Android owners can now use Mobile Backstage to follow their favorite artists, interact with other fans, play and buy music, check into gigs and much more.
The platform enables artists and fans to exchange news, pictures, video, audio and text in a more inclusive and intimate community. The service has previously been released as an iPhone and Facebook application.
Artists can purchase Mobile Backstage for $699, which includes the iPhone and Facebook platforms (+49€/month for hosting). Adding Android will cost an additional $349. The platform is also available as an all-inclusive package for $2,299, which includes all the platforms (+Nokia), a personal account manager and hosting for the first year.
Originally launched in July 2010, Mobile Backstage is looking to grow the number of artists using the platform, which currently include the likes of Black Label Society, Tinie Tempah, Nightwish and Lykke Li. Artist specific Mobile Backstage apps are currently being rolled out on the Android Market.
Mobile Backstage is a product of Steam Republic Ltd., a Finland-based startup founded in 2009.