artist information

If there’s something genuinely impressive happening, mention it.

For example:

• 100,000 Spotify streams
• Sold-out headline show
• Festival appearance
• Support tour
• Radio play
• Previous press
• Notable collaboration
• Fast-growing social audience

Don’t bury the interesting information.

If your song has just passed one million streams, say so.

Why smaller music blogs can be worth targeting

Everyone wants Rolling Stone.

But smaller specialist blogs can be extremely useful.

A publication dedicated entirely to underground techno probably has exactly the readers an emerging techno artist wants.

SubmitHub’s own submission guidance argues that multiple smaller but engaged and relevant outlets can sometimes be more useful than simply pursuing the biggest names.

Audience relevance matters more than prestige alone.

Use blog coverage after publication

Getting featured is only the beginning.

Once an article goes live:

Share it on Instagram.

Post it on X.

Put it on Facebook.

Add it to your website.

Add it to your EPK.

Send it to your mailing list.

Share it with your fans.

Tag the publication.

You could even use a strong quote from the review in future promotional material, where appropriate.

One article can become multiple pieces of marketing content.

Build relationships with journalists

Don’t think about press purely one release at a time.

If a blogger covers your first single, remember them.

When you release another song six months later, you already have a connection.

You can say:

“Thanks again for covering ‘Afterlight’ earlier this year. I’ve just released the follow-up…”

That’s a much warmer introduction.

Music careers are built over years.

Press relationships can be too.

SubmitHub doesn’t replace your entire PR strategy

You can use SubmitHub alongside traditional outreach.

Try:

SubmitHub.

Direct email pitches.

Local press.

Genre-specific publications.

College radio.

Podcasts.

YouTube channels.

TikTok creators.

Spotify playlist curators.

Online communities.

The broader your relevant outreach, the more chances your music has to travel.

But keep one word in mind:

Relevant.

Sending 1,000 generic emails isn’t necessarily better than sending 30 well-targeted pitches.

Can a music blog feature help you get signed?

Not on its own.

A label probably isn’t going to sign somebody simply because one small blog wrote about them.

But press coverage becomes another signal.

Combine:

Great songs.

Growing streams.

Audience growth.

Live demand.

Social engagement.

Press coverage.

Industry support.

Now you’re building a story.

That’s much more interesting.

Is SubmitHub good for getting music press?

It can be a useful route.

The biggest advantage is access.

Instead of searching Google for publications, finding contact details and wondering whether they even accept submissions, SubmitHub lets you identify participating blogs that are actively considering new music.

The key is using it intelligently.

Find publications that genuinely cover your genre.

Research what they’ve featured before.

Prepare a strong press kit.

Give them a story.

Keep your pitch short.

And don’t treat rejection as failure.

The objective isn’t for every music blog to like your music.

It’s to find the ones whose readers might.

SubmitHub music blog FAQs

Can SubmitHub get my music featured on blogs?

SubmitHub allows artists to submit music directly to participating music bloggers for consideration. A submission does not guarantee that the publication will cover your music.

Should I submit unreleased music to blogs?

Where possible, yes. SubmitHub recommends approaching music blogs with newer or unreleased tracks.

What should I send to a music blogger?

Have your music, artist biography, high-quality images, streaming and social links, contact information and ideally an Electronic Press Kit ready.

Do music blogs still matter?

They can. Music blogs provide third-party coverage, searchable content, quotes for promotional materials and additional credibility around an artist.

Does music press help SEO?

It can. Third-party articles create additional indexed pages associated with your artist and music. SubmitHub itself includes SEO among the longer-term benefits of music blog and press coverage.

Should I submit to big or small music blogs?

Both can be valuable. A smaller specialist publication with the right audience may sometimes be more useful than a larger publication whose readers aren’t interested in your genre.