Contactmusic.com

Contactmusic.com

Founded	2000 (2000)
Website	contactmusic.com
Alexa rank	35,892 (March 2016)
Registration	03983828
Available in	English
Launched	April 2000
Current status	Active

Contactmusic.com is a British entertainment magazine/webzine based in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. The website was launched in April 2000 by a team of music and entertainment enthusiasts and has expanded to over 50 staff and freelance contributors from all around the globe.

Cutting edge in every way, Contactmusic.com is committed to providing the hottest news, videos, reviews, interviews and photo imagery as well as hosting a bubbling community that caters for every entertainment crazed web user.

Contactmusic.com is a trusted and much quoted source for the latest news on many artists from Katy Perry to Kanye West or Lupita Nyong'o to The Ramones and has been name dropped by the likes of Jay Leno on the Tonight Show, BBC Radio as well as receiving mentions from the likes of Ricky Gervais and a host of other artists.

Contactmusic.com gets face to face with the greatest stars including Amy Winehouse, Stevie Wonder, Wyclef Jean, Ice Cube, Daniel Radcliffe and Scarlett Johansson but is also devoted to introducing excellent new talent as it emerges like Syd Arthur, His Clancyness, Ava Luna and Holly Williams.

Publishing a torrent of high quality and in-depth content each and every day of the year through the expertise of its writers, designers, photographers and videographers Contactmusic.com is committed to enabling it's users to keep their finger firmly on the pulse of the ever changing world of popular culture and it's sub cultures.

Contactmusic.com hosts a wealth of entertainment photography spanning back over almost ten years. Contactmusic.com's ever expanding photo galleries cover over 20,000 artists including the likes of The Rolling Stones, Jennifer Aniston, Lorde, Justin Beiber and Harrison Ford as well as all the major entertainment events such as Coachella, Glastonbury Festival, The Grammy Awards and The Oscars.

Contactmusic.com has an excellent relationship and has worked closely with American artist Peter Stanick who's work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh and the Museum of Art in Osaka.

Ownership

Contactmusic.com is owned and operated by Contactmusic.com Ltd (Company number 03983828) which is 100% privately owned and current directors include Dom Harrison, C.E.O.; Nik Keene, Director/editor; and Barry Smith, FCA Financial Director.

Partners

In 2005 Contactmusic signed a UK partnership deal with Lycos Europe which lasted until 2007, when a new agreement was formed with UK TV company Channel 4.

External links

• Official website
• Contactmusic.com on Facebook
• Contactmusic.com on Twitter