The mobile platform, which allows users to get points by picking out the next big thing in music, has raised $1.8m from backers including AOL.

TastemakerX, a US-based social gaming platform based around new music, secured $1.8m in series A funding on Wednesday from backers including AOL Ventures, the corporate venturing fund for internet and media corporation AOL.

Also investing in the round were financial services firm Guggenheim Partners, venture capital firm True Ventures, seed investors Baseline Ventures and Tekton Ventures, and several angel investors. TastemakerX will debut in beta as a mobile application next month.