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    HNA Launchpad

    Publish. Grow. Earn.

    Your work deserves more than a post.

    HNA Launchpad gives African creators a direct pathway to publish, get discovered, promote their work, access opportunities and build their next move.

    Join Launchpad

    African Creatives
    Go Further

    Available Today

    What You Can Do Now

    Start a Submission

    Submit Your Work

    Send your music, content and creative work to HNA for consideration.

    Get Discovered

    Put your work in front of the HNA audience through relevant editorial, playlists, charts and content opportunities.

    Promote Your Release

    Access paid promotional opportunities such as featured placements and sponsored content.

    Manage Your HNA Activity

    Track your submissions, opportunities and activity through your creator account.

    The Product Journey

    Publish.
    Grow.
    Earn.

    Launchpad is becoming the operating layer for your creative career inside HNA.

    1. Publish

      Get your work into the HNA ecosystem.

    2. Grow

      Build visibility, audience and opportunities.

    3. Earn

      Turn your creative activity into commercial opportunities.

    The Road Ahead

    Coming to Launchpad

    More tools. More opportunities. A bigger future.

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    Distribution & Catalogue

    Manage and build your music catalogue and distribution activity within the Launchpad ecosystem.

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    Opportunities

    Discover relevant commercial, creative and industry opportunities across the HNA ecosystem.

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    Creator Analytics

    Understand performance, activity and audience growth.

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    AI Manager

    An AI-powered assistant to help navigate Launchpad activity, opportunities and next moves.

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    Sync & Licensing

    Access opportunities for music and creative work across sync and licensing.

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    Merch / Commerce

    Future tools for creator merchandise and commerce.

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    Publishing & Release Support

    Future tools and workflows to support creators around publishing and releases.

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    Campaigns

    Access and manage creator campaigns and promotional opportunities.

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    Audience Intelligence

    Better understand your audience and creative performance.

    EarnComing Soon

    Funding & Advances

    Access future funding and advance opportunities through relevant partners.

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    Events & Experiences

    Access opportunities connected to events, experiences and cultural programming.

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    Distribution Integrations

    Connect existing distribution platforms and bring relevant music activity into Launchpad.

    The Creator Journey

    One place for your next move.

    1. 01Submit
    2. 02Get Discovered
    3. 03Grow
    4. 04Access Opportunities
    5. 05Earn
    Submit Directly

    Stop sending pitches into the inbox.

    Send them through Launchpad.

    Instead of emailing HNA with release pitches, submit directly through Launchpad. Your submission enters the HNA creator workflow, where it can be reviewed and routed to relevant opportunities.

    Submit to HNA
    Music creators working together in a recording studio

    Submit to HNA

    Share your music, content or creative work.

    1. 01   Your Details
    2. 02   Submission Details
    3. 03   Add Links & Assets
    4. 04   Review & Submit

    Upload your files

    Audio, video, images or documents

    Why Join Now

    The earlier you join, the earlier you build your HNA profile.

    Establish your creator profile

    Submit your work

    Discover opportunities

    Build your history with HNA

    Your next opportunity could start here.

    Create your Launchpad account.
    Submit your work.
    Start building your HNA journey.

    Join Launchpad