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Curators earn passive royalties. Artists get real placements. No upfront fees, ever.

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Tapioca catalogue interface

Curators

  • Curate a compilation album
  • Promote it to your audience
  • Earn royalties like a label
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Artists

  • No more pitching!
  • Upload your music
  • Earn royalties from streams
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How it works

Step 1

Artists upload music

Our catalogue has thousands of tracks from independent artists, ready for curators to browse.

Step 2

Curator builds a compilation album

Browse our catalogue and select the perfect tracks. Name your album, add cover art, and submit.

Step 3

Tapioca releases the album

Artists approve their songs for inclusion in the album, and we handle distribution.

Step 4

Everyone gets paid

Every stream earns revenue for both artists and curators. Get paid every month by our partners at Symphonic.

Tapioca screenshot of feature

By the Numbers

1,100+

Tracks uploaded

200+

Curators and Artists

20+

Albums released

Why Tapioca?

Monthly payouts

Everyone gets paid for every stream, every month.

Zero upfront fees

No hidden costs. We take a 20% commission only on earned royalties.

Keep ownership

Your music stays yours. Tapioca versions never affect originals.

How it works for Curators

Step 1

Apply to be a curator

If you have at least one playlist with 1,000 or more followers or an engaged audience elsewhere, you're ready to apply.

Step 2

Build a compilation album

Browse our catalogue and select the perfect tracks. Name your album, add cover art, and submit.

Step 3

Artists join in

We reach out to artists and get them to approve their song for your album. Then, we release the album for you.

Step 4

Get paid

Add your album to your playlists and promote it to your audience. Our partners at Symphonic ensure you get paid every month.

How it works for Artists

Step 1

Create an account

It's easy, and you can manage all your artist profiles from one account.

Step 2

Upload your music

Add your tracks to our catalog and provide rich metadata like genre, instruments, and tags to help curators find your music.

Step 3

Say yes to albums

Accept album invitations from curators and watch your music appear on prominent playlists!

Step 4

Get paid

Our partners at Symphonic handle the royalties. You get paid every month.

Still confused?

Watch this video to understand how Tapioca works for both curators and artists.

Curator profile interface

Questions?

What is Tapioca?
Tapioca helps curators make compilation albums with none of the hassle. Compilation albums are a great way to foster long-term, revenue-sharing partnerships between artists and curators.
How does Tapioca work?
Artists upload previously-released music to Tapioca.
What’s the difference between Tapioca and services like SubmitHub or PlaylistPush?
With Tapioca, curators create compilation albums and invite artists to be part of them. Artists and curators share the passive, long-term royalties from the compilation album. Most other playlisting services make artists pitch their music to curators for (often short- term) playlist consideration.
How are track royalties split?
For a track released on a curator's compilation album, the artist(s) and curator each receive 40% of net track royalties (Tapioca retains a 20% commission). Curators do not earn royalties on any non-Tapioca instances of a track.
What does Tapioca charge for fees?
There is no upfront cost to release an album on Tapioca. Tapioca retains a 20% commission on all revenues generated from compilation albums distributed through our platform. There are no hidden fees - we pay for all downstream distribution fees to our partners.
Will the compilation album version of the tracks be linked to the original versions on Spotify and other DSPs?
Yes. The tracks will share the same ISRC, meaning stream counts will contribute to the same total on your profile. However, each instance of those tracks (i.e. the original version and each compilation album version) are unique entities.
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