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Museboat acts as a free media promotion link between both, artists and their supporters.


Museboat Live channel is a 24/7 music promotion channel featuring LISTEN & CHAT music shows produced by volunteers. We serve our listeners by offering a variety of content that is not necessarily provided by the larger commercial promotion websites.

Museboat TV-video channel is a fan-first destination covering music video, interviews, brand advocacy and other video content that drives conversation and debate. We accept video submissions from museboat listeners, artists and brands.

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Overview

FREE MULTIMEDIA FOR LISTENERS

- 24/7 Multi-Genre Music Broadcasting
- Exclusive Music Players
- Creating Own Music Playlists Online
- Song On Demand
- Song On Demand Show
- Music Shows
- Chat With Artists and Fans
- Contests
- Free Museboat Team Membership
- Music TV


So What Are You Waiting For?

Take a seat and listen to the best music, vote in top 25 chart, chat with people, watch the best music video, request song on demand, find what´s new on Museboat Live Channel.

Join our family and explore what we have prepared for all our precious supporters. Our streams are available 24/7 and we play the best music that should be heard.





Overview

ISSUES WITH SOUND OR CHATROOM



In case of any issues with sound, refresh radio player (even a few times) at the top of the page and wait a few seconds for radio stream. If it does not help, reset your browser (close and open it again) and clear cache memory (delete cookies). The same procedure counts in case of any issues with chatroom.

If you cannot see chatroom or radio player at all, you probably have something blocked in your browser settings. (browser settings for https (SSL) only, disallowed javascripts, blocked cookies or something else). To fix this issue, just click on this link and open our website again. This will reset conflicts between our audio and SSL.

We recommend use Chrome browser instead of IE or MS Edge. Even when our website and audio player is available on all devices, we recommend you to use laptops or desktops instead of smartphones.

MUSEBOAT CHATROOM - HOW TO START



How To Login & Chat



Login to the chatroom by writing your name or nickname to the login tab. No registration is needed and content of the chat will be deleted automaticaly in two weeks. If you are an artist, we recommend you to use your FIRST NAME + STAGE NAME (e.g.: AndyI&SON).



Each LISTEN & CHAT show playlist except of MBMC Top 25 Chart show is FLEXIBLE, which means that we reserve the right to play music from artists and their fans in the chatroom before the others in the first show premiere. The music playlist published on our website is unchanged during the following shows and in show replays on the pages of specific music shows.

We are going to chat with each other so please, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES when in the chatroom for the first time or just say "Hi" and write artist name you support / represent in the show.



Listen & Chat Show Playlists



Almost every airplay of the song in music shows is also tweeted on Twitter and shared on Facebook. For this reason, it is advisable to be logged in on Twitter and Facebook during the music show. Every share helps promote your music and bring you new fans and friends on social media.

We promote link to AMPK for every artist along with artist´s cover art during the show. Every artist on Museboat has AMPK with links to social networks, music video, spotify or other audio player and other info. You can find more about artist we play at the moment by clicking on any artist cover or link in the chatroom to open Artist Media Promotion Kit (AMPK). To close AMPK and return to the chatroom just click on "X" icon at the right top corner.

Every comment in the chatroom on the music we play is important and duly appreciated. The more comments artists have the sooner our listeners can find and request airplay of the song again. Song on demand requests also counts as a nomintations for the MBMC Top 25 Chart on Wednesdays.



What Music We Play


We play music of almost all music genres in our shows. Don´t be surprised by a huge variety of music on Museboat ;-) We love various music genres on condition that music is really good ;-) Prevailing music genres and their variations on Museboat are:

Rock / Pop / Metal / Grunge / Punk / Reggae / Alternative / Indie / Country & Folk / Hip-Hop* / Blues / Instrumental / Progressive Rock* / Dance* / Electronic and many others. We do not play rap in our music shows. For rap music we have special rap audio player.

* We play hip-hop music only in case that the song contains at least one sung part. All Progressive Rock songs are accepted for airplay in 24/7 rotation. However, we limit the length of songs in music shows to 5 minutes. We also limit infinitely long music mixes in the genres of house, techno and similar this way, too.



