Audius Music is a free-to-use music platform for both listeners and artists. There are no subscription fees or costs to access the platform's basic features, making it a cost effective and convenient option for discovering and sharing music.
Free to Use
Audius Music experience is free to use for everyone. As a fan, you can freely discover and enjoy music. Artists can also upload and promote their music on the platform for free. Artists are able to list their music for sale, at which point fans pay directly for the content they wish to unlock.
By joining Audius, you're part of a community that values transparency, fair artist compensation, and a decentralized approach to music sharing. Enjoy the freedom to explore and support the artists you love without any barriers!
For Listeners
As a listener on Audius, you can:
- Discover new artists and music for free.
- Stream, collect, like, and share your favorite tracks at no cost.
- Support your favorite artists through tipping with $AUDIO tokens.
- Buy tracks and albums using credit/debit cards or cryptocurrencies, with payments going directly and immediately to the artist.
For Artists
Artists on Audius can:
- Upload, stream, and promote their music for free.
- Make their music available to listeners either for free or for a price.
- Set their own terms for selling music, allowing fans to purchase access to streaming or downloads.
Tipping Artists
To support your favorite artists, you can tip them using $AUDIO tokens. Unlike other platforms, Audius ensures that 100% of the tips go directly to the artists, helping them earn more from their craft.
Unlocking VIP Tiers
By accumulating $AUDIO tokens, you can unlock VIP tiers on Audius. Each tier offers unique perks, which may include early access to new features, special app themes, and exclusive badges that appear next to your name within the app. These perks enhance your experience and provide you with more ways to interact with the platform and its community.
Network Fee
Everything at Audius is built around the belief that Artists Deserve More.
We’re proud to help artists sell their music on their own terms and get paid instantly, with the lowest fees industry-wide.
When you sell music on Audius, the network takes a 10% fee while the remaining 90% of the revenue is available to withdraw instantly. The network fee is automatically deposited into the on-chain community treasury, which helps support network operations and community initiatives at the direction of the governance process.
Unlike other traditional music services, the Audius Network is not a centralized business. Instead, Audius is owned and governed by a decentralized network of artists, fans, developers, and node operators. To learn more about why Audius is decentralized, check out our blog post Decentralization: Why Does It Matter?