For Artists
Give listeners somewhere to actually join you.
Your listeners may find you through streaming services, social media, live shows, friends, or recommendations.
Audestra gives the people who want to stay with you one permanent place to do it.
Publish, share, build, and understand
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Publish
Give your albums, tracks, playlists, artwork, and lyrics a permanent Audestra home.
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Share
Use your Audestra link or QR code online, at shows, on merchandise, or anywhere listeners encounter you.
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Build
Turn scattered listeners into people who intentionally joined you.
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Understand
Use Audestra Studio to see joins, listening activity, and campaign performance.
- Catalog
- Share
- Analytics
Free for artists.
Create your artist presence, publish your music, and build your Audestra audience without an artist subscription.
What a joined listener can mean
Support starts with the listener's choice.
Every $9.99 Audestra membership reserves $5.25 for artists. The listener decides how that $5.25 is divided among the artists they joined. They can split it equally or choose custom percentages.
| Listener allocation to you | Monthly support |
|---|---|
| 100% | $5.25 |
| 50% | $2.63 |
| Equal share among 5 joined artists | $1.05 |
A joined listener does not automatically mean $5.25 goes to one artist.
The listener controls the allocation.
Before the payout
Some platforms make you cross a threshold before earning starts.
Audestra does not require a minimum number of streams, followers, subscribers, or watch hours before a paying listener can begin supporting you.
Other platforms can place eligibility thresholds in front of particular monetization programs.
| Platform | Before this monetization can begin |
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| Spotify recorded-music royalties | A track must reach at least 1,000 streams in the previous 12 months, plus Spotify's minimum number of unique listeners, before it participates in Spotify's recorded-music royalty pool. |
| YouTube creator ad/Premium revenue | Requires 1,000 subscribers plus either 4,000 qualified public watch hours in 12 months or 10 million qualified Shorts views in 90 days for full ad/Premium revenue eligibility. |
| Audestra artist support | No stream, follower, subscriber, or audience-size threshold. A paid listener can begin directing part or all of their artist allocation to you after joining you. |
These are different monetization systems.
Spotify's threshold applies to participation in its recorded-music royalty pool. YouTube's threshold applies to creator advertising and Premium revenue through the YouTube Partner Program. Audestra uses neither model: artist support follows the choices of paying listeners.
With Audestra, the first paying listener who joins you can already matter.
You do not need to reach a minimum audience size before listener-directed support can begin.
Sources: Spotify Artist Support / Track monetization eligibility; YouTube Help / YouTube Partner Program eligibility.
Getting past the threshold is only the first question. The next is how much activity it takes to generate meaningful revenue.
A different kind of economics
One committed listener can matter.
Audestra is not a per-stream royalty system.
To put the value of one fully allocated Audestra membership in context, compare $5.25 with observed recording royalties from major streaming platforms.
| Service | Observed recording royalties per 1,000 streams* | Approx. streams to generate $5.25 |
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| Spotify | ~$3.00 | ~1,750 |
| YouTube | ~$4.80 | ~1,094 |
| Apple Music | ~$6.20 | ~847 |
| Amazon Music | ~$8.80 | ~597 |
| Audestra | $5.25 from one member allocating 100% to you | 1 member |
At Spotify's observed 2024 average, generating $5.25 in recording royalties would require about 1,750 streams.
With Audestra, one listener who chooses to direct their full artist allocation to you provides $5.25 that month.
Audestra does not pay per stream. The comparison shows the difference between pooled streaming royalties and listener-directed support.
* Streaming services do not pay a fixed amount for each stream. Figures shown are 2024 global averages reported by Duetti for independent artists and master owners, calculated from observed royalties divided by streams. Actual royalties vary by service, territory, subscription type, rights ownership, and label or distributor agreements.
Spotify describes its royalty model as streamshare rather than a fixed per-stream payment.
Sources: Duetti Music Economics Report; Spotify Loud & Clear.
Give your listeners somewhere to join you.
Publish your music, share your Audestra page, and build a lasting listener relationship.