The streaming platform
for independent music.
Independent Music, Fairly Compensated
catalog.fm is built by and for the independent music community, designed to give artists the compensation they deserve and listeners the music discovery they crave.
Fair Artist Payouts
Your subscription goes directly to the artists you listen to. We split your monthly fee based on your actual listening, ensuring artists get rewarded fairly.
Human Curation
Real music recommendations from curators, artists, and fellow listeners—not algorithmic suggestions.
Ad-Free Experience
Enjoy uninterrupted music without advertisements. Focus. focused listening elevates the music experience.
Independent Focus
Exclusively for independent artists and heads, curating a dedicated space for authentic, original work.
How Does Your Subscription Pay Artists?
This calculator illustrates an example payout for artists in one month from a single user.
Most other streaming platforms use a pro rata model, paying artists a fraction of a fraction of a penny for a single stream. In some cases, they require a minimum number of streams for the artist to receive any payout at all.
catalog.fm uses a user-centric model. We take a user's subscription fee and proportionally pay the artists they listened to that month with their subscription fee.
Your Listening Distribution
Monthly Payout Breakdown
Artists deserve fair compensation.
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