SONGBID

Questions, answered.

Artists keep 85%. Always the same, always all-in.
Card fees, verification, everything's on us — no surprise deductions at payout. Your fans bid $100, you get $85. Done.
THE SPLIT

85 / 15.

You keep 85% of every bid and every tip. Our 15% covers a real human verifying every performance, payment processing, fraud protection — and most of what's left goes straight into marketing. That last part matters: every listener we bring in is a potential bid on your song. Our growth and your income point the same direction.

No listing fees, no payout fees, no "premium tier" to unlock your own money.

WHY 15%?

Because every song on SongBid is watched and verified by an actual person before it goes live, and because we absorb all payment costs so artists never see a confusing deduction. It's the same rate Bandcamp has charged for years — the most artist-trusted number in music. Platforms that take 30–50% sell your attention. We take enough to keep the humans employed and to keep bringing you new listeners.

AS FANS SEE IT AT CHECKOUT
85% of your bid goes straight to the artist. The rest keeps SongBid human-verified and AI-free.
THE RULES

Six of them. That's all.

  1. Over 18 — artists and bidders alike.
  2. One continuous take — no cuts, no edits, no overdubs.
  3. No AI, no exceptions — your instrument or your voice, nothing generated.
  4. No bidding on your own song — and no recruiting friends to bid you up.
  5. One account per person — no duplicates, no inflating your own numbers.
  6. Bids are real — winning means paying. No backing out.

Break these and we remove the song, the account, or both. We'd rather have 20 honest artists than 200 gaming the system.

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