MTV on Wednesday launched the public beta for Artists.MTV, a new online hub for musicians to connect with their fans through interviews, music and social media.
The site — designed to be a newer, upgraded version of Myspace with pages for artists famous and unknown — was first announced by the network in March, at South by Southwest. A private beta for artists and fans has been live over the summer.
The network will launch mobile apps in the coming months.
“This is a platform to empower artists, to help them get heard, get promoted and get paid,” Shannon Connolly, VP of Digital Music Strategy for MTV Music Group, told TheWrap.