Welcome to the new lodosnova.com

Today we are opening a new lodosnova.com. Until now the address mostly led straight into the player, which was fine if you already knew Nova and not very helpful if you did not. The new website is a place to look around first: to see what is in the catalogue, hear a little of it, and decide whether Nova is for you, your business, or both.

Here is what has changed and what has stayed the same.

A public page for everything in the catalogue

Every song, album, artist and playlist on Nova now has its own public page, and so does every podcast episode. You do not need an account to open them. A song page tells you who made it, which album it belongs to and how it has been described, because each track in the catalogue is analysed for genre, mood and instruments. Album and artist pages bring the related music together, and playlist pages show the full running order.

If you prefer to start from a feeling rather than a name, the genre and mood pages are a good way in. Try a genre such as jazz, or open Browse to see the whole catalogue laid out: around 1,726 songs on 188 albums by 70 artists, about 30 public playlists, five radio stations and three podcasts.

30-second previews

Each of those pages lets you play a 30-second preview, right there in the browser. It is enough to know whether a song suits your evening, your playlist or your shop floor. When the preview ends, we ask you to sign up, because full listening happens in the Nova app. Creating an account is free for listeners.

The player has moved to lodosnova.com/app

The Nova player now lives at lodosnova.com/app. If you listen in a browser, that is the address to bookmark. Your account, playlists, likes and followed podcasts are exactly where you left them; nothing about your library has moved, only the address of the player.

Old links keep working. If you shared a song or playlist with a friend before today, or saved a link somewhere, it still opens what it opened before. Share links created in the app continue to open in the app.

On phones and tablets nothing changes: Nova is available for iPhone and iPad on the App Store and for Android on Google Play, and you sign in with the same account.

Six languages

The website is available in English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish and Italian, the same six languages as the app. You can switch language from the menu at any time.

Pages for Nova Business

A lot of people who find Nova are looking for music to play at work: in a café, a restaurant, a shop, a hotel lobby or a gym. The new site gives Nova Business its own section. The business pages explain what the subscription includes, with a page for each type of venue, and the pricing page sets out the cost: $30 per venue per month, unlimited listening, and the public performance licence for Nova music included.

That last point is the reason Nova Business exists in the form it does. Loopcode Bilişim Yazılım Mühendislik Eğitim ve Danışmanlık A.Ş. (Lodos Nova) owns every song in its catalogue, so the right to play it in public can come straight from us with the subscription. We have written more about this in why Nova owns its catalogue.

Guides, articles and this blog

Alongside the music pages there are now short guides on using Nova, longer articles on background music and licensing, and this blog, where we will write about new music, new features and the practical side of choosing music for a venue. If you are new, the getting started guide is a good first stop.

If something on the new site looks wrong, or a link you rely on no longer behaves as it should, please tell us at info@loopcode.co. We read every message.

Frequently asked questions

Where do I listen to full songs now? In the Nova app: in a browser at lodosnova.com/app, or in the Nova apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. The website itself plays 30-second previews.

Will my old Nova links still work? Yes. Links shared or saved before the new website went live keep working and open the same content as before.

Do I need a new account for the new website? No. Your existing Nova account, which is also your Lodos account, works as before, with your playlists, likes and podcasts in place.