laut.de

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laut.de
Laut.de Logo.png
Type of site
Online database for music albums, artists and songs; reviews and biographies
Available inGerman
Founded1998
Area servedGermany
OwnerLaut AG
Founder(s)Rainer Henze
URLlaut.de
CommercialYes (My Music Channel)
Current statusOnline

laut.de is a German online magazine dealing exclusively with entertainment music, especially pop music, rock music, alternative[disambiguation needed], metal, hip-hop, jazz and techno. It comprises record reviews, interviews, biographies of important artists, music-related news, as well as concert reports and recommendations. Fourteen music journalists and programmers work with laut.de.

laut.de was founded in 1998 by Seitenbau GmbH in Konstanz. Today, it is owned by Laut AG.[1] The founder and chairman of the magazine is Rainer Henze.[2]

On 10 June 2005, laut.de launched the Internet radio laut.fm with an exclusive live recording of the song "Radio brennt" by German punk rock band Die Ärzte. From December 2006 there was also a daily podcast. At the Popkomm 2007, music video platform laut.tv was presented.

Laut.de had 2.5 million visits per month as of October 2006.[3] The website reached over 500.000 individual readers through August 2018.[4]

Recognitions and awards[]

laut.de was the winner of the 2002 online editorial category prize of the Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg.[5] The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan ranked it first on its list of recommended online music magazines, praising its wide-ranging coverage.[6] In November 2011, Tonight.de also acclaimed the broad coverage of laut.de.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Löbbert, Bianca. "Radio Rockcorner: Wie musikbegeisterte Birkenfelder das Web rocken". Main-Echo (in German). Main-Spessart, Bavaria. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  2. ^ "laut.de gewinnt Landesmedienpreis Online Redaktion 2002" (in German). press1.de. 17 April 2002. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Laut.de – ganz leise zum Erfolg Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine" (in German). Pop100.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ^ Schwegler, Petra (20 September 2018). "Antenne Bayern steigt bei Laut.fm ein". Werben & Verkaufen. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Laut jetzt preisgekrönt". Mediabiz.de (in German). Stuttgart: Busch Entertainment Media. 3 May 2002. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Musik (modern und klassisch)". lsa.umich.edu. Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Im Interview mit laut.de". Tonight.de (in German). 17 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

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