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Moe Shinola · Post by **Moe Shinola** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 3:53 am

I got an email from iHeart Media(iHeart Radio - Clear Channel Communications) soliciting new musical talent, so I sent a link to the best-sounding Soundcloud track for a collaboration I'm doing. They sent me this email back saying they think it's top 40 material, that they want to promote me, and included a couple of PDF attachments, one of which is an agreement requiring my signature. It's pretty straightforward, no obvious fishy language, and at the bottom of the form they specify how the promotion would be done - my choice from 4 packages, each one providing more airplay in more mediums, including in one of their many broadcast markets. The catch is that I would be paying them for this, from $100 for the low-end package up to $290 for the most generous. At the bottom of the form they swear up and down that this is not "pay-to-play", they even use that term, but I thought I'd reach out for some unbiased opinions if anyone has any, and maybe some prior experience with this promotion if anyone could share. Thanks for reading and for any feedback.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 4:37 am

Tell them you'll give them the $100 after you've had your Top 40 Hit.

Did they mention what music chart they were referring to?

Frantz · Post by **Frantz** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 10:48 am

It's a scam. Save your money.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Fri Jul 10, 2015 11:05 am

If you truly believe their claim that the track is Top 40 material then I would send out demos to some major labels before handing out my money to a promoter. I know there are other promotion companies out there who will promote you for a percentage of future sales ... no upfront fees.

tadly · Post by **tadly** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:30 am

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My band got the exact same email. I question whether it's legit because it came from a yahoo email address-iheartmediaincnewtalent@yahoo.com (mailto:address-iheartmediaincnewtalent@yahoo.com)

Anyone know more about this?

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:28 am

tadly wrote:My band got the exact same email. I question whether it's legit because it came from a yahoo email address-iheartmediaincnewtalent@yahoo.com

Anyone know more about this?

Obviously large media companies cant quite arrange email addresses of their own when soliciting unknown artists by email.

They only have $15 billion in assets, though, so I can see why they'd be randomly scouring soundcloud etc for artists they can promote for $100 a pop. Sounds completely legit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHeartMedia

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 1:01 pm

These guyz are great

guaranteedtop40hitfor100dollarwithhappyending(@)yahoo.com

Moe Shinola · Post by **Moe Shinola** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:07 pm

I guess asking around about this was a good idea, then.

Frantz · Post by **Frantz** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:33 pm

Yeah, that email address is a dead giveaway. If it doesn't come from iHeartMediaTotallyLegit(@)freeweb.com, you know it ain't real.

SampleScience · Post by **SampleScience** » Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:12 pm

Clearly a scam. Save your money for something else.

Promotional Opportunity from iHeart Media - Legit?