Trap Nation

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Trap Nation
Trap Nation.jpg
The current logo, first used in November 2016
Personal information
Born
Andre Benz

February 4, 1997
Website nations.io
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2012–present
Genre(s)Chill music, trap, future bass, EDM
Subscribers30.4 million [1]
Total views13.9 billion [1]
Network The Nations / Create Music Group
Associated acts Chill Nation, Bass Nation, Rap Nation, Indie Nation, R&B Nation, House Nation, Latin Nation
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2014
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2015
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg10,000,000 subscribers2016
Last updated: March 1, 2022

Trap Nation is an American music promoter that is primarily known for releasing electronic music on its YouTube channel and Spotify Playlists.

Contents

History

Trap Nation was founded in September 2012 by Andre Willem Benz & Kevin Field when they were 15 years old. [2] Alongside Trap Nation, Benz expanded into creating other channels, the first of which, Chill Nation, was founded in February 2014. [3] The channels have since gone on to be managed by other curators, employed by The Nations, a company which encompasses all the channels and Lowly Palace. As of April 2020, Benz still runs the Trap Nation channel himself alongside another curator named Jean.

By the end of 2016, Trap Nation was included in the ten fastest-growing YouTube channels by Tubefilter, receiving an average of 70 million new plays a week. [4] [5]

As of 2021, Trap Nation has more than 30 million subscribers and averages 560,000 new subscribers a month as of 2018. [6]

Lowly Palace

In September 2016, Trap Nation's independent record label, Lowly Palace, was founded. [7] In less than a year, the channel has amassed almost 500,000 subscribers. [8]

Events

In 2016, Trap Nation made its first live-event debut at Danbury, CT, where Botnet and Lukas performed. [9]

Trap Nation participated at the SXSW event in March 2017, featuring artists Illenium, San Holo, Whethan, and more. [10] [11]

In June 2017, Trap Nation held the largest art car event at EDC, reaching a crowd of over 4,000 people. The lineup featured acts such Alan Walker, Troyboi, Boombox Cartel, Autograf, and others played. [12] [13]

Acquisition

In April 2022, The Nations (parent-company and owner of Trap Nation and other Nation branded channels) sold a majority stake in ownership to Create Music Group for an undisclosed amount.

Accolades

In 2015, Trap Nation was included in YouTube's top 10 preferred Google / YouTube music partners. [14]

In June 2017, Trap Nation was the 44th-most-subscribed channel on YouTube and had accumulated more than five billion total views. [15] Trap Nation was also ranked by Billboard as the #1 dance curator on YouTube alongside Monstercat, MrSuicideSheep, Proximity, and Majestic Casual. [16]

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