HUMAN ARTISTS.
REAL MONEY.
COMMUNITY-FIRST LISTENING.

Yes. You can stream any artist on Human Arts. Discovery surfaces artists from your community first, but your library includes everyone on the platform. Local discovery. Global access.

Spotify pools all subscription money globally, then divides it by total streams. Top artists take most of it. Your favorite local artist gets fractions of a penny. Human Arts keeps YOUR money with YOUR artists. We split your subscription only among artists you actually play. Same listening behavior. 5-10x more money to artists you love.

Bandcamp is for buying music. Human Arts is for streaming. On Bandcamp, you pay per album. On Human Arts, you pay $15/month and stream unlimited—but your money only goes to artists you actually listen to. Streaming convenience. Direct support.

Because we actually pay artists. We give 70% to artists. Your extra $4/month means artists earn 5-10x more. That's the whole point.

No. We focus on independent, human-made music. If you want Drake or Taylor Swift, Spotify has that. If you want to discover great artists and actually support them, that's what we're for. Keep Spotify for top 40. Use Human Arts when you want your money to matter.

Your local music scene—could be a metro area, region, or state depending on where you are. When you sign up, you choose your home community. Artists active there (especially those playing live) get boosted in your discovery. Small town? We've got you. Communities aren't just big cities.

No AI-generated music. Every artist is verified and certifies that they are not using AI to produce the actual music. Vocals, lyrics, melodies, samples, instrumentation, production—all created or programmed by humans. VSTs and sampling are fine. "AI" mixing/mastering tools are fine. AI creating the music is not.

Monthly. Direct deposit via Stripe. We calculate how much of each listener's subscription went to each artist based on listening time. Payouts hit by the 15th of each month. Artists see exactly who listened and how earnings were calculated. Complete transparency.

No. Free tiers are how Spotify justifies paying artists fractions of a penny. Every Human Arts listener pays. That's why artists earn real money here. We do offer a 14-day free trial.

Join your HOME community—where you're based. When you add shows in other communities, you automatically get a discovery boost in those places too. Playing a show in Austin next month? Austin listeners will see you surface in their discovery feed. You don't need to pick one community. Your music is available everywhere. But your home base and your tour stops all give you visibility where it matters.

Discovery boost happens in THREE ways: 1. HOME COMMUNITY: Where you're based (permanent boost) 2. UPCOMING SHOWS: Any community where you have a show listed in the next 60 days 3. PAST SHOWS: Communities where you've played in the last 90 days. A touring artist playing 20 cities gets discovery visibility in all 20 communities. The more you tour, the more places discover you.

That's fine. Pick the community you identify with most, or where you have the strongest existing fanbase. Your show listings matter more than your home community anyway. If you're playing 30 shows across the country, you'll get discovery boosts in 30 communities. Road warriors thrive here.

Yes. Any listener can stream any artist on the platform. Community affects DISCOVERY (who surfaces first), not ACCESS (who you can listen to). A fan in New York can absolutely stream a Colorado artist. Your money still goes directly to that artist based on your listening.