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Connect the site to Facebook, Twitter, email, and other services to alert fans and followers when new content is available.</p> </div> <div class="spotlight-feature-column spotlight-feature-media"> <h3>Easily Embed Rich Media</h3> <p>WordPress features a simple editor that users can use to embed videos, maps, and media quickly, easily, and safely, so musicians can share the latest concert clips, behind-the-scenes peeks, music videos, and images from their daily life immediately and directly with fans.</p> </div> <div class="spotlight-feature-column spotlight-feature-column-first spotlight-feature-easy"> <h3>It’s Just Easy To Use</h3> <p>WordPress features an intuitive publishing interface that musicians as well as their team can easily get familiar with. Pair that with excellent documentation and support for development, and a site can be launched in no time.</p> </div> </div> </div> <h2>Spotlight Sites</h2> <div class="spotlight-sites"> <div class="row clear-fix"> <div class="spotlight-site spotlight-site-first"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://brucespringsteen.net/"><img alt="spotlight-nyo" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142im_/http://s.wp.com/mshots/v1/http%3A%2F%2Fbrucespringsteen.net%2Fcategory%2Fmusic"/></a></p> <h3>Bruce Springsteen</h3> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://brucespringsteen.net/">http://brucespringsteen.net</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://vip.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/bruce-springsteen-wordpress/">More info</a></p> </div> <div class="spotlight-site"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://justintimberlake.com/main/"><img alt="spotlight-justintimberlake" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142im_/http://s.wp.com/mshots/v1/http%3A%2F%2Fjustintimberlake.com%2Fmain"/></a></p> <h3>Justin Timberlake</h3> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://justintimberlake.com/main/">http://justintimberlake.com/main</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row clear-fix"> <div class="spotlight-site spotlight-site-first"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://boniver.org/"><img alt="spotlight-bon-iver" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142im_/http://s.wp.com/mshots/v1/http%3A%2F%2Fboniver.org%2Fcategories%2Fblogtower"/></a></p> <h3>Bon Iver</h3> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://boniver.org/">http://boniver.org</a></p> </div> <div class="spotlight-site"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://johnmayer.com/"><img alt="spotlight-john-mayer" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142im_/http://s.wp.com/mshots/v1/http%3A%2F%2Fjohnmayer.com"/></a></p> <h3>John Mayer</h3> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://johnmayer.com/">http://johnmayer.com</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row clear-fix"> <div class="spotlight-site spotlight-site-first"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://usherworld.com/"><img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142im_/http://s.wp.com/mshots/v1/http%3A%2F%2Fusherworld.com"/></a></p> <h3>Usher</h3> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://usherworld.com/">http://usherworld.com</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://vip.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/ushers-official-site-launches-on-wordpress-and-bbpress/">More info</a></p> </div> <div class="spotlight-site"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://www.katyperry.com/home/"><img alt="spotlight-katy-perry" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142im_/http://s.wp.com/mshots/v1/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.katyperry.com%2Fhome"/></a></p> <h3>Katy Perry</h3> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://www.katyperry.com/home/">http://www.katyperry.com/home</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="row clear-fix"> <div class="spotlight-site spotlight-site-first"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://lifeandtimes.com/"><img alt="spotlight-jayz" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142im_/http://s.wp.com/mshots/v1/http%3A%2F%2Flifeandtimes.com"/></a></p> <h3>Jay Z’s Life and Times Magazine</h3> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://lifeandtimes.com/">http://lifeandtimes.com</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://vip.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/jay-zs-life-times-magazine-on-wordpress/">More info</a></p> </div> <div class="spotlight-site"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://aliciakeys.com/"><img alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142im_/http://s.wp.com/mshots/v1/http%3A%2F%2Faliciakeys.com"/></a></p> <h3>Alicia Keys</h3> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130910190142/http://aliciakeys.com/">http://aliciakeys.com </a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="jp-post-flair" class="sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <section id="apply-now"> <div class="wrap"> <p>Ready to become a WordPress.com VIP? 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