{{short description|Online music magazine}} {{italic title}} {{Infobox website | name = ''MusicOMH'' | logo = Musicomh2015.png | logo_size = 200px | company_type = | foundation = London, England | location = London, England | key_people = Michael Hubbard, Steven Johnson, Melanie Eskenazi | url = {{URL|https://www.musicomh.com|musicomh.com}} | website_type = Online magazine, music website | launch_date = 15 December 1999 | ISSN = 2516-6220 }} '''''MusicOMH''''' (stylized as '''''musicOMH''''') is a London-based online music magazine which publishes independent reviews, features and interviews from across all genres including classical, metal, rock and R&B.
==History== ''MusicOMH'' was founded and launched by Editor in Chief Michael Hubbard in 1999.<ref name="about">{{cite web|title=About Us - Musicomh|url=https://www.musicomh.com/media.htm|access-date=2009-10-22|publisher=MusicOMH}}</ref>
In February 2011, the site's former theatre section was spun off, becoming ''Exeunt Magazine'', as ''MusicOMH'' refocused from being a general arts publication to writing primarily about music.
==Main features and coverage== ''MusicOMH''{{'}}s music content consists of reviews of albums, gigs, tracks and festivals, alongside features, interviews and blog posts. The site also provides live reviews and other features.<ref name="indie">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-25-best-music-websites-1803346.html?action=Popup&ino=18|title=The 25 best music websites|work=The Independent|access-date=2009-10-22 | location=London | date=2009-10-16}}</ref> The site's album reviews, usually covering a wide range of genres including pop, electro, classical, metal, rock and R&B,<ref name="about"/> have been quoted by numerous publications such as ''The Daily Telegraph'', ''The Independent'' and the BBC.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3668705/Oasis-release-download-only-single.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3668705/Oasis-release-download-only-single.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Oasis release download-only single|last=Gray|first=Iain|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=2009-10-21 | location=London | date=2007-10-22}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-word-on-the-big-pink-a-brief-history-of-love-1789202.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-word-on-the-big-pink-a-brief-history-of-love-1789202.html |archive-date=2022-06-18 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The Word On... The Big Pink, A Brief History of love|work=The Independent|access-date=2009-10-22 | location=London | date=2009-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-word-on-just-jack-all-night-cinema-1781328.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-word-on-just-jack-all-night-cinema-1781328.html |archive-date=2022-06-18 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The Word On... Just Jack, All night cinema |work=The Independent|access-date=2009-10-22 | location=London | date=2009-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/singers/news/reviews.shtml |title=Singers - Reviews |publisher=BBC |access-date=2009-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231144040/http://www.bbc.co.uk/singers/news/reviews.shtml |archive-date=2008-12-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/philharmonic/news/promsreviews2009.shtml |title=BBC Philharmonic News - Grammy Award Nominations |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |access-date=2009-12-07 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2007/02/23/220207_the_mekkits_tgu_group.shtml|title=Manchester > Entertainment > Music > The Great Unheard > The Mekkits! |publisher=BBC Manchester|access-date=2009-10-22}}</ref> The site has also been used as one of many sources to accumulate aggregated review scores for Metacritic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/peterbjornandjohn/writersblock |title=Writer's Block reviews at |publisher=Metacritic.com |access-date=2009-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/gossip/musicformen |title=Music For Men reviews at |publisher=Metacritic.com |date=2009-10-06 |access-date=2009-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/yolatengo/popularsongs |title=Popular Songs reviews at |publisher=Metacritic.com |date=2009-09-08 |access-date=2009-12-07}}</ref>
Over the course of 25 years, the site has also conducted interviews with artists, ranging from house music duo Basement Jaxx, via Swedish band Miike Snow to rapper Jay-Z.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/music/features/basement-jaxx_1009.htm |title=Basement Jaxx |publisher=musicOMH |date=2009-08-27 |access-date=2009-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/music/features/miike-snow_1009.htm |title=Miike Snow |publisher=musicOMH |date=2009-08-27 |access-date=2009-12-07}}</ref><ref name="Jayz">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/music/features/jay-z_0909.htm |title=Jay-Z | interview (Part 1) |publisher=musicOMH |date=2009-08-27 |access-date=2009-12-07}}</ref> In September 2009, publications such as Contactmusic.com, AOL and Yahoo! Music used the interview with Jay-Z to spread word of his will to work with other notable musicians such as Jack White and Bono.<ref name="Jayz"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/jayzs-bono-plan_1116600|title=Bono - Jay-Z's Bono Plan|date=21 September 2009 |publisher=Contactmusic.com| access-date=2009-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/35/20090921/tmusic-jay-z-s-bono-plan-716af92.html|title=Jay-Z's Bono plan|publisher=Yahoo! Music|access-date=2009-10-22}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.aol.co.uk/music-news/jay-zs-bono-plan/article/2009092103104575329427|title=Jay-Z's Bono plan|publisher=AOL Music|access-date=2009-10-22}}</ref>
== Awards and nominations == ''The Independent'' described ''MusicOMH'' as "Brit-centric, accessible and unpretentious", in their list of the 25 best music websites in October 2009.<ref name="indie"/> The site was nominated for Best Digital Publication at the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Record of the Day Awards.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2020-12-15|title=Record of the Day - Record of the Day|url=http://www.recordoftheday.com/awards/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928201349/http://www.recordoftheday.com/awards/index.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-09-28|date=28 September 2011}}</ref>
==See also== *Review site *AnyDecentMusic? *''Consequence'' *''Drowned in Sound'' *''The Line of Best Fit'' *Epinions
== References == {{Reflist}}
Category:British music websites Category:British review websites Category:Internet properties established in 1999 Category:1999 establishments in England Category:Music review websites Category:Online music magazines published in the United Kingdom