HOW TO GET PLAYED ON NATIONAL RADIO | Promote Your Music

How do you do a metadata tag ?

Do you know if any bbc radio stations play U.S. artists

Thanks Maddy, I'm still unsure about sending download link to radio, does that mean radio can play it BEFORE its released, and it doesn't interfere with the distributor process. 🤔

Is it normal for stations to ask for money for them to play your song? They're saying to get played on the station I should pay $30-60 USD and I'm wondering if it's standard practice or a scam.

When do I pitch? 2 weeks before the release? 1? On the day of the release?

What if there are practically no smaller artists that sound like someone? What if their influences don't line up with what their peers are inspired by and thus they don't really have a comparable sound, even if theoretically in the same genre.

Yeah gonna be a massive rock star with your advice

Great video

Excellent! Your advice is the best!

Great advice I,m a Cameroonian thanks for the information

Great information here!!! Though should I contact the radio or a specific person at the radio? Basically where can I find the emails to pitch to?

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Regional radio

Introduce yourself and what done in the past what doing currently who produced the track

Dropbox

You gotta pay. No other way. A nationwide hit in the US will cost around $2million to get the required airplay.

Thank you for this video, it was very informational :)
I wish my music was on the radio but I can honestly only think of one or two that are good enough to be at the moment... a few more songs are planned though and they might be good enough...

the best idea for radio thanks a lot

super vid mate

You need money to get it on radio or tv in my country

Awesome!

But should we send the download link before release day? What if the radio plays it before release day?

Sick!

Thanks!

If the hood likes your music you by pass this. Radio will fuck with majority. Majority rules!

Its honestly not even my music, it's my friends and he doesn't even know I'm trying to do this for him. Bro is just going through one hell of a rough patch and kinda backed off on his music for multiple reasons. But I feel like I'm starting to see him give up a little and to be honest its breaking my heart. Thank you for posting this, I dont know if anything will come of it but I seriously hope so. He's extremely talented yet underrated(I know everyone says this but seriously). I just dont want him to give up on one of the few things that make him happy. Thank you again for making this. Peace to all✌🙏

Share what file to send for download and the information to be in the file!

Helpful video but there are two mistakes here: 1) you can preview tracks in dropbox before downloading, and actually at a much higher quality than you can on SoundCloud & 2) you can download enable private Soundcloud links too, so no need to have two separate links!

Thank you

Exemplary advice.

I started station on SoundCloud and I got 121 view

Great video! In your video you said you can add a wetransfer link so the producer can download it if he wants to play it. But How do you get streams when your song is playing on the radio?

Hey great information however is this information still applicable today for 2021 ? If there's any new impressions please share . Thanks

if Im in Canada, will me pitching to BBC work? If trying to get exposure in UK.

Information is crazy! Thank you so much this is awesome!

Thanks very helpful advice

BBC introducing says you must be a Uk resident... so what about us who arnt I’m the uk?

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Good work. Nice and concise, easy to follow.

Hey there, great video, so hard to find tips on getting radio plays. I've one question: do i get it right that in the FIRST e-mail i should put the soundcloud link (so they can easily listen to it) and right add the download link, in case they wanna play it? What if it's yet unreleased though? Can I go with the private link in the first mail and send the live link later after release? Thank you! Laura

Amazing tunes charge 30 euro for 8 uploads.
This video was made in 2018 so I'm gonna assume that this charge nonsense is a recent enough development.

Probably should have mentioned that BBC Introducing is only for UK musicians only

"Something that gives you a bit of legitimacy, so they know if they listen to the track, they're gonna like it." Well, jolly good!

So at the last part you’re saying to find the people who work at those respective radio stations we want spins on and contact them through LinkedIn and social sites like those?

Real musicians will do their own thing and avoid this conformist patronising crap

Great video, but I’m assuming it’s more targeted to UK artist?

This was very helpful thanks