Several factors influenced BUZZMEDIA’s decision including Gumiyo’s unique abilities to import complex rich-media data sources; combine modalities such as SMS, the mobile Web and mobile apps in order to reach the widest mobile audience; and to translate online blogging and content sharing tools directly to mobile phones.  In addition, Gumiyo’s proxy technology will even allow content contributors to log into personal accounts hosted within BUZZMEDIA properties. 

“Ensuring our users a seamless mobile experience was critical in selecting a mobile partner,” said Jay Westlin, Executive Vice President of Business and Corporate Development, BUZZMEDIA.  “Optimizing for practically every handset from Android and BlackBerry to iPhone and shoe phone is Gumiyo’s wheelhouse.  That coupled with their incredible focus on technology and their robust and flexible mobile tools which allow us to customize unique programs for advertisers were the reasons we selected them.”

 “We’re thrilled to be working with BUZZMEDIA whose suite of music and entertainment sites publish some of the most in-demand content on the mobile web,” says Shuki Lehavi, CEO of Gumiyo.  “It’s  especially excited to begin innovating with BUZZMEDIA on next-generation features and applications which involve more user generated content and crowd sourcing technology, as well as more enhanced video and photo experiences.”

About Gumiyo
Gumiyo is a mobile solutions company and provider of the Mobile Ready Platform, a flexible suite of tools and services to deliver any business to any mobile device. Gumiyo’s technology offers a scalable path for business and media customers to create private-labeled mobile solutions that work across the full spectrum of devices and that can be mass-deployed to thousands of end customers, advertisers, clients, or users.  The company deeply integrates with data feeds, inventory systems, financial systems, websites, CRM and ERP systems, to create rich and useful mobile applications in any market and for any audience.

As one of the earliest entrants in the field of mobile publishing, business, and marketing solutions; Gumiyo has built a reputation for expertise in mobile-based programming and strategic planning, mobile content development and monetization, and mobile execution strategies within a number of industry verticals including newspapers and media, retail automotive, real estate, retail, online advertising and marketing.

About BUZZMEDIA

BUZZMEDIA is the web’s fastest growing entertainment publisher reaching more than 50M monthly pop culture, music and celebrity enthusiasts worldwide. Its influential and authentic social media properties afford brand advertisers unique access to impassioned and engaged audiences through a blend of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions.

BUZZMEDIA’s more than 40 category-leading brands include Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, Absolute Punk, JustJared, WWTDD, GoFugYourself, SocialiteLife, Idolator and the official sites for celebrities like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, and others. For more information, visit buzzmedia-inc.com.

Regarded as the ultimate ‘tastemaker’ in music, Nic Harcourt, an accomplished music writer, supervisor/consultant for film and TV and former host of KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, will lead the site in his capacity as as Managing Editor and Programming Director of BUZZMEDIA Music.

To promote The LiveBuzz many of music’s heavyweights have joined in on an innovative Twitter campaign in support of the site’s launch. Broken Bells, Coldplay, Corinne Bailey Rae, David Gray, My Morning Jacket, Vampire Weekend and others have all tweeted about the site today in celebration of Nic, and also to expose their millions of fans to the new ground-breaking music destination.

Coldplay took to their Twitter, writing: “Our friend @nicharcourt has launched a new website featuring live sessions with some great artists. Visit it at http://thelivebuzz.com.”

“The LiveBuzz is about showcasing great talent via extremely high-quality video of intimate performances music fans would not typically be privy to,” said Harcourt. “I had been thinking about new ways to bring my voice and passion for music to an online audience for some time, and given BUZZMEDIA’s tremendous track record and the great insight they have into the music fan psyche, I’m really excited to embark on this new project with them.”

Harcourt’s career in music and radio spans decades; he has been credited with helping to launch the career of popular artists and bands such as Coldplay, Norah Jones, Sigur Ros and Interpol. In his ten years as Music Director at KCRW, he initiated both the first-ever live streamed performances in public radio and the first remote radio broadcasts from major live music events such as SXSW and CMJ. Nic’s weekly KCRW show airs every Sunday from 6-9 pm, and also he has signed on as the host of Guitar Center Sessions on DirectTV which will include performances by The Cult, Tom DeLonge and others.

