Artist marketplace
Sell songs for $0.99 and albums for $15 direct to fans.
For Artists
Feb 2026
A living view of MeloCraft. What's live, what's cooking, and what's next. Nothing here is set in stone — priorities shift with what artists and fans actually need.
Sell songs for $0.99 and albums for $15 direct to fans.
Every artist's top tracks stream on the home page, no login.
Artists get paid direct. 100% of every sale (minus Stripe fees) — MeloCraft platform fee is $0.
Unlocks selling. Up to 150 tracks per artist. Founder bypasses all limits.
MP3/WAV/FLAC support, iOS-safe file picker, cover art per release, per-single cover for standalones.
Big cards + checkbox picker to bundle singles into albums, drag-and-drop track order, 15-track cap.
One switch flips an entire album (and all its tracks) to free download — bold FREE ribbon everywhere it appears.
Admin curates 1 album + up to 5 tracks on the homepage.
Admin-set message ribbon at the top of the home page — talk directly to your artists.
Heart button with real counts; fans can save their liked list.
One-click AI-written posts for Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok + 3 bio lengths, per track or album. Copy-paste ready.
Fans can tip any amount (100% to artist) and follow artists for drop alerts.
Verification, password reset, purchase receipts, weekly digest.
New drops auto-post to Discord + Telegram webhooks; RSS feed; referral program.
User/track management, sales stats, featured toggles, admin can rename any artist.
Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, DMCA takedown, Contact.
Searchable guide for fans, artists, and admin — admin chapter auto-hidden from public.
Every artist picks one song to give away free every Monday. Radio flips to a free-picks-only reel.
New name, tagline (The Artist-First Market), logo (breakout note), and full brand kit + print-ready assets.
httpOnly cookie auth, XSS-resistant. All secrets in env, no hardcoded creds.
Each artist connects their own Printful — orders route to their account, MeloCraft never touches fulfillment. Site-branded storefront on /merch.
Artist toggle + red 'E' badge site-wide.
Including gospel, worship, christian, blues, soul, funk, bluegrass, americana, afrobeats, lo-fi, hyperpop and more.
Hear your exact 30-second preview window before saving, with a 30-second progress bar.
Homepage shows last-7-days drops + real-time artist/track/play counters for instant social proof.
Copy-caption button on artist and album pages generates ready-to-post copy for FB, X, IG, TikTok.
Live WebSocket chat with two rooms — Everyone (all signed-in) and Artist Lounge (paid artists + admin). AI moderation, emoji reactions, pinned announcements, artist track drops, @mention notifications.
Every republish auto-drafts a friendly update via AI, publishes it to /releases, and emails all opted-in users. One-click unsubscribe.
AI drafts a dated 9-step post plan for every album drop — teaser, launch, spotlights, BTS, follow-ups. Each step has a suggested platform and one-click Copy+Open shortcut.
The AI Social Kit now writes 3 tonally-different drafts per platform (Question / Story / Punchline) so artists pick the hook that fits.
Every artist can master any track in one click. Smart chain (Pedalboard) auto-tunes to genre; Studio mode (Matchering) matches to a reference. No limits, no cost — the whole point of MeloCraft.
Shared artist / album / track links on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Slack and Discord now show the actual cover art, title, and artist — not a generic MeloCraft preview.
Sell physical CDs & vinyl on every album page. Print-on-demand via Prodigi API. Stripe Connect splits at checkout so artists get their cut instantly, no manual payouts from you. Waiting on business account setup + Prodigi sandbox key. Full build plan saved to /app/memory/prodigi_build_plan.md.
Every track gets an Instagram-story-sized poster (cover + title + price + URL). One-click share to IG.
Homepage feed of what's being played and bought site-wide — real-time social proof.
Fans who buy an album in its first 7 days get a permanent gold badge + 20% off future releases.
Webhook receiver → fans see 'shipped + tracking #' in their library.
Fans save tracks and albums for later so they come back to buy.
Dedicated /melo-mondays page listing every artist's free Monday drop in one grid.
30–60s artist commentary that plays after each track — Bandcamp has text liner notes, nobody has audio.
Short teaser video/audio per album, autoplays on share cards.
Album price drops as more people buy ($15 → $10 → $5). Retroactive refunds for early buyers.
Artist hosts a sync-play listening party with chat for a new drop.
Fans curate and share playlists across artists.
Feedback on tracks and albums.
Schedule an album to drop on a future date; fans buy in advance.
Full-text search, filter by genre/mood/price.
yourname.melocraft.org profile pages.
Installable, background audio, offline downloads for buyers.
Recurring monthly support like Patreon (still 100% to artist).
Every feature above started with an artist or fan telling us it was missing. Yours is welcome too.