SHOP OR STALL OWNER? Put local music on your cups and bags.
SCAN AND GROOVE
ARTIST BETA · LOT 001
50 SPOTS · INDEPENDENT ARTISTS ONLY

Your songon acoffee cup

Somebody buys a coffee. There's a code on the sleeve. They scan it, and your song plays. You get paid a penny.

WHY A PENNY IS THE NUMBER

A streaming play pays about
$0.003
A scan pays
$0.010
Difference
≈ 3×

The money is the smaller half of it. A stream can be a playlist running in an empty car. A scan is somebody who saw a code, pulled out their phone, and decided they wanted to hear music. That's a listener, not a number.

HOW IT WORKS

  1. 01

    Make your FriendsGroove page. It's free, it takes a few minutes, and it's where your music, your listeners, and your earnings live.

  2. 02

    Pick up to three songs for the beta. Whatever you'd want a stranger to hear first.

  3. 03

    We print the codes. They go on coffee sleeves, pizza boxes, bakery bags, and market stalls at our test locations.

  4. 04

    Someone scans. Your song plays on their phone, with your name and a way back to you.

  5. 05

    You get paid. A penny per scan, accruing through October 31, paid out at the close of the beta.

THE TERMS, IN FULL

RATE
$0.01 per scan
SONGS
Up to 3 per artist
SPOTS
50 artists
BETA ENDS
October 31, 2026
PAYOUT
At beta close
COST TO YOU
Nothing

WHAT WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR

  • Your rights. You keep everything you walk in with.

  • Exclusivity. Keep your music everywhere else it already lives.

  • A commitment. Pull your songs any time, for any reason, no explanation needed.

  • Money. There's no fee to sign up and no fee to take part.

When the paid platform launches, beta artists come along automatically on founding-artist terms. If you'd rather not, tell us and you're out — no term, no lock-in.

ROUND ONE · 50 SPOTS

Get your spot

Set up your artist page on FriendsGroove and opt into the beta. That's the whole application — we'll email you once we've listened.

START ON FRIENDSGROOVE

Free account · Takes a few minutes
Not selected this round? You keep the page, the tips, and first look at round two.

RUN A SHOP OR A STALL?

Coffee shops, bakeries, restaurants, and market vendors — put local music on your cups and bags and give customers something to scan. Tell us about your spot.