After researching into professional websites, there are many aspects I would want to feauture on my own.
Social Network Feed - Live twitter, and facebook feed, as well as links to the social networking sites. It promotion for the social networking sites as well as the artist. Fans can view this on the website and link themselves directly to another form of promotion for the artist.
Downloads - I would want to give the option to download the artists music, and occasionally give free downloads to keep the audience fresh, as well as attracting new audiences.
Videos - videos of music videos are common and give a multi-media advantage on a website. Artists often post video blogs of behind the scenes and special announcements to keep their fans interested and making them want to visit the website on a regular basis.
Gallery - A frequently updated gallery is a vital feauture of any artist website. It allows fans to view recent photoshoots, or behind the scenes images
News - News features on every artist/bands website. Fans are able to see up coming events, personal appearances, single/album release dates, recent photoshoots, tour dates, or any other bits of news.
Tour - tour dates are important in terms of sellnig tickets. Fans can check tour dates in advance to ensure they are able to get tickets. I would provide a link to ticket sellers, for quick access to buying tickets. Fan pre-sale is another advantage of selling tickets as fans feel they are getting an advantage of being served first.
Shop - Giving the opportunity to buy merchandise, albums, songs etc will create a high revenue from the site and allow fans to feel safe and garenteed to be perchasing official products.
Audio/podcasts - Audio clips of new songs would keep fans excited about the site, and will keep re-visiting to check if any new exclusives have been released.
I would want my website to look as professional as possible with the theme fitting in with the current album, for example: rihanna's website appearance changes with the new genre/style of her latest album. The website would be full of interactive activity and lots of multi-media levels for the fans to enjoy.
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