The best music social networks
Music is social. It always has been and always will be. We talk and debate about musical tastes, we go to concerts together, it is present at celebrations, we listen to it in clubs and in cars.
Music is an important point of connection for many people, and today, streaming music platforms increasingly function as authentic social networks.
Digital music consumption is now twice as high as physical music consumption in Spain. According to data from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the figures for the Spanish market are clear: listeners prefer the Internet to listen to music.
Social music or music as a social network
In the age of tapes, many of us wanted to know what our friends were listening to. Nowadays, we don't just want to know about that, we also want to be able to connect with influencers and brands.
This social network allows users to build a music profile using two different methods. The first is through listening to their personal collection on a music app with a plugin, while the second is by listening to the radio service through the website itself.
Perhaps the most used feature by the Last.fm community is the formation of groups of users with something in common.
Plug.dj
Music platform
This is a website that allows users to create a space to meet up with friends at a virtual party where everyone can be a DJ. To do this, the interested person will have to create their own playlist based on songs that are on the same page. In addition, within Plug.dj there is also a window where attendees in each room can chat with each other.
Musiconecta
Music platform
It is a 100% Spanish initiative and works a bit like a “Yellow Pages” for music. Musicians, bands, concert halls, press, service companies or fans can connect with each other to expand their network of contacts and opportunities.
Kompoz
Music platform
It is an online collaboration space for musicians. A virtual list of dentist email addresses community in which people from different places, languages and even hemispheres collaborate in the creation of musical compositions.
Reverbnation
Music platform
Social platform aimed at promoting and disseminating new figures in the world of music, so that artists, record labels, representatives and fans will have a place to interact.
If we register as fans we can search for concerts close to our geographic location, vote, share or buy the songs we like the most, as well as listen to our personalized radio with styles and singers of our choice.
MySpace is a website that provides users with a free, personalized web space that allows them to present various personal information and create a blog. MySpace is best known for hosting numerous music group pages that post information such as concert dates, songs, photos, etc. online.
Smule
Music platform
We are talking about a singing application where thousands of people share their versions of songs and sometimes contests, challenges are held or people sing with artists from the music scene such as Jason Derulo, David Bisbal or Jessie J. It also offers a chat so you can talk to other users.
Spotify
Music platform
The case of Spotify is quite complex because there are music professionals who consider it a social network and others who see it as a simple music service.
What is clear is that it is a service that connects artists and fans, but it is not a platform that can stand on its own yet. It needs the support of other networks such as Facebook for the interaction to be 100% real.
Noteflight
Music platform
As an extra, I can't leave without mentioning Noteflight , a digital sheet music editor through which you can share your work with other music professionals. The interactivity that this platform allows is so useful that it has become a master tool for music teachers, as it allows them to prepare online exercises, search for song versions and even teach their students to compose their own musical themes.