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   "category": "10 Audio",
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   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
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   "category": "10 Audio",
   "subcategory": "Distribution",
   "name": "SoundOn (TikTok)",
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   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "music to DSPs",
   "economics": "JS-only page; terms unverified",
   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "account",
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   "category": "10 Audio",
   "subcategory": "Streaming policy",
   "name": "Spotify royalty policy",
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   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "via distributor",
   "status": "live (since April 2024)",
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   "category": "10 Audio",
   "subcategory": "Direct sales",
   "name": "Bandcamp",
   "url": "https://bandcamp.com/fair_trade_music_policy",
   "type": "marketplace",
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   "economics": "15% on digital, 10% on physical, plus 4-7% processor fees; artists keep ~80-85% of digital",
   "payout_threshold": "daily payouts",
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   "status": "live",
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   "subcategory": "Beats",
   "name": "BeatStars",
   "url": "https://www.beatstars.com/studio/pricing",
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   "eligibility": "account",
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   "category": "10 Audio",
   "subcategory": "Beats",
   "name": "Airbit",
   "url": "https://airbit.com/",
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   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "account",
   "status": "live",
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   "source_url": "https://airbit.com/",
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   "label": "unverified",
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   "category": "10 Audio",
   "subcategory": "Licensing",
   "name": "Epidemic Sound (artists)",
   "url": "https://www.epidemicsound.com/for-artists/",
   "type": "licensing",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "production music",
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   "eligibility": "applications currently closed",
   "status": "live, closed to new artists",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official",
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   "label": "official",
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   "category": "10 Audio",
   "subcategory": "Licensing",
   "name": "Artlist / Musicbed / Songtradr",
   "url": "https://artlist.io/",
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   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "production and sync music",
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   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "application",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "unverified",
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   "label": "unverified",
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   "category": "10 Audio",
   "subcategory": "Audiobooks",
   "name": "ACX (Audible)",
   "url": "https://www.acx.com/mp/blog/audible-new-royalty-model",
   "type": "platform",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "audiobooks",
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   "payout_threshold": "per ACX schedule",
   "eligibility": "account; enroll titles by end of 2026",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official",
   "source_url": "https://www.acx.com/mp/blog/audible-new-royalty-model",
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   "label": "official",
   "page": "platform/10-acx-audible.html"
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  {
   "category": "10 Audio",
   "subcategory": "Audiobooks",
   "name": "Spotify for Authors (Findaway Voices)",
   "url": "https://findawayvoices.com/",
   "type": "platform",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "audiobooks",
   "economics": "redirected without content",
   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "account",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "unverified",
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   "notes": "",
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   "label": "unverified",
   "page": "platform/10-spotify-for-authors-findaway-voices.html"
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   "category": "10 Audio",
   "subcategory": "Podcasts",
   "name": "Spotify Partner Program",
   "url": "https://support.spotify.com/us/creators/article/spotify-partner-program/",
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   "economics": "50% of Spotify-monetized ad revenue; Premium video revenue in 19 markets",
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   "eligibility": "3 episodes; 2,000 consumption hours and 1,000 audience in 30 days; Spotify for Creators hosting",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official",
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   "notes": "",
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   "label": "official",
   "page": "platform/10-spotify-partner-program.html"
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   "category": "10 Audio",
   "subcategory": "Podcasts",
   "name": "Apple Podcasts Subscriptions",
   "url": "https://podcasters.apple.com/",
   "type": "platform",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "paid podcast subscriptions",
   "economics": "Apple keeps 30% in a subscriber's first year, 15% after; Apple Podcasters Program $19.99/yr",
   "payout_threshold": "per Apple schedule",
   "eligibility": "Apple Podcasters Program",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "secondary",
   "source_url": "https://podnews.net/update/apple-podcast-subscriptions-hello",
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   "id": "10-apple-podcasts-subscriptions",
   "label": "secondary",
   "page": "platform/10-apple-podcasts-subscriptions.html"
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   "category": "10 Audio",
   "subcategory": "Podcasts",
   "name": "Supercast",
   "url": "https://www.supercast.com/pricing",
   "type": "platform",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "paid podcast subscriptions",
   "economics": "$0.59 per subscriber per month + Stripe (2.9% + $0.30 + 0.7% billing); one-time 15% up to $1.50",
   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "account",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official",
   "source_url": "https://www.supercast.com/pricing",
   "notes": "",
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   "label": "official",
   "page": "platform/10-supercast.html"
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   "category": "10 Audio",
   "subcategory": "Podcasts",
   "name": "Libsyn / Acast",
   "url": "https://www.acast.com/pricing",
   "type": "hosting",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "podcast hosting, ads, subscriptions",
   "economics": "Acast Starter free, Essential $25/mo, Pro $40, Video $50; Libsyn from $20/mo; ad splits undisclosed",
   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "account",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official (prices)",
   "source_url": "https://libsyn.com/podcast-hosting/",
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   "id": "10-libsyn-acast",
   "label": "official",
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