''GoldenPlec'' is an Irish music magazine and website.
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History
Launched in 2003, ''GoldenPlec'' publishes music reviews, interviews, and news mainly related to the Irish independent music industry. It has been mentioned and noted on websites such as ''The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
'', and the ''Irish Independent
The ''Irish Independent'' is an Irish daily newspaper and online publication which is owned by Independent News & Media (INM), a subsidiary of Mediahuis.
The newspaper version often includes glossy magazines.
Traditionally a broadsheet new ...
''. In 2011 it was named best music site at the Irish Web Awards. In 2013, GoldenPlec won the Arthur Guinness Fund for music in Ireland. In 2015, twelve years after launcing as a website, Goldenplec began its print edition.[.] The magazine partners with the Irish Music Rights Organisation
The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) is a national organisation that administers the performing right in copyright music in Ireland on behalf of its members (who are songwriters, composers and music publishers) and on behalf of the songwrite ...
to promote Irish music through its annual 'PlecPicks'.
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Online music magazines
Magazines established in 2003
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