The LiveBuzz’s main focus will be to produce and deliver exclusive and intimate performances shot both in-studio and at esteemed music venues around Los Angeles, and launches with a lineup of acts curated by Harcourt, including My Morning Jacket, Sean Lennon, David Gray, Corinne Bailey Rae and Delta Spirit. Many performances will take place at legendary recording studio The Village Recorder in Los Angeles. Editorial content will include Nic’s signature interviews, photography, industry news, reviews, and comprehensive content from live

shows around the country, as well as weekly features, such as:

“Shows Gone Wild” will recount the most memorable, notorious, shocking and talked- about moments in live music performances such as Eddie Vedder climbing atop the stage scaffolding at Lollapalooza, and other moments that deserve to live on in music infamy.

“Art Rock” will feature the best concert poster art of all times, and include interesting bits about the artists and designers.

“Incognito” will put the spotlight on the most unappreciated members of bands; these musicians play a very important role in the music and live shows, but generally very little has been known about them until now.

“Nic’s reputation for talent discovery and introducing music fans to new artists is unparalleled; there is no question that he helped catapult the careers of many of today’s most popular musicians.” said Alan Citron, President of BUZZMEDIA. “There’s a great demand for high-quality live performance videos online, and we are certain that The LiveBuzz will become a great resource for those looking to be exposed to new music and experience intimate performances by major artists they already love.”

BUZZMEDIA is the Internet’s largest independent music publisher, with a broad portfolio of sites across genres including Stereogum, Buzznet, Idolator, AbsolutePunk, PureVolume, Gorilla vs. Bear, The Hype Machine, RCRD LBL and Concrete Loop. Brands and advertisers regularly partner with BUZZMEDIA’s to reach their substantial and influential audience of music fans.

About BUZZMEDIA

BUZZMEDIA is the web’s fastest growing entertainment publisher reaching more than 50M monthly pop culture, music and celebrity enthusiasts worldwide. Its influential and authentic social media properties afford brand advertisers unique access to impassioned and engaged audiences through a blend of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions. BUZZMEDIA’s more than 40 category-leading brands include Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, Absolute Punk, JustJared, WWTDD, GoFugYourself, SocialiteLife, Idolator and the official sites for celebrities like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, and others. For more information, visit buzzmedia-inc.com.

“This is an amazing opportunity and I feel very lucky to be involved in such an awesome music event,” said Jasmine V. “It’s a great feeling to know that my fans from all around the U.S. will be able to come together and share this special performance, and I’ll definitely be tuning in to watch Good Charlotte and N.E.R.D.”

Unlocking these exclusive performances is as easy as purchasing a 20-oz Sprite and texting in the unique code found under the cap. During the performances, these special codes will allow fans to request songs, discuss the performances with other fans in real time, and may even give them the chance to interact with the artists directly.

Triple-platinum act Good Charlotte will take the stage in a live online performance for Sprite fans on October 4. “We’ve had an awesome friendship with Buzznet for years and didn’t think twice when they approached us to be part of this music series with Sprite,” said Joel Madden, Good Charlotte. “We have the best fans in the world, so we’re really stoked to be able to give them a front row seat to a special performance that they can watch from the comfort of their own homes.”

Award-winning trio N.E.R.D. closes the “Fresh Sound Studio” series on November 1. “We have great respect for those creating new and meaningful ways to bring people together to experience and celebrate music,” commented Pharrell of N.E.R.D. “So as soon as we heard about this we knew we wanted to be a part of it. Since not everyone can make it out to see our live shows, we feel really good that this time we’re bringing the show to our fans.”

In addition to giving music lovers these exclusive, live performances on Buzznet, fans can also text “JasmineV” and “GoodC” to “SPRITE” (777483) to download exclusive photos, videos, and more, with no purchase required (stdmsg rates may apply). These keywords will be featured on Sprite “Fresh Sound Studio” banner ads, which will run across sites including Buzznet, Concrete Loop, PureVolume, Idolator, The Hype Machine, Stereogum, and several others. For more information, please visit http://freshsoundstudio.com.

