Laut.de
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Type of site
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Online database for music albums, artists and songs; reviews and biographies |
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| Available in | German |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Area served | Germany |
| Owner | Laut AG |
| Founder(s) | Rainer Henze |
| Slogan(s) | Mein Musikkanal (My Music Channel) |
| Website | laut.de |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Current status | Online |
laut.de is a German online magazine dealing exclusively with entertainment music, especially pop music, rock music, alternative, metal, hip-hop, jazz and techno.
The website comprises record reviews, interviews, biographies of important artists, music-related news, as well as concert reports and recommendations. Laut.de was founded in 1998 by Seitenbau GmbH in Konstanz. The founder and chairman of the magazine is Rainer Henze. 14 music journalists and programmers work with laut.de.
It had 2.5 million visits per month as of October 2006.
Laut.de was one of three winners of the 2002 online editorial category prize of the . On 10 June 2005 loud.de launched the webradio 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.
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