CHATROOM TERMS AND CONDITIONS



Access to the chatroom is alowed visitors at the age of 18+. If you are not an adult, do not login to the chatroom. The chat room has blocked direct messages to prevent hate speech, defamation, and other unfair practices.

In case of detection of unfair practices of visitors in connection with the chatroom (defamation, abuse, bullying, violent and hateful written expressions), the Museboat website or its connected social networks, please inform us immediately about this action at contact us page.

We mostly do not block any conversation in the chatroom except of the following: TALKS ABOUT POLITICS, TALKS ABOUT ANY KIND OF RELIGION, TALKS ABOUT SEX, ANY KIND OF OFFICIAL MAINSTREAM PROPAGANDA and generally talks about topics not related to artists and their music. Please, avoid to chat about above mentioned because we are here to support music and artists, not making a base for any kind of non-music propaganda.

On the contrary, we allow placement of links to any music websites, music video, band and artist cover pictures, new music promotion and other music-related social networks, music labels/promoters websites and music news.

Chatroom visitors are allowed to insert music promotion related links and pictures to the room at any time. Chatroom is 24/7 and everyone is allowed to use chatroom as a direct promotional place for artists on Museboat.

Do not use chatroom for any other purposes (spamming, promoting merchandize besides music and so on).

Please, be polite and avoid from rude criticism. We are here to support artists.

SHOW MAINTIME AND REPLAYS


We start every music show at 10pm London, 11pm Berlin, Midnight Athens and Helsinki, 5pm New York ~ 2pm Las Vegas, 6pm Rio de Janeiro, 6am Tokyo and 7am Sydney, unless otherwise specified.

Every music show has its own website page with present and archived playlists and show replay player, so you can listen to the show again during whole week after its maintime.


During daylight saving time (for about two weeks in March and October), the broadcasting in the US, Canada, Brazil, and Australia is shifted backward/forward or backward by one hour.

In the Europe, show maintime remains unchanged. We always inform you in advance about changes in summer or winter time.


FAQ - LISTENERS


  How do I listen to Museboat Live?

Audio player is in the header of almost every website page. Click on play icon and wait a few seconds for stream. Audio player is optimised for all devices. If it does not work on your device, click red triangel and open spare audio player in new window.

If player stops playing you can refresh whole page.

If you can hear severe echo in your sound device, you probable have more then one website page with audio player opened. Check all opened pages and turn off the player you do not want to use.

Museboat Live Home page player default autoplay is always set to "OFF".



  How do I listen to Museboat Live on my mobile phone?

Museboat website is optimized for all devices. Some older devices or iPhones can have issues. Check out your device for adblock or similar ad blocking programs. They can be source of issues with our stream.



  How do I watch Museboat TV-Video?

To watch TVV, select Museboat TVV in the home menu.
Click on screen and allow sound in the TVV bar.
If you have any issues with TV, just refresh website page.
We have optimised website pages for both, Android and iOS devices.



  When does Museboat broadcasts Listen & Chat music shows?

Listen & Chat music show MAINTIME is always at the same time, which is:

10pm London ~ 11pm Berlin ~ 5pm New York ~ 2pm Las Vegas ~ 4pm St. Louis, 6pm Rio de Janeiro and 7am in Sydney.

When time´s changing in the US, all show begins at 6pm New York, 5pm St. Louis and 3pm Las Vegas in a period of two weeks.

We replay some of our music shows every three hours, so you can listen to new show
at the time you like.

Due to the inability to avert stream delays we recommend to refresh audio player right before the music show. This option always ensures your listening in real-time.


  Can I view your 24/7 rotation and show playlists online?

Yes. 24/7 rotation is available here.


  What kind of music does Museboat Live play?

Museboat is multi-genre which means we play almost all music genres in our free audio stream promotion. We play rock, metal, pop, ambient, RnB, soul, reggae, instrumental, jazz, blues, progressive and other best known music genres.

