FACTS on FAQ's
|
independent
ARTISTS HOW DO inDependent
ARTISTS GET THEIR MUSIC ON-AIR SO EASILY? HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? send an *uncensored
mp3 including correct meta-data ( Song title + artist ) to [email protected] or on our song submission page $0
= 100% free THAT'S IT. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS MAKE IT EASY FOR US TO MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU! WE ACCEPT MP3 FORMAT ONLY! HOW do ARTISTS SONGS play MORE THAN JUST ONE TIME?
*More requests for a song* = *More plays of the song* so... Tell your fans & followers to visit getpdxradio.com to request your songs! SONG REQUEST HOW DO ARTISTS GET PAID WHEN THEIR SONG PLAYS on pdx radio?
HOW can ARTISTS PROMOTE ON PDX RADIO?
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? promote your NExt SINGLE drop, ALBUM RELEASE OR UPCOMING EVENT on pdx radio! contact us: send the event info and/or your press release to: [email protected] |
pdx
radio ABOUT US
PDX RADIO™
STANDS OUT AS A REVOLUTIONARY INTERNATIONAL STREAMING PLATFORM DESIGNED TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF TALENTED UNDERGROUND ARTISTS WORLDWIDE! Our mission is simple: provide emerging artists with the opportunity to share their music with a global audience, free from subscription or membership fees. We showcase the finest Hip Hop and R&B talents from around the world, ensuring their music reaches passionate fans everywhere. Unlike other services, PDX Radio offers unparalleled global reach without financial barriers for listeners or artists. BY CONNECTING ARTISTS WITH THEIR TARGET AUDIENCE ON A MASSIVE SCALE, WE'RE TRANSFORMING THE LANDSCAPE OF MUSIC DISCOVERY AND EMPOWERING ARTISTS TO ACHIEVE MAINSTREAM LEVEL SUCCESS! AT PDX RADIO, WE'RE MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER PLATFORM. WE'RE A CATALYST FOR THE ELEVATION OF UNDERGROUND TALENT ONTO THE GLOBAL STAGE. JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY AND CREATIVITY OF HIP HOP AND R&B AS WE CONTINUE TO REDEFINE THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE GLOBAL HIP HOP MUSIC EVOLUTION! 
quick links
license to stream
"BMI was founded in 1939 by forward-thinkers who wanted to represent songwriters in emerging genres, like jazz, blues and country, and protect the public performances of their music. BMI is currently the largest music rights organization in the U.S. and continues to nurture new talent and new music. BMI is the bridge between songwriters and the businesses and organizations that want to play their music publicly. As a global leader in music rights management, BMI serves as an advocate for the value of music, representing over 22.4 million musical works created and owned by more than 1.4 million songwriters, composers and music publishers." hip hop
culture WHY DO PEOPLE
LISTEN TO HIP-HOP? HIP-HOP MUSIC INSPIRES PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN A MORE POSITIVE WAY. (DAILY UNIVERSE) WHEN LOOKING PAST THE EDGY LYRICS, HIP-HOP CULTURE ACTUALLY ADVOCATES FOR:
LYRICS IN HIP-HOP MUSIC ALSO:
|
global
audience who in the world listens to pdx radio ?
where do they listen from?
how do i request a song?
|
AMERICAN HIP HOP HAS HAD A very SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON GLOBAL MUSIC CULTURE.
ITS POPULARITY EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE U.S. AND HAS INFLUENCED ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE.
ITS POPULARITY EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE U.S. AND HAS INFLUENCED ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES WORLDWIDE.
