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Type of site | Online database for music albums, artists and songs; reviews and biographies |
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| Available in | German |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Area served | Germany |
| Owner | Laut AG |
| Founder(s) | Rainer Henze |
| URL | laut.de |
| Commercial | Yes (My Music Channel) |
| Current status | Online |
laut.de is a German online magazine covering music and entertainment. It was founded in Konstanz in 1996 by Rainer Henze [1] and reports on current events in the pop music, rock music, alternative, metal, hip-hop, jazz and techno genres, providing record reviews, interviews, artist biographies, music-related news, as well as concert reports and recommendations to its readers.
In 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. [2]
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] The webzine has received several awards: Online Redaktion 2002, [5] the Digital Lifestyle Award 2008, [6] and the category "Deutschland - Land der Ideen" 2009. [7]
Today, it is owned by Laut AG. [8]
Recognitions and awards
laut.de was the winner of the 2002 online editorial category prize of the Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg. [9] 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. [10] In November 2011, Tonight.de also acclaimed the broad coverage of laut.de. [11]
References
- ^ " laut.de gewinnt Landesmedienpreis Online Redaktion 2002" (in German). press1.de. 17 April 2002. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Spahr, Wolfgang (24 July 2012). "Popkomm Shuts Down; Berlin Music Week, Reeperbahn Fest, Musikmesse, and Other German Fests Rise". Billboard. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ " Laut.de – ganz leise zum Erfolg Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine" (in German). Pop100.com. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ (in German) Baden-Württemberg: Beste Online-Redaktionen 2002
- ^ (in German) Digital Lifestyle Award 2008 — Das sind die Gewinner
- ^ (in German) Konstanzer LAUT AG gehört zu den innovativsten Unternehmen Deutschlands.
- ^ Löbbert, Bianca (17 June 2019). "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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