Submit Your Music

Step 1) Get familiar with our music programming. We're interested in all types of music BUT we primarily focus on Hip Hop, R&B/Soul, Dance with a dash of Indie Rock and Pop.

WE WILL ONLY CONSIDER CLEAN VERSIONS. THAT MEANS NO CURSING. WE FOLLOW FCC STANDARDS.


Step 2) Submit. Make sure you give us as much relevant info. as possible to describe your submission. DO NOT SUBMIT MORE THAN 3 SONGS IN A SUBMISSION. We may just skip your submission altogether if you do.


Step 3) Wait. We review submissions twice a month at our music meetings. If we decide to add your track to our rotation we will contact you directly to let you know when your song with debut on the radio. Good luck! #teamvocalo


P.S.: ONCE AGAIN...IF YOU SUBMIT AN ENTIRE ALBUM WE WILL ENTIRELY SKIP YOUR SUBMISSION. P.P.S.: IF YOU SEND US A DOWNLOAD OR A SOUNDCLOUD LINK AND DON'T ENABLE THE DOWNLOAD WE WILL SKIP.

P.P.P.S.: YOU MUST INCLUDE ALBUM/SINGLE ART

Please Include a bio and/or information relevant to your submission

Music Submission

We give serious preference to radio-edits, meaning songs with no swearing. If your track is not clean, we might not give it a shot, regardless of how good it is. Again, if you're familiar with our music programming, you already know what kind of music we vibe with. So be sure you give us a listen! Please be sure that you label your track with the Title, Your Name, and Label. If you don't have a label, let us know it is self-released. Title_Artist_Label E.G. The Chicago Anthem_MC Lupe B_Self-Released

We know, music should have no genres. But please pick one.

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Music must have been released within the past 6 months to be considered.

Exclusive Premiere

If this is part of a future release, would you be interested in having Vocalo premiere it first?

What is your release date? Please keep in mind that submitting via this form gives Vocalo permission to play your track on the air.

Please attach MP3 files only or a zip folder. Files must not exceed 30MB. Please also submit a bio pic and/or Album Art that we can use in case we add you to our playlist.

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You can also provide us with links to dropbox/soundcloud, etc. However, if the files are not downloadable, we will not consider your track.

Social Media

Let us know where we can tag you if we add you to rotation

Misc Information (Optional)

We're collecting this information to see how we might create workshops/meet-ups to help strengthen the independent music community. Other than that, it's an FYI of things for you to think about doing as you release your music.

Are you registered with a Performing Rights Organization (PRO)

There are three main PROs in the United States: ASCAP, BMI & SESAC.

Is your release registered with Sound Exchange?

SoundExchange is a non-profit PRO https://www.soundexchange.com/artist-copyright-owner/registration-membership/

Is your release registered with either Nielsen SoundScan or BDS?

Nielsen Soundscan tracks the sales and streams of music and video. https://titlereg.soundscan.com/soundscantitlereg/ Nielsen BDS (short for Broadcast Data Systems) is a service that tracks monitored radio, TV and Internet airplay of songs. https://titlereg.soundscan.com/soundscantitlereg/registerISRC.aspx

Is your release registered with Mediabase?

Mediabase monitors radio airplay http://mbdev.mediabase.com/mmrweb/NewMusic.asp

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