Payola used to mean back-room deals that decided who got heard. musiic flips the record: Payola is how fans get credit—and power—for making music culture real.
Record companies and labels slipped envelopes to DJs; investigations in the late ’50s exposed “payola,” and the U.S. made undisclosed pay-for-play illegal.
The tactics changed, the game didn’t. Playlist buy-ins, algorithmic boosts for lower royalties, bot farms, and “promotional deals” that feel a lot like the old thing with new clothes.
musiic exists to reverse all of this. The people who actually discover, share, and show up—fans—become the gatekeepers.
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10,000 verified fans
10,000 verified artists
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100,000 verified fans
100,000 verified artists
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1,000,000 verified fans
1,000,000 verified artists
Prove you’re real, not just another scroll or bot. Verification makes you part of the movement—and ensures your voice shapes the future of music.
Your steady support fuels an ad-free platform built by fans. Every month, your Payola is proof that this movement stays in the fans’ hands.
Day-one discovery matters most. When you’re the first to add an artist, you’re etched into their story forever as the fan who believed before anyone else.
Keep musiic pure. When you verify an artist’s profile, you protect the ecosystem from noise and make sure real talent shines through.
Every upvote is a spark. Push artists higher in the charts, give venues the demand they deserve, and help fans everywhere discover what’s real.
Curate the sound of the moment. Playlists become discovery engines—and yours could be the bridge between unknown artists and their first real audience.
Artists come alive when fans show up! Checking in at venues proves demand, fuels bookings, and connects the digital movement to real-world energy.
From comments to shares, every move you make feeds the culture. No action is small. Together, they add up to the most powerful shift in music since the birth of streaming.
Fuel the Culture → See RewardsBeing early means everything. The first 1,000 fans to add an artist earn stacked Payola bonuses—because day-one belief deserves more.
🥇 Fan #1 gets a +1000 PYL bonus
🥈 Fan #2 gets a +750 PYL bonus
🥉 Fans #3–10 gets a +500 PYL bonus
🔥 Fans #11–250 gets a +300 PYL bonus
⚡ Fans #251–1000 gets a +150 PYL bonus
Your name also lives forever on the artist’s Founding Fans Board, giving you direct recognition and a lasting connection to the artist’s story.
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