Song Review

Trying to get your music on television or in movies? ACM Records been involved in the music industry for over 20 years, and has the experience and expertise in placing music and songs on the "big screen" to the "silver screen". We can critique your song and give you an honest review. To see how the review works, please go to the next section.

What you get when you submit your demo to ACM Records

Guaranteed access to accredited music industry professionals.A confidential and honest critique of your song from a member of our ACM Records Review Board.

How does it work?

You pay a $50 submission fee for the direct and private services of one of our ACM Records Review Board members who will listen to your song in its entirety and write an honest and constructive review. This music industry professional will advise you on your strengths and weaknesses, and make suggestions about what direction you may want to take to improve your craft. You can get a more tailored review by asking the reviewer to focus on particular elements of your music. Your song will usually be reviewed in 1-2 weeks.
Retain all the rights to your song.

How do I submit a song?

All you have to do is go to the Submit Song section. Once there, simply fill out the proper information in the form, click on the "Upload..." button to upload your song to our server, and we'll review it.

Note: In order to upload, you must pay the $50 fee. Once the transaction been completed, we'll send you the submission code, and you can upload anytime.

About Review

Want to get involved in the music industry without going through American Idol? Instead of spending a day in line (literally) to be judged, you can submit a song and we'll review it. Unlike giving a "You're the worst singer in New York" judgement, we tell you what are your strengths and weaknesses. If you get a bad review and want to try again, you can submit as many times as you wish.

ACM Records Review Board is composed of professionals with significant experience in the music industry. They are motivated by a desire to help unsigned artists develop their talent and are always looking for the next promising star.

Unlike most music review sites, ACM Records guarantees that one of our judges will listen to the music you submit in its entirety carefully consider it and write a confidential review tailored to your submission. The reviews are not written to please you, but to give you an honest, to-the-point and constructive opinion of how your music may fair in the commercial world.

To see a list of our clients, please go to our client section.

To be considered for Promotion or Publishing you must receive a 7 or above.

What's in a review

When you submit your song, you may request the review to pay attention to certain elements of the music or give specific advice. In general, however, the ACM Records Review Board member who review your song will comment on the following elements, assigning a rating 1 to 10 each:

Music

The song as a whole: melody, groove, and chord progression.

Lyrics

Just the words, separate from performance, and whether they suit the music.

Arrangement/Production

Arrangement: Song structure, flow, and instrumentation. How well do the sounds in the song blend together? What instruments are used, and how? Production: Sound quality and clarity of the recording.

(Note that we have grouped arrangement and production in one category to level the playing field for those artists without access to expensive sound equipment and recording studios.)

Lead Vocal

Vocal performance: power, range, and technique. Is there emotion and a genuine feel to the vocals?

Musicianship

How well are the instruments played (or programmed)? Other considerations include skill, technique, and emotional expression.

Originality

Whether the music is fresh and new in a way that works. Is there anything that the reviewer hasn't heard before? Is this a new hybrid?

Marketability

How much appeal does this song have in the public arena? Does it have the potential to sell in today's market, within its genre?

General

This is where the reviewer writes general comments about the song and what directions you can take to further develop your music. You may interpret the 10-point scale as follows:

Scores of 1-3:

The artist has "missed the mark". Needs a lot of work.

Scores of 4-6:

Average, nothing out of the ordinary; a good try that fails to catch the reviewer's attention. There is nothing particularly wrong, but it doesn't move the reviewer.

Scores of 7-8:

This is something inspirational and has a good spark to it. If the reviewer scores the song this high in several categories, it's a great song that has the potential to be signed. It is as good as anything in the market right now. Makes an Industry A&R person say, "I would love to hear more..."

Scores of 9-10:

This is an exceptional work that blows the reviewer away. If the song earns many 9's or 10's, it's hot!Score of N/A: Is used only for Lyrics, Arrangement/Production, Musicianship and Lead Vocal. For example, an instrumental song would receive a "N/A" score for lyrics and lead vocal.If you're interested in submitting a song, please click here to upload it.