The music industry is broken.
We’re fixing it.
Streaming platforms bury independent artists under algorithmic debt. Ticket fees line the pockets of middlemen. Play counts are gamed by bots. iHYPE was built because the scene deserves radical transparency — a platform that tells you exactly what’s happening with your music, your money, and your fans.
WHY WE BUILT THIS
We’re not a startup chasing growth.
We’re a community-owned tool.
iHYPE is structured as a not-for-profit. No investors to answer to, no pressure to monetise your data, no financial incentive to promote one artist over another. Every feature we build traces back to one mission: keep independent music alive by making the economics visible and fair.
RADICAL TRANSPARENCY
You see everything. Always.
Real demand signal
A Hype only registers when a fan finishes a track or deliberately backs an artist. No bots. No bulk purchases. No pay-to-play shortcuts.
Open hype charts
Every artist can see exactly who HYPEd them, where their fans are, and what that demand looks like to promoters and venues.
Clear money flow
Ticket revenue, referral splits, and payout schedules are displayed in plain numbers. Nothing hidden in a percentage buried in terms of service.
No algorithm for sale
Discovery is driven by Hype — real attention from real fans. You cannot buy placement. You cannot game the charts. Rising means rising.
THE PROBLEM WITH EVERYWHERE ELSE
Opacity is the product
The major platforms profit from confusion. Artists don’t know why a track surfaces or disappears. Fans don’t know what they’re actually supporting. Venues pay fees they can’t audit. iHYPE exists to end that.
Everywhere else
- Stream counts gamed by bots and playlist services
- Algorithms reward what’s already popular or paid for
- Ticket fees extracted at every layer — artist, venue, fan
- Artists pay for promotion to reach their own audience
- Revenue breakdowns hidden in opaque dashboards
iHYPE
- A Hype is logged only when a fan genuinely listens
- Charts surface rising artists — no promoted slots
- 0% ticket fees, every dollar visible to everyone
- No pay-to-play, no algorithmic shortcuts for sale
- Every split, payout, and referral shown in plain numbers