Submit your music video
How to get your music video on TV.
It's easy to get started submitting your music video to Rive Music Video Promotion so we can start to get you AND your music video distributed to your audience. Just follow the four steps below, or contact us directly if you have questions or need further guidance.
What you'll need
Have these ready before you start.
Pulling every asset together first turns the submission into a one-pass exercise — no back-and-forth, no missing files holding up your delivery date.
QuickTime HD video master file
1080p, stereo audio. Preferably 24p or 29.97 fps frame rate.
Clean audio files in raw format
Press-approved artist images
Lyrics, bio, and noteworthy hype
Typed lyrics for closed-captioning, plus your artist bio and any press hits, label cosigns, or campaign hooks worth flagging.
The Process
Four steps to submission.
Each step is straightforward. The whole thing takes most artists a single afternoon once their master is exported.
- CH 01
Gather all media elements
Pull together every asset before you start the form — master file, audio, photos, lyrics, bio, hype. One pass beats five email threads.
- CH 02
Fill out the online submission form
The full Artist One Sheet is right at the bottom of this page. Song metadata, credits, bio, lyrics, socials, and streaming links — all in one pass, and it saves as you go so you can finish it later.
- CH 03
Upload all media elements
Secure upload via our company's Hightail link. Closed captioning, broadcast formatting, and digital delivery all handled by us.
spaces.hightail.com/uplink/RIVEVIDEO - CH 04
Process payment online securely & safely
Secure online payments accepted through PNC, Stripe, Zelle, credit card, debit card, company check or PayPal.
Read the fine print
What happens next
Once your music video is in our hands.
After submission, your music video moves into our distribution and (if you've booked a campaign) promotion pipeline. Here's the rhythm.
- CH 05
Broadcast prep
We master your file to network spec, add closed captioning, and format it for the outlets your tier covers (Viacom acquisitions for MTV/BET; programming + acquisitions teams at MTV, BET, REVOLT TV, and TEMPO Networks for Big Four).
- CH 06
Delivery to programmers
Digital delivery to the programmers and acquisitions meetings — same process the major labels use, built on three decades of programmer relationships.
- CH 07
Weekly tracking (campaigns only)
Full promotional campaigns include weekly tracking reports detailing where the music video is airing, programmer reactions, blog post links, and playlist placements. Submission-only tiers receive notifications from the Big Four package if/how programmers plan to use the video.
Artist One Sheet
Submit your music video info.
This is the full info sheet — the same one we've always used, now online. Almost every field is optional, so start it now and fill the rest as you get it. Your progress saves in this browser as you type.
Step 1 of 5: Start with the song.
Submit your music video info now to get started with your music video distribution.
Send a link to your music video and we'll send back a custom proposal — plus our free list of 500+ broadcast, OTT, retail, and DJ outlets where we get videos placed.