A Deeper Look: The Hype Machine

How do you sell music on iTunes? Simple – you get attention. Sometimes that means selling out a major venue, other times that means being featured on a blog. And if you’re enough of a standout to be written about on a blog, we’ve got great news for you – you’re about to get some Hype.

The Hype Machine, a music and MP3 blog aggregator, conveniently accrues all major music bloggers onto one awesome site. The Hype Machine follows thousands of popular music bloggers, gathering the songs they write about onto an easy-to-browse database to simplify the process of finding and listening to new, buzz-worthy music.

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Site users can search The Hype Machine by obvious filters like genre, artist, or track – or more unique search criteria like blog popularity, remix-only, no-remix, and more. Launched in 2005, The Hype Machine is an easy favorite of indie music consumers who love to be “in the know” before songs and artists hit the main stream. The Hype Machine users can rate, review, and store their music into playlists – no download or payment required.

Want to climb aboard The Hype Machine?

Send your best tracks to a popular music blogger. While you won’t make money directly from a listing on The Hype Machine, this valuable tool can certainly make you popular.

How do you sell songs on iTunes? Be buzz-worthy, be blogged about, and stick with SongCast. If you can get the attention, we can sell your songs on iTunes.

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