Get your track on The Unsigned Guide Spotlight in 2026!
Blog by Louise Dodgson under Artist Managers, Creative & Branding, Finance, Law & Music Business, Live, Media, Music Publishing, Music Training & Careers, Record Labels, Recording & Production, Selling & Distributing Your Music
14th November 2019
Every month we listen to the tracks sent into us by our unsigned and emerging members, and narrow it down to our top 5 picks deserving of the Spotlight. The Spotlight selections are posted about on our blog, across social media, and featured in our Spotify playlists. Oh, and we also shout about them to our 21,000 strong mailing list!
That's not all! We also release our Fresh playlist every month which is the first place to hear brand new releases from past & present Spotlight acts. Selected Spotlight acts will also bag 12 months free access to Ditto Pro. Check here for full details. And finally, you can rest assured we'll be passing on our Spotlight tips to other music industry insiders.
Which music industry insiders will my track be sent to?
A select bunch of 40+ music industry professionals, ranging from managers, gig promoters, PR companies and labels to tastemaker blogs, radio stations and music publishers, are all personally sent our Spotlight tracks every month. They guarantee to listen and if they like what they hear, they'll be in touch!
Check out the full list below:
Alcopop! Records (Johnny Foreigner, Get Inuit, Tellison, Fight Like Apes & more)
Ask Me PR (Bird To Beast, The Travelling Band, Cavalry, Deadbear & more)
Big Hug Management (Flowvers, Michael Baker, Emilia Tarrant)
Big Life Management (Nadine Shah, Hyde & Beast, Lamb, Bloc Party, Badly Drawn Boy & more)
End of the Trail (The Howlers, Sam Eagle, Jekyll, Luvia)
LAB Records (BEKA, The K's, swim school, Hockey Dad, The Lathums)
Prescription PR (Beck, Weezer, REM, Paul Weller, The Unthanks & more)
Rough Trade Recordings (Amyl & The Sniffers, Sleaford Mods, Warpaint, Gruff Rhys, Goat Girl, This Is The Kit)
Skinny Dog Records (I Am Kloot, Peter & The Wolf, Jackie O & more)
Some Friendly (The Horrors, Ladyhawke, Buzzcocks, Bo Ningen & more)
Top Button Digital (Manchester Orchestra, Pesky!, She Drew The Gun & more)
Transgressive Records (Foals, Gengahr, Mutual Benefit, Alvvays, Two Door Cinema Club & more)
Tri-Tone/Strictly Confidential (VITAMIN, Natalie McCool, Girl Friend & more)
How do I get featured on the Spotlight blog?
Our Spotlight blog is compiled every month from fresh new music submitted to us by our members. We want to hear from you! We select 5 of the best tracks from our members, so if you want to be in the running you'll need to sign up to The Unsigned Guide then login, or follow the instructions in your Welcome email to submit a track for Spotlight consideration to us. If you're already a member and still not sure about how to submit your music for Spotlight, just give us a shout via our Contact page & we'll help you out!
Check out our blog for tips on how to best submit your track & what info to include here.
Members of The Unsigned Guide get access to our huge directory of over 8,000 UK music industry contacts. Find out more about the directory and the other services we provide to help emerging bands and artists here:
Further Reading
Tags
emerging artists, emerging music review, music industry contacts, music pr, music submission, the unsigned guide spotlight, unsigned artist opportunities
