Hearitfirst.com
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Type of site
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Online artist interviews, promotion, community, sales, competitions |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | EMI Christian Music Group |
| Created by | EMI Christian Music Group |
| Website | www.hearitfirst.com |
| Alexa rank |
 748,706 (April 2014[update]) |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | None |
| Launched | December 1998 |
| Current status | Active |
hearitfirst.com is an online listening post for Christian music.
Users must create profiles in order to receive newsletters, enter competitions and participate in forums.
Based in Brentwood, Tennessee, hearitfirst.com was launched by EMI Christian Music Group in 1998 to promote the Grammy Award winning artists dc talk on the release of their album Supernatural. Over a period of 4 weeks, 2 tracks were streamed from the site for preview. After Supernatural, hearitfirst.com evolved into a listening post for contemporary Christian music, focusing on the rock, pop, worship and indie genres.
The current site was relaunched in December 2005 and has focused on becoming a nexus for fans, spectators and industry partners of contemporary Christian music. the site was acquired by Spinnaker Media, James Ackerman Chairman, in June 2008 and continues to cover artists on all labels are hosted and promoted. The database of artists ranges from Jars of Clay, Switchfoot, tobyMac, Newsboys, Third Day, Casting Crowns to BarlowGirl, Family Force Five, High Flight Society, Aaron Shust, Dizmas and independent artists/bands. Artist promotion includes album reviews, biographies, video clips, full length song audio clips, photos, tour dates and Six degrees, a Flash application that positions a chosen artist with six other related artists by genre.
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