If you are a core lover of other music genres, you can join our tem and produce your own Museboat music show.


  Does Museboat Live play mainstream music?

Unless we have a permission from music author or copyright holder we do not play mainstream music but we invite world-famous artists and music personalities to join our Listen & Chat music shows as a guests to greet and support other Museboat Live listeners and artists.


  I´m having trouble listening to live audio. What am I supposed to do?

Functionality of our website in your computer depends on your internet browser and its settings. We strongly recommend you to use Chrome or Firefox browser instead of Internet Explorer / Edge. Do not block javascripts in your browser settings.

If it does not work on your device, click red triangel and open spare audio player in new window.

If player stops playing you can refresh whole page. When issues prevail, let us know about it at our CONTACT PAGE.


  How do I chat with Museboat listeners?

Find and open chatroom from the main menu.


  Do I have to register to get to the chatroom?

No. You can get to the chatroom simply by creating your own nickname. Short help is right below the chatroom.

You can change your nickname and also cover picture and other details anytime later after chatroom login. We strongly recommend artists to use their STAGE NAME as a nickname in the chatroom to be recognised by other chatroom visitors easily.


  What are chatroom rules and terms?

You must be 18+ years old what you confirm after you create and submit your nickname.

Please, be polite and without harsh criticism in the chatroom. We are here to support artists, brands, listeners, radio stations and podcasters, not to fight each other.

Keep in mind our main aim in the chatroom - to support fantastic artists, listeners and brand owners. That´s why we do not allow talks about politics, gender ideology, religious matters and so on.

Please, use other places to reveal your political, sexual or religious views.

Unless you want to contact administrator / moderator of this chatroom, please, do not use / read / answer private messages. Mind that there are MANY HATERS OUT THERE trying to sledering others or spreading hateful views.

Any kind of personal or group hate posts will result in banning such chat visitor FOR EVER. No exclusions. If someone is sending you annoying or slendering public or personal messages ny misusing our website and its credibility, please, let us know.


  How can I become chatroom moderator?

To become chatroom moderator you must be 18+ years old. Just let us know about your interest to become CHAT LEADER in your country or town.


  Do I need to pay or to register in order to listen?

No registration or payment is required for streaming or voting.

The most of what we do for artists and entrepreneurs at our websites is free of any charge, some features might be donationware though (e.g. executive producer title, Instore Music Player website or pocast website).


  Can I download a song or can you send me a copy?

Museboat Live does not allow download of any music directly from this site.
However, you can purchase almost every music we play from artist´s shop pages.

Every artist on Museboat Live has an opportunity to get shop link to Amazon, Bandcamp or other music shop pages for free. Just hit on any artist cover and open Artist Media Promoiton Kit to find if you can buy music.


  How do I make a song request?

You can send your song on demand request on this website page or by selecting "Song On Demand" from the website music menu.

Song requests are automated to a queue by the hour and date of receipt. The more song requests we receive, the sooner a song will get to the Top 25 music chart.


  How do I know when my favourite song will be on air?

To get to know when your favourite song is going to be on air, click on Send me info about airplay checkbox in the form and fill in your email / facebook profile link.


  How can I support Museboat?

There are many ways how to help Museboat Live mission. We appreciate any kind of help to keeping this website running for free.

You can share our content, like our Facebook pages, place our widgets to your website or blog or to donate us by affordable amount of money.
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FAQ - ARTISTS


  How do I submit my music to Museboat Live for airplay?

You can submit music anytime as an artist / band representative, official promoter, music label. We accept mp3 music files only. Go to submit your music page and follow instructions.

To create your Artist Media Promotion Kit (AMPK), we recommend you to send as many links to your websites and social media profile links as possible. We need your URL direct links in shape https://...

We care about about artists copyrights, so please, do NOT send us COVER SONGS unless you have permission from music author to do so.



  How will I know if you received my music and if it will be played?