|
AFRICA:
HIP-HOP HAS MADE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT IN AFRICA. AFRICAN ARTISTS HAVE INCORPORATED AMERICAN HIP-HOP ELEMENTS INTO THEIR MUSIC, CREATING UNIQUE BLENDS OF SOUNDS THAT REFLECT THEIR LOCAL CULTURES. IN COUNTRIES LIKE NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA, GHANA, AND KENYA, HIP-HOP HAS BECOME A DOMINANT GENRE, WITH ARTISTS LIKE WIZKID, BURNA BOY, SARKODIE, AND NASTY C GAINING INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION |
ASIA:
AMERICAN HIP-HOP HAS GAINED POPULARITY IN VARIOUS ASIAN COUNTRIES. SOUTH KOREA, IN PARTICULAR, HAS SEEN A RISE IN THE POPULARITY OF HIP-HOP AND RAP MUSIC, WITH THE EMERGENCE OF THE K-HIP-HOP SCENE. KOREAN HIP-HOP ARTISTS LIKE BTS, BLACKPINK, AND JAY PARK HAVE ACHIEVED INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS AND COLLABORATED WITH AMERICAN HIP-HOP ARTISTS, FURTHER BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE TWO CULTURES. |
EUROPE:
HIP-HOP HAS A MASSIVE FOLLOWING IN EUROPE. COUNTRIES LIKE FRANCE, GERMANY, THE UNITED KINGDOM, SWEDEN, AND THE NETHERLANDS HAVE VIBRANT HIP-HOP SCENES WITH LOCAL ARTISTS WHO CREATE MUSIC IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGES. EUROPEAN AUDIENCES HAVE EMBRACED AMERICAN HIP-HOP, WITH ARTISTS LIKE EMINEM, JAY-Z, KANYE WEST, AND DRAKE ENJOYING WIDESPREAD POPULARITY AND PERFORMING SOLD-OUT SHOWS ACROSS THE CONTINENT. |
LATIN AMERICA:
AMERICAN HIP-HOP HAS INFLUENCED LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC SCENES AS WELL. LATIN ARTISTS OFTEN INCORPORATE HIP-HOP BEATS, FLOWS, AND LYRICAL STYLES INTO THEIR MUSIC, CREATING GENRES LIKE REGGAETON, TRAP LATINO, AND LATIN HIP-HOP. ARTISTS SUCH AS BAD BUNNY, J BALVIN, ANUEL AA, AND KAROL G HAVE ACHIEVED GLOBAL SUCCESS BY BLENDING LATIN AND HIP-HOP ELEMENTS. |
AMERICAN HIP-HOP ARTISTS OFTEN COLLABORATE WITH ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, FURTHER SPREADING THE GENRE'S INFLUENCE. COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS HAVE PRODUCED CHART-TOPPING HITS AND INTRODUCED NEW AUDIENCES TO DIFFERENT STYLES AND SOUNDS.
music industry
statistics
|
IN 2019:
52 / 100 TOP-STREAMED SONGS (6 of THE TOP 10) IN THE U.S. WERE FROM THE HIP-HOP GENRE ( MBW 2019 ) |
Global Music Sales by Distribution
83% of music industry revenue in the US comes from music streaming. (RIAA) |
BASED ON THE IFPI survey
( International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ) 1.85 BILLION PEOPLE, OR 26% OF all MUSIC LISTENERS WORLDWIDE, LISTEN TO HIP-HOP |
hip hop
repRESENTED 32.2 % of all ON-DEMAND VIDEO STREAMS from the u.s. in 2021 |
|
In 2004,
the hip-hop industry was worth $10 billion |
|
(ABC News, Wonder)
|
R&B/Hip-Hop
while landing third in music genre sales share, doubled its sales in the last 10 years. Data from 2017. Music genre Revenue percentage Pop 31.1% Rock 24.1% Hip-hop/R&B 11.9% Dance 5.9% Country 5.3% Classical 4.3% Latin 1.9% Jazz 1.4% Other 14.1% (Music & Copyright) |
Percentage of US listeners listening to
online music in a car via smartphone: 2021 50% 2020 45% 2019 41% 2018 42% 2017 38% 2016 34% 2015 32% 2014 23% ( edison research ) |
YEARly PERCENTAGE
OF HIP-HOP LISTENERS IN THE U.S.: 2021 27.7 % = 93.3 MILLION 2020 28.2 % = 92.9 MILLION 2019 27.7 % = 90.9 MILLION 2018 31.2 % = 101.9 MILLION 2017 25.1 % = 81.6 MILLION ( NIELSEN MUSIC REPORTS 2017-2019 ) ( MRC DATA REPORTS 2020-2021 ) |
HIP-HOP
TAKEs A LARGE CUT OF ALL MUSIC SALES 2021 HIP HOP % AMONG ALL OTHER GENRES: TOTAL ALBUMS SALES 13.7% PHYSICAL ALBUM SALES 13.3% DIGITAL ALBUM SALES 15% DIGITAL SONG SALES 21.2% TOTAL ON-DEMAND STREAMS 29.9% ON-DEMAND VIDEO STREAMS 32.2% ON-DEMAND AUDIO STREAMS 29.8% ( MRC DATA REPORTS 2021 ) |
check these facts + more @ headphonesaddict.com
navigation
links
THIS HAS BEEN ANOTHER pRETTY dOPE xPERIENCE brought to you by:
|
|
|
business director
HANDLING business
so you can get back to making music |
|
"YOU GOT IT FIRST,
YOU HEARD IT LIVE, ONLY ON PDX RADIO!" |
|
"DOPE IS OUR MIDDLE NAME!"
" CITY OF ROSES "
|
|
"FROM ANYWHERE
TO EVERYWHERE ON PLANET EARTH!" |
|
Vertical Divider
** how to submit your music:
|
|
RADIO ACTIVE SINCE 2019
|
130+ COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE
|
CA$H APP $PDXRADIO
|
LINKTREE PDXRADIO
|
DIGITAL SERVICE PROVIDER
|
MUSIC STREAM LICENSE
|
© 2019-2025 Pretty Dope Xperience, LLC™ | global digital service provider
dsp licensed by broadcast music, inc. | All Rights Reserved.
dsp licensed by broadcast music, inc. | All Rights Reserved.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|