Built to pay producers
Most sites make money off your beats and hand you exposure. RocBattle is built the other way around: 40% of all RocBattle revenue goes straight back to producers, every month.
You can earn on RocBattle four ways: from the streams your beats get, by winning cash battles, by winning tournaments, and by selling your beats in the Beat Market. Stack them up. A beat that wins battles gets heard, and a beat that gets heard earns streams and sales.
Back in 2006, RocBattle paid out millions of dollars in cash and prizes to producers. RocBattle 5.0 brings that back, with more ways to get paid than ever.
Ways to get paid
- Stream revenue Starts November 1
- Cash battles Battle for the money
- Tournaments $500 Tournament · November 5
- Beat Market Opens November 1
Stream revenue
Get paid to get heard
Starting November 1, 40% of everything RocBattle makes — memberships, brand partnerships, all of it — goes into a monthly producer pool. At the end of each month, the pool is split between producers by the Certified Streams their beats earned.
A Certified Stream is a real listen: a real person has to play your beat for a set amount of time, from a unique connection, with bots, repeat plays and linked accounts filtered out. Playing your own beat on repeat won't help. Getting real people to listen will.
Every beat has a share button in the bottom-right corner of its player. Share a beat, or just share your profile link (rocbattle.com/yourname), on Instagram, X, Facebook, WhatsApp, text or anywhere else. When someone new opens your link and joins RocBattle as an artist or fan, they become one of Your Artists or part of Your Fanbase for good. Their streams of your beats count double, and you earn a cut every time they stream another producer.
All revenue
Members & partners
Split by your Certified Streams
Paid to producers every month
Real
listen time
Unique
listener
No bots
or repeats
Every way to earn
Four ways to make money on RocBattle, and they all feed each other. Battle to get heard, get heard to earn streams, and turn listeners into buyers.
Stream revenue
Every month, 40% of all RocBattle revenue goes into the producer pool. The pool is split between producers by the Certified Streams their beats earned that month. More listeners, bigger share.
- Paid monthly from the producer pool
- Only Certified Streams count
- Share your links and build your fanbase
Cash battles
Cash battles put real prize money on the line. Win the battle and the cash is yours. Every cash battle is judged with staff votes alongside the community, so the best beat wins.
- Prize money for the winner
- Staff and community judged
- Announced on the Battles page
Tournaments
Battle your way into RocBattle tournaments with bigger prize pools and partner prizes. The top producers each month qualify, then battle bracket-style for the title.
- The top producers this month qualify (top 8, 16, 32 or 64, depending on how many producers battle).
- Bigger prize pools
- Partner prizes from brands that back producers
Beat Market
Sell your beats right on RocBattle. Artists who hear your beat in a battle can buy it on the spot as an MP3 or a WAV. Upload your WAVs now so your beats are ready on day one.
- Sell MP3 and WAV versions
- Buyers find you through battles
- Upload WAVs now, sell on launch day
Start earning
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Upload your beats
Add your beats to My Beats. Upload the WAV if you have it, so your beats are ready for the Beat Market.
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Battle
Start or join battles. Every battle puts your beat in front of producers, artists and fans.
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Share
Post your beats on social media and send listeners back to RocBattle to hear the full beat.
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Get paid
Earn from your streams every month, plus cash battle prizes, tournament prizes and beat sales.
Membership levels
Every producer earns stream revenue, free Members included. Exclusive unlocks everything RocBattle has built for producers, and it's free during our beta. Exclusive Gold adds industry opportunities with Rockwilder, starting November 1.
Member
Get a taste of RocBattle.
Free always
- Stream revenue from the producer pool
- Up to 5 beats on the platform
- Sell up to 5 beats in the Beat Market (MP3 & WAV)
- Upload MP3 and WAV beats
- Enter cash battles
- A limited number of battles each month
- Vote, earn credits and climb the leaderboard
Exclusive
For producers going all in.
