Frequently Asked Questions

Pauzeradio is an independent reggae music platform established in 2009, featuring radio shows, reggae news, music reviews, artist biographies, interviews, press releases, events, charts and free reggae downloads.

Pauzeradio is focused on reggae music, including Roots Reggae, Modern Roots, Conscious, Cultural, Dub, Lovers Rock, Spiritual, Reggae Revival, Drum and Bass and Jungle.

No. Pauzeradio does not currently cover Dancehall. Any Dancehall submissions made through Artist Services will be rejected and payment will not be taken from your account.

Yes. Artists, labels, managers and promoters can submit reggae singles, EPs and albums for review through the Artist Services page.

Single reviews are £15, EP reviews are £25 and album reviews are £45.

Yes. All published Pauzeradio music reviews include a do-follow link.

Payment is only taken once your review submission has been accepted by Pauzeradio. If your submission is rejected, you will not be charged.

Reviews can take up to 10 working days from acceptance, although they may be completed sooner depending on our workload.

Reviews can take longer than other submissions because they are written by Pauzeradio rather than simply being supplied for publication.

No. Payment is for the review service, not for a positive opinion. Pauzeradio reviews remain independent.

No. All music is reviewed before being accepted for the service. Pauzeradio reserves the right to decline submissions that are not suitable for the platform. Payment will not be taken for rejected submissions.

We will not change a review because an artist, label or representative is unhappy with our opinion.

If we have made a genuine factual mistake, you can contact us by email and request a correction. You have one opportunity to submit any factual corrections, so please include everything that needs correcting in that request.

Factual corrections do not include changes to the opinion, tone, rating or conclusions of the review.

Once we have started work on an accepted review, refunds are not normally available. Refunds are also not normally available once a review has been completed or published, except where required by law.

Yes. Artists and their representatives can submit biographies for publication on Pauzeradio.

Artist biography listings cost £10 and include a do-follow link.

Yes. Artist biographies must contain a minimum of 500 words.

Accepted artist biography submissions can take up to 5 working days to be published, although they may be published sooner depending on our workload.

Yes. If an artist biography from the old Pauzeradio website has been moved onto the new platform, the artist or their representative can supply replacement text and images and we will update it free of charge.

There is no fee for this one-time update to an existing biography.

Yes. Reggae-related press releases can be submitted to Pauzeradio for consideration.

Press release listings cost £10 and include a do-follow link.

Yes. Press releases must contain a minimum of 500 words.

Accepted press release submissions can take up to 5 working days to be published, although they may be published sooner depending on our workload.

Yes. Suitable reggae events, festivals and other related events can be submitted for listing on Pauzeradio.

A Standard Event Listing costs £5 and a Spotlight Event Listing costs £10.

Accepted event listings can take up to 5 working days to be published, although they may be published sooner depending on our workload.

A Spotlight Event Listing gives your event greater visibility than a standard listing. It includes a Spotlight marker on the event card, a darker featured card design, placement in additional areas of the website and a double-width listing on the Events page.

No. Pauzeradio does not accept interview submissions.

Written interviews are arranged at our discretion. If we would like to feature an artist in an interview, Pauzeradio will approach the artist or their representative directly.

Yes. Pauzeradio offers advertising opportunities for suitable artists, labels, promoters, events, businesses and organisations.

Visit the Advertise section of Pauzeradio to see the available advertising opportunities.

No. Pauzeradio reserves the right to reject any music, written content, event or advertising submission that we consider unsuitable for the platform.

Where payment is only taken following approval, you will not be charged for a rejected submission.

Yes. When submitting music, written content, images or other material, you must confirm that you have the necessary rights or permission to submit that material for use on Pauzeradio.

Published content remains live for as long as the Pauzeradio website remains published, unless there is a valid reason for us to remove it.

Generally, no. Pauzeradio does not edit, rewrite or remove published articles without a valid reason.

We will consider genuine factual errors, legal issues or other significant circumstances, but simply being unhappy with an article or changing your mind after publication is not normally a reason for it to be changed or removed.

Content may be removed where there is a valid legal reason for us to do so.

Free reggae downloads can be found through the Free Reggae Downloads section in the main Pauzeradio menu.

Yes. You need a Pauzeradio account to access and download music from the Free Reggae Downloads section.

DJs can contact Pauzeradio if they have a DJ mix that fits the genres and musical direction of the website.

Submission does not guarantee that a mix will be accepted. Pauzeradio has strict standards for all content featured on the site, including free downloads, and we reserve the right to decline any mix that we do not consider suitable.

Music reviewed on Pauzeradio can receive votes from registered readers and listeners. These votes contribute towards our Singles and Albums charts.

At the moment, the charts cover an end-of-year period. This will change to monthly charts once the new section becomes more established.

No. Advertising or purchasing a Pauzeradio service does not buy a position in the charts.

Artist Services users, advertisers, readers and listeners can create accounts to access additional features across the website, including purchasing services, voting and free reggae downloads.

Yes. You can delete your Pauzeradio account through your Account Settings. Scroll down to the red Delete Account section and follow the instructions provided.

Some information relating to previous transactions may need to be retained where required for legal, accounting or security purposes.

The Pauzeradio vinyl and CD shop has moved to eBay.

When the new Pauzeradio site goes live, we will begin adding stock to eBay at a rate of around five listings per day. Up to 250 products will be listed at any one time.

We currently have hundreds of vinyl records and CDs in stock, so not everything will be available on eBay at once. Once we reach 250 active listings, new items will only be added as space becomes available.

If there is a record or CD you remember seeing in the old Pauzeradio store, it may still be in our stock and could appear in a future eBay listing.

You can find our eBay shop through the Shop section of Pauzeradio. We recommend following our eBay account so you do not miss a record or CD you have had your eye on.

No. We will not be restocking vinyl in the future. Once our existing stock has sold, it is gone.

Radio shows and reggae mixes can be found in the Radio Shows section of the website.

Yes, but Pauzeradio does not openly accept guest DJ or radio show submissions. DJs and guest shows are carefully selected and are featured by invitation only.

No. Pauzeradio does not operate a music submission service for radio play.

Each DJ independently selects the music they want to play based on what they are listening to and feeling at the time.

Artists who would like their music to be considered are advised to contact individual DJs directly. Whether a track is played remains entirely at the DJ's discretion.

Use the Contact page to get in touch with Pauzeradio and we'll help with your enquiry.