{{Short description|Music industry website}} {{Infobox website | name = ReverbNation | logo = ReverbNation logo.png | url = {{URL|reverbnation.com}} | type = Music and social networking | registration = Optional | owner = BandLab Technologies | launch_date = {{start date and age|2006|10|31}} | current_status = active }}
'''ReverbNation.com''' is a website, launched in 2006, that focuses on the independent music industry. It aims to provide a central site for musicians, producers, and venues to collaborate and communicate. ReverbNation was bought for an undisclosed sum by music creation platform, BandLab Technologies, in November 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BandLab buys ReverbNation in artist services expansion - Music Ally|date=5 November 2021 |url=https://musically.com/2021/11/05/bandlab-buys-reverbnation/|access-date=2021-11-08}}</ref>
==Innovations== * ReverbNation provides a widget that allows its members to place content on web pages. This '''TuneWidget''' is a feature that links back to additional content, such as music recommended by the band who created the widget.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewnews.pl?NewsID=10204 |title=Gigs & Bytes: Judas Priest's Widget / Metallica's Mission |access-date=2008-05-28 |date=2008-05-16 |publisher=Pollstar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518203016/http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewnews.pl?NewsID=10204 |archive-date=2008-05-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reverbnation.com/main/tunewidget_overview |title=TuneWidget |access-date=2008-05-28 |publisher=eMinor, Inc. |archive-date=2008-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529024716/http://www.reverbnation.com/main/tunewidget_overview |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2007, Webs (formerly Freewebs) added a widget service that included TuneWidget as an option for its web site users.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/053107_Freewebs_Adds_Widget_Bank.cfm |title=Freewebs Taps Reverbnation to Provide Music Content for 17,000,000 Websites |publisher=BusinessWire |date=2007-06-25 |access-date=2008-05-28}}</ref> * A feature called '''Band Equity''' measures popularity based on the four metrics of its service: reach, influence, access, and recency with the top 100 music artists of each genre being recognized.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bits & Briefs |publisher=Billboard |date=2008-04-12 |volume=120 |issue=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reverbnation.com/press_releases/17march08.pdf |title=Band Equity: A Better Measurement Than Song Charts |date=2008-03-17 |access-date=2008-05-29 |publisher=eMinor, Inc.}}</ref>
==Events== * The band Rehab headlined the ReverbNation summer 2007 tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=REHAB to Headline the ReverbNation Tour |url=http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=34597 |access-date=2008-05-29 |date=2007-08-09 |publisher=top-40charts.com}}</ref> * In May 2008, Judas Priest pre-released a track from its upcoming album on ReverbNation. Its label, Epic Records, described the use of the TuneWidget as "a must have tool for any artist's viral campaign".<ref>{{cite web |title=Judas Priest Single 'Nostradamus' Blows Up With ReverbNation Widget |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=96327 |date=2008-05-08 |access-date=2008-05-28 |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508133832/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=96327 |archive-date=2008-05-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * In Dec 2009, ReverbNation partnered with Microsoft launching '''Playlist 7''' sponsorship program where 7 top emerging artists were able to showcase their work having one of their songs featured.<ref>[http://blog.reverbnation.com/2009/12/08/reverbnation-launches-playlist-7-to-sponsor-free-music-from-top-emerging-artists/ Playlist 7 Sponsorship Program] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920061157/http://blog.reverbnation.com/2009/12/08/reverbnation-launches-playlist-7-to-sponsor-free-music-from-top-emerging-artists/|date=2010-09-20}}</ref> * In Nov 2021, ReverbNation was acquired by BandLab.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-05|title=Singapore's BandLab acquires DIY artist services platform ReverbNation|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/singapores-bandlab-acquires-diy-artist-services-platform-reverbnation/|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Music Business Worldwide|language=en-US}}</ref>
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Category:Internet properties established in 2006 Category:2006 establishments in the United States Category:2021 mergers and acquisitions Category:Digital audio distributors Category:American music websites Category:Social networking services