About The Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world’s largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Along with Coca-Cola®, recognized as the world’s most valuable brand, the Company’s portfolio includes 12 other billion dollar brands, including Diet Coke®, Fanta®, Sprite®, Coca-Cola Zero®, vitaminwater®, Powerade®, Minute Maid®, Simply® and Georgia®. Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, juices and juice drinks and ready-to-drink teas and coffees. Through the world’s largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy the Company’s beverages at a rate of 1.6 billion servings a day. With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that protect the environment, conserve resources and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate. For more information about our Company, please visit our website at www.thecoca-colacompany.com.

About BUZZMEDIA

BUZZMEDIA is the web’s fastest growing entertainment publisher reaching more than 50M monthly pop culture, music and celebrity enthusiasts worldwide. Its influential and authentic social media properties afford brand advertisers unique access to impassioned and engaged audiences through a blend of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions. BUZZMEDIA’s more than 40 category-leading brands include Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, Absolute Punk, JustJared, WWTDD, GoFugYourself,  SocialiteLife, Idolator  and the official sites for celebrities like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, and others. For more information, visit buzzmedia-inc.com.

DALLAS — Aug. 23, 2010 — The right undergarments can keep you feeling fabulous all day, but women still keep unflattering, worn out lingerie around. Thanks to its Panty-Approved Protection, the Kotex brand is on a mission to help women throw out their worn undies, mangled bras and beat up pajamas and have teamed up with Emmy Award winning performer Kathy Griffin and celebrity stylist George Kotsiopoulos for “Kotex Project Makeunder.” The program gives women who are ready to upgrade their lingerie drawer the chance to receive a head-to-toe “Makeunder” and star in an online video series documenting their experience.

“Even though they are the first thing you put on, undergarments are often overlooked when a woman is thinking about her outfit,” said George Kotsiopoulos, a Hollywood stylist and fashion editor. “The right lingerie can help shape your look so it’s important that women feel confident and comfortable in them.”

Women who are ready to refresh their look can submit their drab lingerie story for a chance to win a “Makeunder” at www.KotexProjectMakeunder.com and consumers can vote on their favorite stories through September 12. Ten semi-finalists will be chosen to submit videos further documenting how their lingerie drawers lost their luster and three grand prize winners will win head-to-toe new looks from Kathy and George. A five-webisode series will document the winners’ transformations through the expertise of George Kotsiopoulos and comedic and social commentary of Kathy Griffin.

Created and produced by BUZZMEDIA, the webisode series will be co-written by Kathy Griffin.

“At one point, women’s lingerie drawers used to be filled with fun, matching undergarments but over time, this drawer has become neglected without reason,” said Aida Flick, brand director, Kotex. “We believe in the performance of our products so we are challenging women to put the Kotex brand protection to the test with the Panty-Approved program.”

The Kotex brand line offers a variety of products including pads with the CleanSorb cover that helps protect from leaks. The Kotex brand Panty-Approved program started in March 2010 and includes print and digital advertising, an updated website and a 7-day Panty Challenge.

About the Kotex brand and Kimberly-Clark

The Kotex brand, Kimberly-Clark’s first consumer product, was introduced to the public in 1920. K-C continues to deliver new and improved feminine hygiene Feminine hygiene is a general term used to describe products used by women during menstruation, vaginal discharge, and other bodily functions related to the vulva. Sanitary Towels (also known as maxi-pads or napkins), pantiliners, tampons, and feminine wipes are the major products that make women’s lives easier through the application of technological advances, the opinions of medical experts and key insights gained from customers, shoppers and users. To learn more about Kotex brand products, visit www.kotex.com.

Kimberly-Clark and its well known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people – nearly a quarter of the world’s population – trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in more than 80 countries. To keep up with the latest K-C news and to learn more about the company’s 138-year history of innovation, visit www.kimberly-clark.com.

About BUZZMEDIA

BUZZMEDIA is the web’s fastest growing entertainment publisher reaching more than 50M monthly pop culture, music and celebrity enthusiasts worldwide. Its influential and authentic social media properties afford brand advertisers unique access to impassioned and engaged audiences through a blend of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions. BUZZMEDIA’s more than 40 category-leading brands include Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, Absolute Punk, JustJared, WWTDD, GoFugYourself, SocialiteLife, Idolator and the official sites for celebrities like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian.