$9.99 /month
Free during our beta
Everything in Member, plus
Get paid on your streams
- Your full monthly stream tally: every Certified Stream, who it came from and the points it earned
- Live share of the producer pool, updated all month
- Monthly payout statements
Build your artists & fanbase
- Your Artists and Your Fanbase: everyone who joins through your links is yours for good
- Their streams of your beats count double
- Earn a cut every time they stream another producer's beats
- Recruiter ranks: Connector, Headliner and Label
- Top Recruiter spotlight on the homepage
Your beats & your business
- Unlimited beats on the platform: more beats, more streams
- Sell unlimited beats in the Beat Market (MP3 & WAV)
- Unique custom beat licenses: set your own licensing terms
- A beat page for every beat, with a share picture made for Instagram, X and Facebook
- Share button on every beat, plus your profile link
Compete
- Qualify for tournaments
- More battles every month
- The Road to Legend league: climb to Elite and Legend
- Judge scores (Mix, Creativity, Arrangement) and comments on your battles
Your profile
- Producer Reach: Beat Plays, Certified Streams, Monthly Listeners, Your Artists and Your Fanbase
- Battle record, division and global rank
- Plays, likes and timeline comments on every beat
Exclusive Gold
Industry access with Rockwilder.
$14.99 /month
Starts November 1
Everything in Exclusive, plus
Industry opportunities
- Rockwilder's beat submission pool: submit your beats to real industry requests
- Sync licensing submissions for film, TV, games and ads
- Unique custom beat licenses: set your own licensing terms
Get seen first
- Priority placement in Find Beats and the Beat Market
- Featured spots on the RocBattle homepage
Membership levels and what they include may change before pricing begins. Every member will be told ahead of time.
Payout FAQ
When does stream revenue start?
November 1. Streams from November 1 onward count toward the first monthly payout.
How is my share of the pool worked out?
40% of all RocBattle revenue goes into the producer pool each month. Your share is based on your points: your Certified Streams, weighted by who listened, plus the bonuses from Your Artists and Your Fanbase, compared with every other producer that month. Your dashboard shows the full breakdown.
What counts as a Certified Stream?
A real listen: a real person plays your beat long enough to count, from a unique connection. Repeat plays from the same listener, your own plays, linked accounts and bots are filtered out. We don't publish the exact listening time, so nobody can game it.
Are Beat Plays and Certified Streams the same thing?
No. Beat Plays count every time someone starts listening to your beat. Certified Streams are stricter: a longer, real listen, checked for bots, repeat listens, linked accounts and VPNs. Only Certified Streams count toward your share of the pool. You can see both on your profile.
What are Monthly Listeners?
The number of different people who listened to your beats on your profile or your beat pages in the last 30 days. Listens in battles don't count toward it: Monthly Listeners shows how many people came to you to hear your music.
Does every listener count the same?
No. Artists count the most, because they're the people who buy beats. Fans count next, then producers and visitors who aren't signed in. Each listener counts once per beat per day, and there is a daily limit per listener, so nobody can stream their way to a bigger share.
Can I bring my own listeners?
Yes, and it pays. Use the share button on any beat, or share your profile link (rocbattle.com/yourname). Anyone new who opens your link and signs up as an artist or fan becomes one of Your Artists or part of Your Fanbase, permanently. Their streams of your beats count double, and you get a cut whenever they stream other producers.
How do cash battles work?
Cash battles have prize money on the line and are announced on the Battles page. The winner takes the prize. Cash battles are judged with staff votes alongside the community.
How do I get into a tournament?
The top producers each month qualify for the next tournament. Keep battling, keep winning and climb the monthly leaderboard.
What can I sell in the Beat Market?
Your beats, as an MP3 or a WAV. The WAV is priced higher. Tracked-out stems are not sold on RocBattle. Upload your WAVs now so your beats are ready when the market opens on November 1.
How do I receive my money?
You'll set up your payout details in your account before the first payout. We'll let every producer know as soon as it's ready.
Do I need Exclusive to earn from streams?
No. Every producer earns stream revenue, free Members included. Free Members can keep up to 5 beats on the platform; Exclusive and Exclusive Gold members can have unlimited beats, which means more beats earning streams.
Does it cost anything?
Member is free. Exclusive is $9.99 a month. It's free during our beta, and every member will be told before billing starts. Exclusive Gold is $14.99 a month and starts November 1.
Make your beats pay
The battle begins again.
Upload your beats, battle, share and get paid. Payouts start November 1.