ATRL

ATRL (previously known as Absolute TRL and PopFusion) is an Internet forum that discusses pop culture.[1]

ATRL
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Type of site
Internet forum
Available inEnglish
URLatrl.net
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional, Closed (With occasional open periods)
Users>31,573 registered users
Launched1999 (as Absolute TRL)
Current statusActive
Written inPHP, MySQL (powered by Invision Community 4.3.5)

History

Absolute TRL was founded in 1999, as a fan site of MTV's TV Show Total Request Live. In 2005, the main site was closed in favor of the forum. It got renamed to PopFusion in 2006, and retained that name for a year. In 2007 it was renamed to ATRL. Despite the cancelation of Total Request Live in late 2008, it continued operating as a general pop culture forum. In 2017, ATRL gained media attention when a member of the forum discovered hidden artwork, and incomplete tracklist of Taylor Swift's then-upcoming sixth studio album, Reputation (2017), ahead of the official announcement on her website.[2][3][4][5] In a BuzzFeed article on pop fandom culture, ATRL is described as a "space for fans to argue in favor of their chosen artist with statistics and ideas about cultural impact".[1]

See also

    References
    1. Dominguez, Pier (2017-09-21). "Pop Music Stans Aren't Crazy, They're Having A Conversation". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
    2. Cusumano, Katherine (August 23, 2017). "What Game is Taylor Swift Playing? Here's All the Conspiracy Theories Floating Around About New Album Reputation". W. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
    3. Park, Andrea (August 23, 2017). "Information About Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' Album May Have Been Leaked Before the Official Release". Teen Vogue. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
    4. Feldman, Brian (2017-08-23). "Stans Exposed Taylor Swift's New Album Before She Announced It". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
    5. Orenstein, Hannah (2017-08-23). "A Hacker Released Taylor Swift's New Album Info an Hour Before Taylor Did It Herself". Seventeen. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
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