Submissions

Music submissions

Introduce your music to Indie Music Bus

Independent artists can share their music directly for editorial consideration.

Choose your next step

Submit Music

Introduce your music to Indie Music Bus for editorial consideration. Independent artists at every career stage are welcome.

Use the form below to share your music and choose the editorial opportunities that interest you. Submission does not guarantee coverage or placement.

Submit your music

Submit Opps

Do you run a radio station, music blog, playlist, or another outlet that accepts music directly? Help independent artists discover you by applying to list your opportunity in our directory.

Share the music you consider, how artists should submit, and any fees or requirements. You must be authorized to represent the outlet. Applications are reviewed before a listing is published.

Submit your opportunity

Browse Opps

Discover radio stations, music blogs, playlists, and other places to share your music in our Music Opportunities directory. Explore listings by genre and opportunity type, then check each listing for submission instructions, fees, and availability.

Each outlet makes its own decisions. A directory listing does not guarantee a response, coverage, or placement. To submit directly to Indie Music Bus, use the form below.

Browse Music Opportunities

For independent artists

Tell us about your music

Independent artists at every career stage are welcome. You do not need a label, publicist, or previous Indie Music Bus connection. Share your bio, location, sound, and public music links, then choose from the opportunities currently available. Some opportunities, including music reviews, have specific genre guidelines.

What are you interested in?

Choose any that interest you. Of Absolute Importance is optional, and every choice is considered separately.

For a selected interview, an artist may optionally offer readers a chance to win a handwritten lyric sheet, signed keepsake, or another personal item; offering one never affects interview selection. ?

This does not affect editorial consideration and does not commit you to provide a prize unless the details are agreed. ?

Review scope: I am not trained in classical music. I can only confidently review Rock, Country, Pop, Metal, Folk, and Singer-Songwriter music. This describes the limits of my review experience, not the value of music outside those genres.

Where can I hear your music?

Add at least one public artist, release, or listening link. You can include up to three.

Was AI involved in creating or producing any of the music you linked?

Choose Not sure if you do not know. This answer provides context only. It does not automatically determine consideration or a public AI Music or Non-AI Music label.

Introduce the artist, the music, notable history, and what listeners should know. Plain text is best.

Your submission is private and used only for review. It stays on this site until it is deleted. Read the Privacy Policy and Submission Policy.

One artist profile per artist and contact every 30 days. If the music feels like a fit, Walter will get in touch.

What Indie Music Bus can offer

One introduction can open several editorial possibilities.

You can ask to be considered for an artist feature, interview, playlist, Song Story, music review, or Of Absolute Importance. Choose any that interest you. Of Absolute Importance is an optional path and does not narrow the other possibilities.

Useful details when you need them

The submission and privacy policies are here when you want more detail about the process and how your information is handled.