All music sent to Museboat is reviewed within 1-2 weeks. If we like what we hear we add your track to our database and send you an email to let you know about including your music to Listen & Chat music shows and 24/7 rotation.

We preffer FEATURED ARTISTS for airplay and promotion.


  What kind of music does Museboat Live channel accept for airplay?

We accept music of almost all music genres. Hip-Hop and similar music styles are accepted in case they contain parts of the song with vocals.

For the time being, we do not have special hip-hop/rap show, until we find show dj/host for the music show of this kind of music. If you think you are the one, join our team and produce your own hip-hop/rap show for Museboat Live channel.


  How many songs should I send?

You can send us one song or a whole album for airplay anytime. All received songs will be listed in Museboat Live music catalogue for airplay in our own or third party music shows.


  Which audio formats do you accept?

We accept only mp3 files, 44100Hz, any bitrate. Do not send us wav, m4a or ogg files.

Be sure you rename your mp3 files to the shape: "ARTIST NAME - Song name".


  How do I know my song is going to be on air?

We always let artists know about airplay in music shows on beforehand via email or Facebook messenger.

If you're interested in finding out your music and specific songs already are in 24/7 rotation, open 24/7 rotation playlist and start typing your stage name in thesearch box. All songs we have from specific artist will appear afterwards.


  How do I arrange an interview?

You can find all information about interviewing at this page

Due to the large number of approaches we receive, please note that we may not be able to respond to every request. We also reserve the right to give priority in processing interview requests from Featured Artists, MMA Winners, Hall Of Fame Artists and Artists Of The Week.


  How can I become Featured Artist on Museboat Live?

You can become Featured on Museboat simply by placing our our website link (http://museboat.com) or our widget code to your music website or blog.

Checkout featured artists page for more information.


  What is Artist Media Promotion Kit?

Artist Media Promotion Kit (AMPK) is a html plugin with audio and video players, social contacts links, music genre and description and link to music shop. Every artist we accept for airplay will get AMPK for free.

AMPK uses search engine optimization (SEO) to improve the search engine ranking for your website or blog and help new listeners and fans to find your music easier.


  How do I update my free Artist Media Promotion Kit information?

You can find "UPDATE AMPK" link below artist´s bio. Hit the link and follow instructions to update your AMPK. You can also delete your AMPK and all your music from Museboat Live promotion this way.


  Can I send my CD´s for airplay to Museboat?

No. We accept digital music submissions only.


FAQ - TOP 25 CHART


  What is Top 25 chart on Museboat Live?

Top 25 Music Chart is the list of 25 the most popular songs on Museboat Live nominated by listeners, artists, brand representatives, Museboat team members and other website wisitors.

We feature 25 the best songs on Museboat Live in Andy´s MBMC Top 25 Chart Show every other Wednesday at Top 25 chart music show website page.


  How are top 25 chart songs nominated?

Chart show is based on votes from radio listeners sent to us from Top 25 chart poll page.

Song on Demand music show is a doorway to Museboat Live top 25 Chart. To nominate favourite song for the show, just send us as many song requests as possible.

Presence and participation in the chatroom will significantly increase the chance that your favorite song will get to the chart.


  How many songs from one artist can get to the chart?

Every artist from 24/7 rotation has opportunity to get only one song to our chart.
Song is nominated by its popularity measured by SONG REQUESTS plays on Mondays.


  Where and how can I vote for my favourite song in top 25 chart?

Open Top 40+ chart poll page and find your favourite song in the list. You can vote every day and as many times as you like.


  What Museboat does for artists in the top of the chart?

Every #1, #2 and #3 song in our Top 25 Chart show will get free airplay every day at the end of every regular music show. All #1 artists will get to our radio Hall of Fame:

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Hall of Fame artists are featured on Museboat Live permanently.


  Can I nominate song I did not find in Musebaot Live 24/7 rotation?

No.
We accept songs only from Museboat Live 24/7 rotation. Please, do not send us song requests for artists we do not play. We simply cannot place them to our chart.

Anyway, you can tell your favourite artists about Museboat live and they can submit their music for airplay and top 25 chart any time.