“Lollapalooza week felt like the perfect opportunity to reach out to the Chicago marketplace,” said Doug Rohrer, BUZZMEDIA’s Chief Revenue Officer. “BUZZMEDIA is all about pushing the best music forward and we’re thrilled to have festival headliner The Temper Trap join us for a private show. Chicago is a key market for any publisher and we wanted to show our sincere appreciation for the partnership extended to BUZZMEDIA by this community.”

The music sites that now define the BUZZMEDIA music offering have contributed significant growth to the BUZZMEDIA audience over the last quarter. The company’s music properties are leaders in their respective genres and include Stereogum, Buzznet, Idolator, PureVolume, Gorilla vs. Bear, Absolute Punk, and The Hype Machine.

BUZZMEDIA has long-standing successful relationships with numerous advertisers based in the Chicago and Midwest region, including JCPenney and Kimberly-Clark, to whom they offer unprecedented levels of engagement across the well-loved brands in their portfolio of pop culture sites.

About BUZZMEDIA

BUZZMEDIA is the web’s fastest growing entertainment publisher reaching more than 50M monthly pop culture, music and celebrity enthusiasts worldwide. Its influential and authentic social media properties afford brand advertisers unique access to impassioned and engaged audiences through a blend of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions. BUZZMEDIA’s more than 40 category-leading brands include Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, Absolute Punk, JustJared, WWTDD, GoFugYourself, SocialiteLife, Idolator and the official sites for celebrities like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, and others. For more information, visit buzzmedia-inc.com.

ONTD! users submit hundreds of stories a day, which are filtered and curated by the ONTD! editorial staff to produce what has been called “gossip on steroids.” Minute-to-minute updates are discussed and shared by millions of ONTD! fans. ONTD!’s 2.6 million mostly-female monthly users participate in the hottest topics of the day, creating and sharing stories across ONTD! and other social networks, resulting in an unrivaled level of user engagement. With more than 8 page views per visit, ONTD! has regularly won the Best Gossip Blog Award at Weblog Awards, beating out sites like TMZ and Perez Hilton and been profiled in O, the Oprah Magazine and Life & Style.

The partnership with BUZZMEDIA will enable ONTD! to further develop its reach and the socially programmed experience on ONTD!. The site will undergo a redesign later this month, which will include more sharing tools and a better overall user interface and experience for members and viewers. ONTD!’s editorial team will closely collaborate with BUZZMEDIA editors to create and cross-promote content to BUZZMEDIA’s user base of 55 million highly social, pop culture fanatics worldwide. In addition, BUZZMEDIA will work with ONTD! to create integrated marketing programs and customized campaigns grounded in user participation and self-expression.

BUZZMEDIA publishes some of the top pop culture brands on the web, including Celebuzz, Just Jared, TheSuperficial, What Would Tyler Durden Do, Socialite Life and GoFugYourself.  The addition of Oh No They Didn’t! to BUZZMEDIA’s entertainment portfolio further strengthens the company’s position as the web’s leading entertainment publisher.  “Oh No They Didn’t! is one of the web’s earliest and most ‘social’ content communities online, and we’re thrilled to be part of this ground-breaking partnership,” said Alan Citron, President of BUZZMEDIA.

“Oh No They Didn’t! is the largest entertainment community on the web and the most popular on LiveJournal, so it’s naturally a top priority for us,” said Anjelika Petrochenko, GM of LiveJournal US, the parent company of ONTD!. “BUZZMEDIA has a solid track record for growing brands, and we’re very excited to become a part of the BUZZMEDIA family, roll out new features, and continue to improve the overall experience for our members.”

Doug Rohrer, BUZZMEDIA’s CRO said: “At BUZZMEDIA we talk a lot about the influence that authentic voices have among their audience; ONTD! is a very unique publisher in that the audience is the authentic voice and its members are the ones dictating what’s important in the world of pop culture every day. Its size, taste-maker audience of millions, and the extensive time spent are validation of the influence we look forward to sharing with our marketing partners.”

