''Beats Per Minute'' (formerly ''One Thirty BPM'') is a
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–based online publication providing reviews, news, media, interviews and feature articles about the music world. ''Beats Per Minute'' covers a variety of genres and specializes in rock, hip hop, and electronic music.
History
Founded in late 2008 as a five-man operation. It was named as a reference to
Of Montreal song 'Suffer for Fashion'.
As of 2011, ''Beats Per Minute'' had expanded to a staff of about 50 contributors based in the U.S., U.K.,
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The site changed its name from 'One Thirty BPM' to 'Beats Per Minute' in January 2012.
Ratings
It issues music ratings on a 0–100% point scale. As of May 7, 2022, ''Beats Per Minute'' music scores were described by
Metacritic
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as typically (59% of the time) higher than most other critic scores. Metacritic reported that out of 1406 music scores given by the website, the site gave positive reviews to 1276 of them and gave negative reviews to only 18 of them (1% of the total number of scores given).
References
External links
Official Website
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Companies based in New York City
Music review websites
Online music magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 2008
Magazines published in New York City