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Press & Media
Music & Gigs is an independent music publication covering the global music scene — news, reviews, interviews, gig guides, and in-depth features. Whether you’re pitching a story or exploring a partnership, you’re in the right place.
We accept press releases, interview requests, advance streams, review copies and gig accreditation requests. We read everything we receive — but we only cover what genuinely fits our editorial focus. Please read our coverage policy before pitching.
We are an independent publication. We do not guarantee positive coverage in exchange for access. What you send us will be reviewed honestly.
We Cover
- Artists on tour or releasing new music
- Festival announcements and lineups
- Emerging artists across all genres
- Established and global acts making waves
- Music industry news and culture
We Don’t Cover
- Coverage guaranteed in exchange for access
- Generic press releases with no editorial angle
What to include in your pitch: Artist name, release or tour details, streaming links, hi-res press images, and any specific coverage requests. The more relevant context you give us, the faster we can turn it around.
Tips for a Great Pitch
Lead with the story
Tell us straight away why this is relevant to our readers right now — a tour, a release, a moment worth covering. Get to the point fast.
Keep it short and scannable
One paragraph, the key facts, a streaming link and press images. We receive a lot of pitches — the ones that get our attention are the ones that respect our time.
Don’t follow up immediately
If we’re interested we’ll be in touch. If we haven’t responded it usually means the pitch wasn’t the right fit rather than that we missed it.
Get in touch
Press, media & PR enquiries only
General Press & PR
News, Reviews & Interviews
Tour announcements, new releases, interview requests, advance streams and review copies.
press [at] musicandgigs.comGigs & Festival Accreditation
Live Show Access Requests
Guest list requests, festival accreditation, venue partnerships and live coverage access.
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Advertising & Parterships
Music & Gigs reaches passionate, engaged music fans who are actively looking for gig information, new music, and music news. That makes our audience highly receptive to brands across music, ticketing, lifestyle, and entertainment.
We keep advertising low-volume and high-relevance. No screen-filling ad stacks, and no promotions that have nothing to do with music. If you’ve got something our readers would genuinely want to know about — we’d love to talk.
Advertising & Partnerships
Ready to reach our audience?
Send us a brief outline of what you’re looking to promote, your target region and preferred format. We’ll come back to you with options and pricing.
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Write For Us
Music & Gigs is built by music fans who care deeply about honest, quality coverage. If that sounds like you — we’d love to hear from you.
We don’t pay contributors at this stage. What we do offer is a real publishing platform, a proper editorial process, press access to shows and events, bylined articles you can use in your portfolio, and the chance to grow alongside a publication that’s genuinely going somewhere.
We’re particularly looking for writers and photographers who can cover gigs on the ground in their city. If you’re regularly going to shows and you can write or shoot honestly about what you see, that’s more valuable to us than a journalism degree.
What We’re Looking For
- Live reviewers who attend shows regularly and know their local scene inside out
- News writers who can turn around a short, accurate news post quickly when a story breaks
- Album and single reviewers with a genuine critical voice and knowledge of the genre they’re covering
- Feature writers who can pitch original ideas and deliver long reads that hold a reader’s attention
- Interviewers who can hold their own in a conversation with an artist and find the story behind the story
- Photographers with live music experience or a strong existing portfolio
How to Apply
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Read the site first
Spend 10 minutes reading what we publish. Make sure your voice and interests genuinely fit what we do.
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Send us three things
A short intro (3 sentences), your city and what you’d cover, and a link to something you’ve written — a blog, a review, anything that shows us how you write.
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We’ll be in touch
If we think you’re a fit we’ll ask for a trial piece on a brief we give you. No guarantees, but every application gets read.
Send your application to
contributors [at] musicandgigs.com