About BUZZMEDIA

BUZZMEDIA is the web’s fastest growing entertainment publisher reaching more than 50M monthly pop culture, music and celebrity enthusiasts worldwide. Its influential and authentic social media properties afford brand advertisers unique access to impassioned and engaged audiences through a blend of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions. BUZZMEDIA’s more than 40 category-leading brands include Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, Absolute Punk, JustJared, WWTDD, GoFugYourself, SocialiteLife, Idolator and the official sites for celebrities like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, and others. For more information, visit buzzmedia-inc.com.

About LiveJournal

LiveJournal is one of the world’s most respected community publishing platforms. Since its launch in 1999, LiveJournal has become the online home to a wide array of creative individuals looking to share common interests, meet new friends and express themselves. LiveJournal encourages community and personal expression by offering users both a user-friendly interface and the ability to deeply customize their journal. The site allows users to set up their own virtual diary and communicate with their friends by posting and receiving comments on each other’s
entries. In many countries the site’s most popular functionality is the community aspect which allows users to engage each other on issues of common interest.

LiveJournal has registered more than 20 million accounts since its founding, and currently has a worldwide monthly audience of 28 million (Omniture, TNS Gallup). LiveJournal Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. For more information, please visit LiveJournal.

The two will spearhead a celebrity project to be unveiled in fall 2010. Their teams will be based in Los Angeles and New York. They will report to Mike Porath, BUZZMEDIA’s SVP of Programming.

“Mike and Gillian are two all-stars in their field, so it’s tremendously exciting to have them onboard for this ambitious new venture,” Porath said. “We are working on an offering that we believe will significantly extend the company’s leadership position in the entertainment category, and to do this, you need terrifically talented editors.”

BUZZMEDIA publishes some of the top pop culture brands on the web, including Celebuzz, Just Jared, TheSuperficial, What Would Tyler Durden Do, Socialite Life and GoFugYourself.

Mike Hess most recently served as managing editor of PopEater, AOL’s entertainment news property. Before that, he was an online editor at NBC and Fox News. He brings more than 10 years of news and entertainment news experience to the job.

Gillian Sheldon was previously founding supervising producer at TMZ.com, where she was part of one of the most successful editorial launches in the history of the Internet. Following that, she served as Editorial Director for Telepictures Productions, managing the day-to-day editorial operation of momlogic.com and extratv.com. Prior to that, she worked in television news.

About BUZZMEDIA

BUZZMEDIA is the web’s fastest growing entertainment publisher reaching more than 50 million monthly pop culture, music and celebrity enthusiasts worldwide. Its influential and authentic social media properties afford brand advertisers unique access to impassioned and engaged audiences through a blend of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions. BUZZMEDIA’s more than 40 category-leading brands include Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, Absolute Punk, JustJared, WWTDD, GoFugYourself, SocialiteLife, Idolator and the official sites for celebrities like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, and others. For more information, visit buzz-media.com.

The site, located at http://kimkardashian.celebuzz.com, is published by BUZZMEDIA. Since its launch in 2008, Kardashian’s site has seen tremendous month over month growth solidifying its #1 status with 24 million page views and more than 1.5 million unique users monthly.

Kardashian will be recognized with the “Digital Supernova Award” on Friday, June 25 at an event co-hosted by Sony Ericsson and BUZZMEDIA in Los Angeles.

“Kim was among the first celebrities to embrace blogging and direct communication with fans on the Internet through a dedicated destination, when she launched her site with BUZZMEDIA in 2008,” said Tyler Goldman, CEO of BUZZMEDIA. “She truly is a digital trailblazer and it’s no surprise that the numbers reflect her consistent innovation and effort.”

Kardashian’s site includes constantly updated personal programming. She gives her fans a very real and intimate look into her life, and uses it to break news, share photos and videos, makeup and fashion tips.

The site has more unique monthly visits in the U.S. than the web sites for Vogue, Vanity Fair and GQ. The runner-up talent web site is pop sensation Justin Bieber. On Twitter, Kardashian is ranked just behind President Obama and just ahead of Oprah Winfrey, with nearly 4 million followers.

