How to Get Featured in Artist Weekly
A music-specific title reads as belonging in a way a business publication does not. Here is what Artist Weekly covers.
An artist with a feature in a business magazine has something slightly odd. An artist with a feature in a music publication has something that makes sense, and in this category making sense is most of the value.
A title that covers music all the time
Artist Weekly covers music and the artists making it, from emerging acts through to established names, with the kind of profile piece a general title rarely runs.
A music-specific publication reads as belonging. For labels, venues, promoters and fans, a feature somewhere that writes about music constantly carries more weight than a bigger name that has never written about your genre and will not again.
Who it suits
Musicians and singers, producers and songwriters, and artists building a public profile rather than promoting a single release.
It is particularly useful for emerging artists, who are rarely covered by major titles at all and often need a credible, findable piece before anyone else will take them seriously.
What makes a good piece
The person and the work together. Where the sound comes from, what the artist is trying to do, what they have released and what is coming.
Music coverage is personality-led, so an artist unwilling to say anything specific about themselves produces a weak feature no matter how good the music is.
Earned versus secured
A writer independently deciding to cover you is earned coverage. Nobody sells it.
A feature written to your brief and approved by you before publication is a secured placement. It is a real article on a real music publication, it stays findable when somebody searches your name, and it is paid. Both are legitimate; a provider should tell you which without being pushed.
Getting started
Publisive places clients in Artist Weekly and across the music and culture press. We write the piece to your brief, you approve every word, and we are clear about what the placement is.
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Frequently asked questions
01Why use a music title instead of a bigger general publication?
Because for labels, venues, promoters and fans, a feature somewhere that writes about music constantly carries more weight than a bigger name that has never covered your genre and will not again.
02Does it work for emerging artists?
It is one of the better options for them. Major titles rarely cover emerging acts at all, and a credible, findable feature is often what makes other people take an artist seriously enough to look further.
03What makes a good music feature?
The person and the work together: where the sound comes from, what the artist is trying to do, what is released and what is coming. Music coverage is personality-led, so an artist unwilling to say anything specific produces a weak piece however good the music is.
