Tap & Groove™

For artists

Earn more per tap than per stream.

Streaming pays fractions of a cent. A Tap and Groove partner brand pays you a real, negotiated fee for every unit that carries your track — and puts your music in the hand of a new fan at the point of purchase.

Per tap vs. per stream

Streaming

~$0.003

per stream, after splits

  • • Anonymous listener
  • • No contact, no community
  • • Algorithm decides discovery

Tap and Groove

Negotiated fee

per unit shipped, paid on the campaign

  • • Named, consented fan
  • • Direct community on FriendsGroove
  • • Retail placement decides discovery

Streaming rate: DSP average payout to rights holders (Spotify, Apple Music).

Real per-unit fees

A negotiated rate on the pilot — paid on units, not on plays.

Retail distribution

Your track ships on every unit of a partner brand — nationally or by market.

Fans you can reach

Every tap can convert into a follower on FriendsGroove — your community, not a platform's.

What a fan sees when they tap

  1. Your song plays instantly. No app, no signup — the track starts on the first tap.
  2. A localized prize. Tickets to a show near them — often one of your shows.
  3. A direct line to you. One tap to join your community on FriendsGroove.

Put your song on their shelf.

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