“I’m so proud of my new site and it’s an honor to be recognized for doing something that I love,” said Kardashian. “I get excited every day to share what’s going on in my professional and personal life, and I carry my digital camera with me at all times! My blog has proved an invaluable place for me to connect with my amazing fans around the world.”

About BUZZMEDIA

BUZZMEDIA is the web’s fastest growing entertainment publisher reaching more than 50M monthly pop culture, music and celebrity enthusiasts worldwide. Its influential and authentic social media properties afford brand advertisers unique access to impassioned and engaged audiences through a blend of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions. BUZZMEDIA’s more than 40 category-leading brands include Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, Absolute Punk, JustJared, WWTDD, GoFugYourself, SocialiteLife, Idolator and the official sites for celebrities like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, and others. For more information, visit buzz-media.com.

Complementing BUZZMEDIA’s current music properties like Stereogum, Buzznet, Idolator and Absolute Punk, the addition of these publications further cement BUZZMEDIA’s Music Division as the largest independent publisher of music content on the Web, as measured by comScore Media Metrix (April 2010).

“All of these web publications are widely recognized by millions of fans as leading music authorities and fit into BUZZMEDIA’s mission of being the leading publisher of pop culture content on the web,” said Tyler Goldman, BUZZMEDIA’s CEO.

“Marketers are looking to the web to connect with consumers in an authentic manner,” said Doug Rohrer, Chief Revenue Officer. “Adding these top music sites to our already terrific offering further grows BUZZMEDIA’s ability to provide marketers with the ability to leverage the authentic voices that are defining the latest trends to reach young, social, and influential pop culture addicts on a large scale.”

About BUZZMEDIA
BUZZMEDIA is the web’s fastest growing entertainment publisher reaching more than 50M monthly pop culture, music and celebrity enthusiasts worldwide. Its influential and authentic social media properties afford brand advertisers unique access to impassioned and engaged audiences through a blend of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions. BUZZMEDIA’s more than 40 category-leading brands include Buzznet, Celebuzz, Stereogum, TheSuperficial, Absolute Punk, JustJared, WWTDD, GoFugYourself, SocialiteLife, Idolator and the official sites for celebrities like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, and others. For more information, visit buzz-media.com.

PureVolume
Launched in 2003 by 3 students, PureVolume has since been widely recognized as a premier social music website for the promotion and discovery of new artists and emerging music. The site showcases streaming music via one of the web’s highest quality music players, videos, exclusives, photos, news and updates across an extensive range of music genres. Throughout the years, the property’s renowned PureVolume House has been home to some of the most exciting and exclusive performances and parties at major music festivals including South by Southwest and the CMJ Music Festival.

PopMatters
Founded in 1999, PopMatters, the #1 independent pop culture and music news site on the web, is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that is dedicated to documenting our times and promoting cultural understanding. PopMatters cultivates smart writers from the world-at-large. PopMatters recognizes that creative, compassionate intellectuals reside in all types of societies, and it values their ability to provide intelligent, entertaining cultural criticism in the form of thoughtful essays, interviews, and reviews.

Gorilla vs. Bear
One of the web’s most influential music sites covering the most relevant artists in all genre’s. Gorilla vs. Bear has been widely recognized as one of the best for independent music MP3s, videos, news, reviews, and for their renowned use of Polaroid film and Holga cameras for artist portraiture and live music coverage.

The Hype Machine
Every month, over one million people rely on The Hype Machine to help them discover new music. Founded in 2005 by Anthony Volodkin while he was in college, The Hype Machine is independently owned and operated.

Concrete Loop
ConcreteLoop.com is a recognized voice in urban lifestyle and culture, covering news, music, fashion, entertainment and politics. The site is home to a highly influential, educated and affluent audience, and has been referenced by African-American tastemakers such as Sean Combs and Kanye West as a leading site for the black community.

RCRD LBL
RCRD LBL is the premiere online destination for free, curated, legal, MP3 downloads from the hottest marquee and emergent artists. With more than 10,000 free singles, remixes, exclusive tracks and rarities from a diverse, handpicked roster of artists, the site combines the allure of leading music discovery and download services with the editorial clarity of a trusted music blog.