''laut.de'' is a German
online magazine
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covering music and entertainment. It was founded in
Konstanz in 1996 by Rainer Henze
[laut.de gewinnt Landesmedienpreis Online Redaktion 2002]
. press1.de. 17 April 2002. Retrieved 6 January 2018. and reports on current events in the
pop music
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,
rock music
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,
alternative,
metal
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,
hip-hop
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,
jazz
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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
(; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. It consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González (musician), Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs. The band has released 14 studio albums.
...
. 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. The website reached over 500,000 individual readers through August 2018. The webzine has received several awards: Online Redaktion 2002, the Digital Lifestyle Award 2008, and the category "Deutschland - Land der Ideen" 2009.
Today, it is owned by Laut AG.
Recognitions and awards
''laut.de'' was the winner of the 2002 online editorial category prize of the
Landesanstalt für Kommunikation Baden-Württemberg. The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the
University of Michigan
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ranked it first on its list of recommended online music magazines, praising its wide-ranging coverage.
In November 2011, ''
Tonight.de'' also acclaimed the broad coverage of laut.de.
References
External links
Official website
German music websites
Online music magazines published in Germany
Online music and lyrics databases
Magazines established in 1998
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