  How can I support what you do for artists?

You can become EXECUTIVE PRODUCER of this music show and get announcement before the show start:

This Show is (also) Brought to you By:
(Your Name / Company / Organisation Name)


Just provide us with donation of any amount to our PAYPAL account.

Of course, you can support us by sharing, too. Share Top 25 chart show page at your facebook or twitter and help fantastic artists to get their music heard.



  What else should I know about top 25 chart?

Using of robots to send us more votes without visiting our website will result in excluding such votes from our countdown. You bet we will find it out.




Museboat Musies Award 2024 / 2025



We are also preparing a lot of new things for artists but our main ambition is to organize, if not the Museboat Music International Festival, then at least awarding of the Museboat Musies Award in person to all participants of the competition (This event represents the presence of around 120-150 people).

This way, with the help of potential patron, it would at least be possible for artists from all over the world to finally meet in person. Therefore, we will focus our efforts in this direction, despite the disproportionate amount of additional work, to find willing sponsors to cover this international event.

We are not asking for money from artists who are going through difficult times themselves, but we are calling on all active artists and our media partners of our channel to reach out to their friends, acquaintances or even unknown potential donors for support either on social networks, in emails or in person with our intention.

Of course, these are relatively high costs (flight tickets for participants, accommodation, food, congress room, technical support, etc.), therefore we invite everyone who can support our intention not directly financially, but by promoting our long-term intention with the aim of finding financial sponsors of the event, which we could grant all rights to the event in terms of the proposed budget.

Our goal is to give everyone a respectful space, which is our goal for a joint meeting after 13 years of existence, so that we can finally meet each other in person.

TVV CHANNEL



How to get enhanced promotion on TVV channel

We prefer music video only from Featured Artists, Show Executive Producers, Donors, Award Winners and Media Partners who are either the most active in the chatroom or are releasing new album or single, starting a tour, launching a charity event, a new marketing campaign or having other interesting information for TV viewers.

We accept video vlogs, documentaries as well as other non-musical videos without having to meet the above mentioned conditions.

Artists who are the most active in the chatroom and award-winning artists in our competitions are invited to conduct an interview without the need for prior requests. As our personnel options in this area are very limited, we apologize in advance for any delays.

Here are relevant links:

Submit Your Video
Submit Your Vlog
Become Show Executive Producer
Become Media Partner
Become Donor
Become Featured Artist

By accepting applications from any of our forms, we do not guarantee their automatic completion. Each application will be assessed separately with an emphasis on the conditions stated by us.

If you are interested in promoting your video to an increased extent, we suggest you create a short introductory video with the help of a smartphone or camcorder.

In this short video (approx. 1 minute long) you can say “Hi" to all the viewers of the Museboat TV channel by providing a short information about yourself, the region you live in, and some other interesting facts.

After shooting a short video, upload it to your YouTube channel and send us its direct link. We will then place this short video right before your music video in our linear TV stream. This free opportunity is available only for those who have their own profile on the Youtube channel.

A short introductory video should contain the following basic information:

- ARTIST NAME / VIDEO AUTHOR NAME (The video may change over time and the introductory video will thus become out of date, therefore, make sure in advance that you are making an intro video for a video that already exists on the Museboat channel.)
- the name of the country or region where the artist comes from or where he most often works.
- a few words about your own music or about the prevailing musical genre
- general determination of the audience to whom the music video is intended


Example content of a short introductory video.
Replace all capitalized content with your own information and shoot it as a whole.


Hi (Hello / Greetings / etc.) everyone! Here is ARTIST NAME from REGION NAME / COUNTRY NAME. A FEW WORDS ABOUT YOUR MUSIC OR PREVAILING MUSIC GENRE. I am happy to present my music on the Museboat TVV channel.

Above mentioned example is voluntary. You can always use your imagination and prepare other engaging content.

Upload yopur video to YOUTUBE CHANNEL and send direct link to the video to our email museboatradio @ gmail.com (Without spaces before and after @ mark).