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Keep your music. Get your audience.

MBSGG is not a label. We do not take your masters, your publishing, your copyrights, or a cut of your name. We give you the two things a label makes you trade all of that for — real exposure, and real ways to get paid for what you play.

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You keep 100% of your masters

We never ask for ownership of a recording. Not for airplay, not ever.

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You keep 100% of your publishing

Your songs stay yours. We help you register them — we do not take them.

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No exclusivity

Play anywhere else you want. Sign elsewhere later. Nothing here blocks you.

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No cut of anything we didn't earn you

Your shows, your merch, your streaming, any deal you land yourself — we take nothing. Paid services are priced up front, and you choose them.

The Deal, In Plain English

The trade every artist is asked to make — and why we do not ask it.

The traditional model says: give us your rights and we will give you a chance. Most artists take it, because a chance is the only thing they cannot manufacture alone.

We think that is a false choice. Exposure is a service. It can be offered at a fair price — or free — without anyone signing away the one asset they actually own.

To be precise about it: airplay and submission are free. Some services — recording, release, publishing administration — are paid, and they are priced openly before you buy. What never happens is MBSGG taking ownership of your work.

If any agreement we ever put in front of you asks for your masters, your publishing or exclusivity, do not sign it. That is not our model.

What You Actually Get

Four ways your work reaches people.

Not one channel. Four — because an independent artist needs repetition across formats far more than one lucky placement.

01 · Television

Airplay on
MBSGGTV

Music videos, live performance sets and artist features in rotation on MBSGGTV, carried on Roku and the web.

  • Video and performance rotation
  • Artist feature segments
  • Live showcase broadcasts
02 · Radio

Rotation on
MBSGG Radio

Where a song reaches somebody who was not looking for it — driving to work, cooking dinner, sitting in a waiting room.

  • Music rotation
  • Artist interviews
  • New release features
03 · Press

Features in
Signal & Song

A real publication with a real readership. Artist profiles, release coverage and the business reporting independents rarely get.

  • Artist profiles
  • Release coverage
  • Press you can quote
04 · Development

Bloodstone
Legacy Academy

Education, mentorship and career preparation from our nonprofit education partner — for artists who want to build a business, not just a song.

  • Branding and identity
  • The craft and business of music
  • Career preparation
Our Education Partner

Bloodstone Legacy Academy.

Bloodstone Legacy Academy is a separate nonprofit that offers education, mentorship and career preparation for independent artists. MBSGG does not run or sell the Academy — we partner with it, and artists who come through it can bring their finished work to MBSGGTV.

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Identity

Artist identity, branding, and the honest question of who your audience actually is.

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Craft

Songwriting, recording and performance, with feedback from people who tell you the truth.

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Business

Publishing, royalties, splits, money management, and how to read a contract before you sign it.

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Launch

Content creation, social strategy and preparing for showcases and media.

What the Academy covers.

Programs, schedules and costs are set by the Academy, not by MBSGG. Ask us and we will connect you with the right people.

You do not need to attend the Academy to be played on MBSGG. Most of the artists on our network never have. Talent can come from anywhere — including your bedroom and your phone.

Paid Session Work

Play on our songs. Get paid. Get credited.

We write and demo our songs first, then hire real musicians to play the final parts — and we find most of them on social media. If you post covers and riffs from your bedroom, you are exactly who we are looking for.

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Record at home

Your gear, your schedule, your sound.

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A flat fee per part

Agreed in writing before you play a note.

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Credited by name

Your name, your instrument and your handle on the release.

Artist Services

Everything else, priced openly.

Airplay and submission are free and always will be. These are the paid services, for when you want them. Every price is published, and none of them is required to be played on the network.

Recording

Studio &
production

$60/hr and up
  • Studio recording
  • Mixing
  • Mastering
  • Video production

Packages available.

Release

Get it out
properly

$350+
  • Cover art
  • Liner notes
  • Press release
  • Distribution
  • QR hub & marketing assets

All-in-one release solution.

Publishing

Collect what
you're owed

$350+
  • Copyright guidance
  • PRO registration
  • Publishing administration
  • Royalty collection

You keep 100% ownership of every song. Administration is a service, not a transfer.

Sync

Film, TV
& games

$500–$20,000+
  • Film
  • Television
  • Commercials
  • Games
  • Podcasts

Per opportunity. Commission applies only to placements MBSGG secures for you — never to deals you land yourself.

Artist FAQ

What artists ask us first

Does MBSGG take any of my rights?

No. We never take masters, publishing, copyrights or exclusivity, and we take no cut of your outside income. You keep 100 percent of everything you own. We ask only for written permission to broadcast your recording, and you can withdraw that permission at any time.

Is it free to submit my music?

Yes. Submitting music for airplay consideration is free, and National Spotlight submissions are free. There is no submission fee, now or later.

What kind of music do you play?

Any genre. Smooth jazz, R&B, soul, gospel, hip-hop, rock, folk, instrumental and everything in between. What matters is that the work is original and yours, and everything we air meets our family-friendly content standard.

Do I have to be signed or registered with a PRO?

No. You do not need a label, a distributor or a PRO registration to be played on MBSGG. If you are not registered with a performing rights organization we will ask for written permission to broadcast, which costs you nothing and takes nothing.

How is this different from playlist pitching services?

Playlist services pitch you to algorithmic playlists on platforms you do not control. MBSGG gives you airplay on a television network, rotation on a radio station and coverage in a magazine — three channels, run by people, with a named human deciding to play you.

What is Bloodstone Legacy Academy?

Bloodstone Legacy Academy is a separate nonprofit and MBSGG's education partner. It offers education, mentorship and career preparation for independent artists, covering identity and branding, songwriting and recording, the business of music, and content and social strategy. MBSGG does not run or sell the Academy, and you do not need to attend it to be played on MBSGG. Ask us and we will connect you.

Send us your song.

Free to submit. No rights requested. If it belongs on the network we will tell you — and if it does not yet, we will tell you why.