Musosoup publication badges explained

Publication badges highlight your strongest areas. Some badges are assigned automatically based on your activity, some require you to share information with us, and others are awarded at the discretion of the Musosoup team.

Badges are reviewed every two months. During each review, you may gain new badges or additional ones if you meet the requirements. You may also lose badges if the requirements are no longer met.

This guide explains how publication badges work, what each badge means, and how to earn and maintain them.

To find your publication badges, go to the Marketplace tab. Badges are shown under the name of your publication.

If you click on your publication name, you will be taken to your publication profile, where you can also see your badges in the 'About' section.

Artists also see your badges next to your name when they receive an offer from you and in your bundle posted on Marketplace.

This badge is awarded to publications ranked in the top 5% on Musosoup based on artist feedback quality, measured by the number of thumbs up received alongside overall review volume. Publications must remain active and constantly deliver coverage over the past three months.

This badge recognises publications that consistently deliver high levels of artist satisfaction across a strong volume of reviews.

This badge is awarded to publications whose blog is listed on Hype Machine, one of the most respected music blog aggregators.

This badge indicates that your publication meets the editorial and technical standards required for inclusion on Hype Machine.

This badge recognises publications that demonstrate the highest level of professionalism, reliability, and engagement across all areas of the platform. To achieve this badge, publications must:

This badge represents the highest standard of curator professionalism, consistency, and reliability on the platform.

This badge recognises publications that have been consistently operating in the music industry for at least 5 years while maintaining high standards on Musosoup for at least 6 months.

This badge highlights established publications with a strong track record of consistency, credibility, and quality within the music industry.

This badge recognises new publications that demonstrate strong commitment, quality, and proactiveness. Eligible publications are established less than 1 year ago, and have been maintining high standards on Musosoup for at least 2 months.

This badge helps newer publications stand out by highlighting their quality, reliability, and dedication, even at an early stage of growth.

This badge is awarded to publications that specialise in a specific, recognisable, and distinctive music genre rather than covering music broadly. This badge is awarded based on publication activity, genre consistency across sent offers and coverage, and evaluation by the Musosoup team.

Genre Specialist publications are highly valued by artists looking for curators who deeply understand and actively champion their specific sound.

This badge recognises publications ranked in the top 10% for writing quality, based on artist feedback and the volume of reviews received.

This badge signals to artists that your reviews, interviews, and features are exceptionally well written, thoughtful, and valuable.

This badge recognises publications whose websites meet high technical and SEO standards, as measured by Moz score.

To learn more about Moz score and how it is calculated, read this guide: Domain Authority: What is it and how is it calculated

This badge indicates that your website is well optimised for search engines and provides a strong technical foundation for content discovery.

This badge recognises publications whose websites attract significant and sustained traffic. To qualify, the publication must receive at least 5,000 website visitors per month. Traffic must be consistently maintained over the past three consecutive months.

This badge signals to artists that your coverage reaches a substantial and engaged audience.

This badge recognises publications with a strong and active social media presence, capable of reaching and engaging a large, high-quality audience across platforms. Assessment is based on verified data from HypeAuditor to ensure authenticity and performance.

This badge indicates that the publication’s social media presence is consistent, credible, and high performing, with a proven ability to reach and engage a broad and authentic audience.

This badge recognises publications that maintain high-quality, actively growing playlists with genuine listener engagement.

Great Playlist badge recognises playlists that provide real value to artists through active listener engagement, not just follower numbers.

Disclaimer:

Badge eligibility is reviewed using platform data, external tools, and assessment by the Musosoup team. Meeting the listed requirements does not guarantee a badge will be awarded, and all final decisions are made at the discretion of the Musosoup team.

Badge requirements and criteria may change over time as the platform continues to evolve.