Call the hit
before everyone else.

Listen to short clips from emerging artists. Claim the songs you think will break out. If other listeners claim the same track after you, your score rises.

The Subway album art

The Subway

Chappell Roan

🎯 You were #12 this week

412 claims today

Music discovery is now
a game of taste.

Radio.com rewards the people who hear something first. No likes, no follower counts — just your ears, your instincts, and your record.

Daily Discovery Feed

Hear emerging tracks before they break in an immersive daily feed.

Hold to Claim

Press and hold on songs you believe in before the crowd.

Earn Validation

Score grows when others discover and claim the same song after you.

Crown a Winner

Top tastemakers compete for weekly genre Crowns every Friday.

Four steps to tastemaker status.

01

Listen

Short music clips play in an immersive feed. New tracks every day.

02

Claim

Press and hold to claim before the crowd. Timing is everything.

03

Get Validated

When more listeners claim after you, your score and rank grow.

04

Win the Crown

Top tastemakers rise on genre charts and compete for weekly Crowns.

Being early counts.

Every claim is timestamped. The earlier you claim a song that others later discover, the more valuable your claim becomes.

Your Claim

Billie Jean

Billie Jean

Michael Jackson

#7

Your rank

412

Total claims

⏱ Claimed 3 days ago

Prove your taste.

Each genre has its own leaderboard. Every week, users with the strongest Crown Scores are crowned as top tastemakers.

Weekly Crowns

Compete in each genre weekly. Winners crowned every Friday.

Live Crown Scores

Watch your score climb in real time.

Friday Reveal

Weekly unveiling of top tastemakers in every genre.

Taste Record

Your permanent claim history — own your ear forever.

Built for ears, not hype.

No public follower counts. No comments. No likes. No play counts. The only question: do you hear something worth claiming?

Traditional Platforms

  • Likes
  • Comments
  • Followers
  • Play Counts

radio.com

  • Claims
  • Timing
  • Validation
  • Crowns

Compete across the sounds you know best.

Indie / Alternative Hip-Hop / R&B Electronic / Dance Global / Afrobeats Singer-Songwriter / Folk

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Common questions.

Claiming means you believe the song has breakout potential. Your claim is timestamped and added to your permanent record.

No. Claiming is limited and intentional. Pass on what you don't believe in.

You earn points for claiming early and gaining validation when other listeners claim the same track after you.

Crowns are awarded to the top tastemakers in each genre every week.

Your ears know
before the charts do.