FAQ
What is viberevolution?
viberevolution is a music distribution site where
Artists give fans full access to music
Fans enjoy music and then directly contribute to artists at whatever amount they feel
Artists on viberevolution collect about 85% of revenue created by their fans, unlike other music distribution methods.
Where does the other 15% go?
viberevolution collects 10% to cover the costs of sustaining the site.
PayPal charges transaction fees of 2.9% + $0.30 or 5% + $0.05 (whichever is lower).
viberevolution believes that artists have the right to own their music and make money with their music directly from their fans.
viberevolution believes it is in artists' best interest to give people full access to their music, let them love it, and then let them contribute as they feel.
viberevolution aims to serve the music community to the best of our abilities.
Read the MANIFESTO to find out why viberevolution is here, and join the movement!
Why should I use viberevolution?
I am a music fan.
You have full access to any music on viberevolution before you pay (streaming or download). You Pay As You Feel whenever you want, at whatever amount you want. You can rest assured that you are DIRECTLY SUPPORTING ARTISTS on viberevolution, as about 85% of your contribution goes directly to the artist’s PayPal account. Where does the rest go?
I am an artist trying to make a name for myself.
viberevolution allows you to share your music online and get paid directly by people who enjoy your work. You can earn money as you build a name for yourself. viberevolution only makes money when you make money.
I am an artist successfully selling my music.
If you share your music through viberevolution, you eliminate music “piracy” because you are directly giving your fans an easy-to-use, reliable source to access your work. Along with that, you are giving your fans an easy-to-use, reliable way to pay you for your work. If you give people easy access to your music, you have a better chance of people loving your music, and a better chance of people paying you for it. When people can pay what they want, more of the people that are listening to your music will actually pay you for it. Plus, by trusting people to pay as they feel, your true fans will feel the need to uphold that trust.
How do I use viberevolution?
Fans
1. Browse music using the artist list or the search bar.
2. Listen to music by clicking the play button on an artist’s page or song page. If you wish to download music, please signup here - it’s free!
3. When you find some music that you really love, please make a Direct Contribution to the artist. You can do this by entering an amount into one of the fields on the artist page and clicking VIBE. You can rest assured that transactions on viberevolution are always secured by PayPal, even though you do NOT need a PayPal account to make a Direct Contribution to an artist. Of course, you can create a PayPal account to avoid entering credit card information every time you want to make a Direct Contribution to an artist.
viberevolution aims to make the Direction Contribution process as simple and easy as possible for fans.
Please keep in mind that viberevolution has a seemingly endless list of functionalities that we intend to implement over time to make the site better for fans and artists. Please be patient and bear with us, as we are working as fast as we can! If you have any suggestions, please contact us with SUGGESTION in the subject line.
Artists
1. Signup here.
2. Create a PayPal account to accept Direct Contributions from fans (Premier or Business Account - it's free!)
3. Create your Artist profile:
- Under the “My Stuff” menu, click “Create an Artist” (each user can only create one artist profile)
- Enter an artist name
- Upload a profile image
- Enter names of band members (nothing if solo)
- Enter a brief biography
- Select a few styles that describe your music (you can select them in the order of relevance)
- Enter the email address for your PayPal account
- Add links to embed videos on your page
- Upload pictures
5. Upload your music:
- Under the “My Stuff” menu, click “Upload Music”
- Click “Choose File” and select an audio file to upload
- Click “Save” to upload the song
Tip: Open more than one page to upload several songs simultaneously
6. Promote your work! Use Facebook and Twitter to get the word out.
When and how do I pay for music?
viberevolution encourages fans to browse music, listen, and pay when you find music that you love.
You can make a Direct Contribution to an artist by entering an amount into any of the fields on the artist’s page (or song page) and clicking VIBE. This redirects you to PayPal’s secure web page where you will then be asked to provide payment information or log in to your PayPal account.
viberevolution encourages fans to make Direct Contributions based on how you feel about the music. If you really love a particular song, enter an amount that reflects your feelings, using the field next to the song on the artist’s page or in the field on the song page. Making a Direct Contribution for a particular song allows viberevolution to track the average contribution for each song or album, and provides future listeners with a reference point to decide the size of their contribution. If you would like to contribute for a group or songs or an album, you can enter a total amount into the field at the top of the artist’s page.
viberevolution intends to make the Direct Contribution process as simple and easy as possible for fans. Please give us feedback on this process and let us know of any suggestions that you may have (contact us with SUGGESTION in the subject line).
Where does my money go when I make a Direct Contribution?

Tip: Make bigger contributions to maximize the amount of money that goes to the artist.
For example, if you make $1 Direct Contributions, only 81% goes to the artist.
If you make $10 Direct Contributions then 85% goes to the artist!
Check out this chart:
How much of the money I directly contribute goes to the artist?

(Values in table are rounded to the nearest cent)



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