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Press Release Submission Guidelines

Ensure the timely activation of your press release by following the guidelines below.

We accept professional press releases / news announcements only.
A press release must be at least 250 words.
Spell check and grammar check your press release. Excessive errors will result publication delays.

Do not include "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE".
Do not repeat the headline in the body text.
Do not include your publicist information in the body text. If applicable, select it from the "News Source" listbox.
Italicize album (film & book) titles with the <em> tag. You can italicize an album title like this: <em>Kind of Blue</em>.
Place song titles in "double quotes."
Use the h3 tag for subheaders within the article text box.
Hotlink all URLs. Non-hotlinked URLs will be removed.
Place all email addresses in the notification box (one address per line).
Do not abbreviate.
You can hotlink a musician's name to their All About Jazz musician page by placing two curly braces around their name, like this: {{m: Christian McBride = 9209}}.

Keep the title brief and punchy. Try to include the artist's name first. Shorter titles will place higher on searches. For live performances, try "[Artist Name] at [Venue Name] on [Date]"
It's ok to append tour dates to a press release, but you benefit most by uploading those events to the Jazz Near You calendar.
Select the city that applies under "Regional Information."
An accompanying image makes a big difference in the appearance of your announcement. Upload one.

We prepare every announcement prior to publication (following AAJ's style guide to ensure your announcement looks its absolute best).
We try to schedule one announcement per day.