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reddit.com/r/Music
Welcome to the wonderful world of Reddit. It's nothing like any other website on the internet! If you ever need more information, content, or discussion around your favorite topics, you should go to Reddit. It's a huge and constantly growing collection of online communities with people who are interested in the same things as you.
Reddit is a massive online community comprising of hundreds of thousands of smaller subcommunities. If there is an interest in anything, you will find several subreddits devoted to discussion, news, and inquiries surrounding it. There are subreddits that are extremely general, such as r/Movies, r/Documentaries, and today's topic r/Music; but subreddits also get as specific as possible, with subreddits dedicated just to certain TV shows, movies, musical artists, celebrities, and streaming platforms like Netflix or Hulu. For example, there is a subreddit for everything related to movies (r/movies), one for documentaries (r/documentaries), and one specifically for streaming movies on Netflix (r/netflixmovies).
informal Why would I include reviews of subreddits on StreamingSites? That's a fair question. The reason, again, stems from Reddit's versatility as a platform. It is much more than just a super forum message board site. It is, in fact, also a wonderful way to learn more about streaming sites, to find new content to watch or listen to, and to discuss everything surrounding the sites that I review. So for example, if you're looking for further information after reading one of my reviews on StreamingSites - or if you want to talk with other consumers who use the site religiously - you should check out that site's subreddit.
The subreddit we're going to be looking at today is different in purpose. It's called R/Music, and it's not a place for you to learn about streaming music platforms (although you may inadvertently discover a few new ones). R/Music is a subreddit devoted to music as a whole; it's not split into genres or types of music. People can just post whatever songs they feel so inclined to share with the community. Usually, the songs come from YouTube videos, because that's often the easiest way for people to link to a song (not everyone has music streaming services like Spotify, Tidal, or Qobuz).
Additionally, r/Music is a great place to ask questions and get advice from fellow fans. Finally, by joining r/Music, you are automatically part of the discussions that happen on the page and you have the opportunity to contribute your own thoughts and ideas.
Another reason to join r/Music is if you have a lot of music that you feel needs to be shared with the world. Maybe there is an artist that you absolutely love and they don't have nearly the amount of recognition that you think he or she deserves? Well, share one of their songs with the group, and help them to get some plays.
Perhaps you just enjoy talking music with fellow fans. There's another excuse to join r/Music. In addition to finding and sharing new music with people, r/Music is a great place to talk about whatever songs are posted. Share stories of your experiences with a given song, maybe learn some background on how the song was made, express your opinions on the track. The possibilities for discussion are virtually limitless on r/Music.
Plus, r/Music regularly hosts AMAs. AMA stands for Ask Me Anything, and artists and bands will routinely come onto the subreddit and answer any questions fans happen to have in real-time. There aren't many online communities out there that allow you to communicate directly with your favorite bands, producers, and singers!
Do you play music yourself? Do you have a band? Are you looking for somewhere to share some of your own music and see how it is received? Although it is not explicitly banned, I can't imagine it would be well received for you to outright tell people a song is your own on this subreddit (there are plenty of others dedicated specifically to this); however, you can easily just post your song as if it is any song and see how people react to it. As a musician myself, I have found this approach to be one of the ways that I am able to get the most honest feedback. When somebody doesn't know that they are listening to your music, they are less likely to sugarcoat their opinions.
At the end of the day, there are few sites that are better for diving in and discovering all sorts of new music. That's where I think r/Music really shines- it provides you with a diverse and enormous library of songs to stream directly from Reddit. I have found countless bands and songs that I otherwise never would have found thanks to r/Music. So, it is almost like a music streaming site in its own right.
History
The subreddit r/Music was created on January 25th of 2008, and it's one of the oldest on the site. This makes it a great place for music lovers to discuss all things related to the art form. The community here is enormous, and has been keeping active for over 22 years. If you're interested in music, you'll definitely want to check out r/Music.
The community has a few thousand members who are constantly online. This community is particularly useful because it has a high level of activity.
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Additionally, the members of r/Music are incredibly supportive and interactive, which makes it easy to find discussion partners or collaborators when you need them.
Although I have already kind of brought you through everything that r/Music has to offer, there are a few unique features about this subreddit that set it apart from other music subreddits. For one thing, r/Music has an array of flair that members can tag their posts with. This makes it super convenient when it comes time to try and browse this massive subreddit? simply click on one of the tags to automatically filter posts. Are you looking for just AMAs? No problem. Want to quickly find playlists or new releases, click on the tag on the right-hand side of the page to see only what you are seeking. Additionally, the members of r/Music are incredibly supportive and interactive, which makes it easy to find discussion partners or collaborators when you need them.
This makes it much easier to plan my day around when the next one is happening, and gives me peace of mind that I will get to chat with my favorite artists.
Suggestions that I have for r/Music
I think the moderators of r/Music could do a little more to engage the community. There are some other subreddits, for example, that regularly host polls, battles, and so on. I think it would be a nice touch if r/Music did something similar. The community is already pretty involved, but I think doing something like this would make it even better.
I think that r/Music is one of the best subreddits out there.
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