Hooked Engine

Press and publicity

Hooked Engine

Press for music, art, and your business. Tell us the story. We will say whether it can be pitched.

This inquiry is for

Music reviews are for musicians with a recording editors can hear.

A few sentences: what is new, the date if you have one, and what you can share.

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An editor still decides what runs. Nothing on this page is a guaranteed placement.

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Fashion titles a model’s story is usually aimed at.

  • Vogue
  • WWD
  • Vanity Fair
  • Allure
  • Elle
  • Glamour
  • Hello!
  • Variety
  • Bustle
  • Us Weekly
  • OK!
  • Architectural Digest

Music

Where a recording or a release can be pitched.

  • Rolling Stone
  • Billboard
  • Pitchfork
  • The Source
  • Spin

The wider list

Named only when the story belongs there.

  • Time
  • Robb Report
  • Condé Nast Traveler
  • Bon Appétit
  • Travel + Leisure
  • Forbes
  • Fast Company
  • Fortune
  • Bloomberg
  • Reuters
  • Associated Press
  • Financial Times
  • The Washington Times
  • Los Angeles Times
  • New York Post
  • Chicago Tribune
  • Miami Herald
  • USA Today
  • Business Insider
  • Entrepreneur
  • Inc.
  • TechCrunch
  • Mashable
  • VentureBeat
  • CIO
  • CNBC
  • Fox Business
  • Yahoo Finance
  • Apple News
  • MSN
  • Gulf News
  • International Business Times

Press outlets over 1,200

The edition is named before anyone is pitched. Seeing a mark here is not proof that a story has already run.

How a campaign is built

  • The brief

    You name the work, the date, and who it is for. If there is no story an editor can use, we say so before a pitch goes out.

  • The fit

    A campaign is aimed at the mastheads that actually cover that work. Fashion, music, business, or culture, and only when the story belongs there.

  • The decision

    We log who was asked. The editor still decides what runs. A name on this page is not a placement, and coverage is never guaranteed.

Also on the desk

More than models and musicians

We work with artists, public figures, entrepreneurs, brands, and emerging talent looking to build visibility through strategic media coverage. We also work with small businesses and consumer products.

The pitch is the same one used for a model or a musician: a true story, sent to outlets where it fits. A launch, a founder, a product, or a public name still has to be something an editor can assign. Coverage is never guaranteed.

  • Artists and emerging talent

    A body of work, not only a following.

  • Public figures

    A public story, told without inventing the news.

  • Entrepreneurs and brands

    A company or a name, pitched where that desk actually looks.

  • Small businesses

    A reason to be written about now, not a generic company bio.

  • Consumer products

    A real product, a launch, and assets a writer can check.

Tell us the story

Pricing

Custom pricing available

There is no public rate card. Tell us who the campaign is for and what you want covered. The price is set to that brief.

Ask for pricing

Before you write

Who is Hooked Engine’s press for?

Press for music, press for art, and press for a business, plus models, public figures, brands, and products. The campaign still needs a story an editor can use. Coverage is not guaranteed.

How do I get press for my music?

Press for music starts with a finished song or a story an editor can assign. Hooked Engine pitches reviews, interviews, and features. It does not sell streams, and a placement is not guaranteed.

How do I get press for my art?

Press for art is a pitch about the work, a show, or the person who made it. Editors decide whether a feature or interview runs. A gallery of images is not the same as a story.

How do I get press for my business?

Press for your business needs news a writer can use: a launch, a founder, a product, or a change. Hooked Engine pitches that story. Being open is not enough, and coverage is not promised.

What does a press campaign include?

A fit check, a story and asset review, then pitches for the formats that match: editorial features, interviews, music reviews when there is a recording, digital press, and media outreach. Editors decide what runs.

Do you guarantee coverage?

No. A campaign can send a careful pitch. It cannot buy a yes, and it does not promise a named outlet, a cover, or a review score.

Do you sell streams, playlists, or followers?

No. The offer on this site is press. Stream counts and follower packages are not publicity.

What happens when I submit the inquiry form?

The form sends the inquiry to Hooked Engine. The team reviews it and contacts you if the project is a fit. Submitting does not guarantee placement or coverage.