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You may have already noticed ReverbNation’s slick new look. After months of testing with thousands of ReverbNation Artists, we’ve tweaked, changed and improved the site to reflect all the great feedback we got. You’ll see updates to your profile pages as well as the general experience for anyone browsing ReverbNation. It’s live right now for all users, so please go check out the new ReverbNation. During this beta period you’ll still be able to swap back to the ‘old ReverbNation’— but why would you want to? Read below for the highlights.
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ReverbNation, a digital marketing platform used by more than 2.7 million musicians, will announce on Wednesday that it is jumping into the music download business. But it’s doing so with a twist -- 43.4% of what people spend will go directly to charity.
ReverbNation isn’t turning into a non-profit. Nor is the endeavor a pure marketing stunt. It’s a serious business proposition to see if the North Carolina digital company can do well for its artists by doing good. In other words, the company is betting that people will buy more music if their purchase is tied to a cause that they feel good about.
“It’s not 100% altruistic,” ReverbNation president Jed Carlson readily admitted. “Our mission is to look out for the artist. Music for Good is about putting another tool in their toolbox to help their careers.”
Under the Music For Good program, when a song is purchased for $1.29, 56 cents goes to the artist, 56 cents is sent to a charity the artist selects and 12 cents goes to PayPal to process the payment. The remainder, a nickel, goes to ReverbNation. Among the 13 charities currently in the program are Fender Music Foundation, World Vision, Oxfam America, Heifer International, Zac Brown’s Camp Southern Ground and CARE.
The company rolled out a beta version of the Music For Good program on Dec. 21 and is launching the full product to all artists Wednesday. Already, more than 51,800 artists have signed up to sell their songs on the digital platform, which will give bands and buyers the option to post purchases on Twitter and Facebook. This feature alone is more likely to resonate with people than simply posting what they just bought on iTunes, according to social marketers. Among the more viral social posts are those involving charities as a form of self-expression, according to Geoffrey Colon, a digital marketing analyst with Social@Ogilvy.
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Trabue Gentry maintains the No.1 position on the ReverbNation Pop charts for Springfield, IL. http://t.co/RNRCGrau
Even though I am two years retired from music, I am gratified that my music continues to grow in popularity. These are my current ratings according to Reverbnation:
Local Rank 38 out of 276 (up 9 points) in my genre in Nashville, TN
National Rank: 875 (up 384 points) in my genre
Global Rank 1,456 up (687 points) in my genre
Global Rank (all genres) 24,205 (up 384 points)
Thanks to all of you who still enjoy my music! ~ Trabue Gentry
You can listen to all my music here: https://www.reverbnation.com/trabuegentry/song/2186737-lost-in-the-wax
Crowd Reviews: "Purple Dreams" & "Good Vibes" at soundcloud.com/raheeeem