Pitchfork has announced a new subscription model, which will see its reviews section largely go behind a paywall.
Priced at $5 per month, the paywall will allow subscribers full access to music reviews on the website, as well as a comments section that will give them the chance to score and review releases themselves.
The change sees Pitchfork aim to “publish our readers’ taste and opinions, too,” according to a letter shared by editor Mano Sundaresan. The comments section will be moderated by Pitchfork editors.
Non-subscribers will be given access to four reviews per month, but will not be able to access the comments section.
Pitchfork’s announcement of the new subscription model said: “What we’re emphasising by evolving the site to capture the voices and taste of our readers is that music and music criticism are inherently social. The Pitchfork review has always been authoritative. We want our reviews to be generative, and we hope the comments section and other cool new tools on the site will deepen our readers’ connection to music and each other.”
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