MusicOMH
{{short description|Online music magazine}}
{{italic title}}
{{Infobox website
| name = MusicOMH
| logo = Musicomh2015.png
| logo_size = 200px
| company_type =
| foundation = London, England
| location = London, England
| key_people = Michael Hubbard, Steven Johnson, Melanie Eskenazi
| url = {{URL|https://www.musicomh.com|musicomh.com}}
| website_type = Online magazine, music website
| launch_date = 15 December 1999
| ISSN = 2516-6220
}}
MusicOMH (stylized as musicOMH) is a London-based online music magazine which publishes independent reviews, features and interviews from across all genres including classical, metal, rock and R&B.
History
MusicOMH was founded and launched by Editor in Chief Michael Hubbard in 1999.{{cite web|title=About Us - Musicomh|url=https://www.musicomh.com/media.htm|access-date=2009-10-22|publisher=MusicOMH}}
In February 2011, the site's former theatre section was spun off, becoming Exeunt Magazine, as MusicOMH refocused from being a general arts publication to writing primarily about music.
Main features and coverage
MusicOMH{{'}}s music content consists of reviews of albums, gigs, tracks and festivals, alongside features, interviews and blog posts. The site also provides live reviews and other features.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-25-best-music-websites-1803346.html?action=Popup&ino=18|title=The 25 best music websites|work=The Independent|access-date=2009-10-22 | location=London | date=2009-10-16}} The site's album reviews, usually covering a wide range of genres including pop, electro, classical, metal, rock and R&B, have been quoted by numerous publications such as The Daily Telegraph, The Independent and the BBC.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3668705/Oasis-release-download-only-single.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3668705/Oasis-release-download-only-single.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Oasis release download-only single|last=Gray|first=Iain|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=2009-10-21 | location=London | date=2007-10-22}}{{cbignore}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-word-on-the-big-pink-a-brief-history-of-love-1789202.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-word-on-the-big-pink-a-brief-history-of-love-1789202.html |archive-date=2022-06-18 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The Word On... The Big Pink, A Brief History of love|work=The Independent|access-date=2009-10-22 | location=London | date=2009-09-18}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-word-on-just-jack-all-night-cinema-1781328.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-word-on-just-jack-all-night-cinema-1781328.html |archive-date=2022-06-18 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The Word On... Just Jack, All night cinema |work=The Independent|access-date=2009-10-22 | location=London | date=2009-09-04}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/singers/news/reviews.shtml |title=Singers - Reviews |publisher=BBC |access-date=2009-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231144040/http://www.bbc.co.uk/singers/news/reviews.shtml |archive-date=2008-12-31 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/philharmonic/news/promsreviews2009.shtml |title=BBC Philharmonic News - Grammy Award Nominations |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |access-date=2009-12-07 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2007/02/23/220207_the_mekkits_tgu_group.shtml|title=Manchester > Entertainment > Music > The Great Unheard > The Mekkits!
|publisher=BBC Manchester|access-date=2009-10-22}} The site has also been used as one of many sources to accumulate aggregated review scores for Metacritic.{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/peterbjornandjohn/writersblock |title=Writer's Block reviews at |publisher=Metacritic.com |access-date=2009-12-07}}{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/gossip/musicformen |title=Music For Men reviews at |publisher=Metacritic.com |date=2009-10-06 |access-date=2009-12-07}}{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/yolatengo/popularsongs |title=Popular Songs reviews at |publisher=Metacritic.com |date=2009-09-08 |access-date=2009-12-07}}
Over the course of 25 years, the site has also conducted interviews with artists, ranging from house music duo Basement Jaxx, via Swedish band Miike Snow to rapper Jay-Z.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/music/features/basement-jaxx_1009.htm |title=Basement Jaxx |publisher=musicOMH |date=2009-08-27 |access-date=2009-12-07}}{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/music/features/miike-snow_1009.htm |title=Miike Snow |publisher=musicOMH |date=2009-08-27 |access-date=2009-12-07}}{{cite web|url=http://www.musicomh.com/music/features/jay-z_0909.htm |title=Jay-Z | interview (Part 1) |publisher=musicOMH |date=2009-08-27 |access-date=2009-12-07}} In September 2009, publications such as Contactmusic.com, AOL and Yahoo! Music used the interview with Jay-Z to spread word of his will to work with other notable musicians such as Jack White and Bono.{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/jayzs-bono-plan_1116600|title=Bono - Jay-Z's Bono Plan|date=21 September 2009 |publisher=Contactmusic.com| access-date=2009-10-22}}{{cite web|url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/35/20090921/tmusic-jay-z-s-bono-plan-716af92.html|title=Jay-Z's Bono plan|publisher=Yahoo! Music|access-date=2009-10-22}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}{{cite web|url=http://music.aol.co.uk/music-news/jay-zs-bono-plan/article/2009092103104575329427|title=Jay-Z's Bono plan|publisher=AOL Music|access-date=2009-10-22}}
Awards and nominations
The Independent described MusicOMH as "Brit-centric, accessible and unpretentious", in their list of the 25 best music websites in October 2009. The site was nominated for Best Digital Publication at the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Record of the Day Awards.{{cite web|access-date=2020-12-15|title=Record of the Day - Record of the Day|url=http://www.recordoftheday.com/awards/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928201349/http://www.recordoftheday.com/awards/index.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-09-28|date=28 September 2011}}
See also
- Review site
- AnyDecentMusic?
- Consequence
- Drowned in Sound
- The Line of Best Fit
- Epinions