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The 20 Best Music Social Networks

Music is universally one of the most powerful forms of entertainment. People that capitalize on this form of entertainment have a strong sense of what sounds pleasing to consumers. Consumers themselves have also been forming their own music communities in the form of social networks since the beginning of the digital age. Below is a list of the top 20 these music social networks:

20. May Contain Music



May Contain Music is a small music social network that hosts music, event information, venue information, and videos.

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SellaBand Gets Funding To The Tune Of $5 Million

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SellaBand is a Dutch music website that announced that they have raised $5 million in funding.  Prime Technology Ventures is the European venture capital fund that provided Sellaband their funding.  Sellaband allows users to buy shares in independent bands and then harvests these funds to help artists record music.  Sellaband will use the funding to expand their marketing and technology.

Sellaband opened a New York office last year and has helped funding 18 artists in 11 different countries since then.  Sellaband also recently signed a deal with Amazon.com UK and Heineken.  Heineken will sponsor Sellaband’s music events.

Slicethepie, another European music website raised $2 million in funding recently.

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