STEP 1 OF 8
Artist Onboarding
Who are
you?
Let's start with the basics. Fill this in honestly — this is how we'll know you.
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🎤 Artist
🎛 Producer
🎚 Mixer / Engineer
Please select at least one role.
Your Sound
What do
you make?
Pick your primary genre, then a sub-genre. Or go multi-genre — we see you.
Hip Hop
R&B / Soul
Pop
Electronic
Afrobeats
Rock / Alt
Latin
✦ Multi-Genre
Pick a primary genre.
Drill
Stomp Drill
Jersey Club
Trap
Gangsta Rap
G-Funk
Conscious / Lyrical
Boom Bap
Cloud Rap
Hyperpop
Experimental / IDM
UK Drill
Detroit Rap
Southern Rap
East Coast
West Coast
FL Studio
Both
Other
Hip Hop / Trap
Drill
R&B
Pop
Electronic
Afrobeats
Experimental
Your Work
Let us
hear it.
Drop at least one track so we can hear what you're working with. More is always welcome.
Drop tracks here or click to browse
MP3, WAV, FLAC — up to 50MB each
Upload at least one track.
Your Setup
Real talk —
your setup.
No judgment here. We just need to know where you're at so we can work with you right.
Do you have professional equipment — mic, interface, studio access? A phone and a decent mic is totally fine too, we just need to know.
🎙 Pro Mic + Interface
🎤 USB Mic
🏢 Studio Access
📱 Phone + Mic
📱 Phone Only
The Standard
The UpNext
Standard.
Before you're in, you need to know what we expect. It's not a lot — but it's non-negotiable.
NO BURGER MUSIC
We don't wanna hear static, clipping, or audio that sounds like it was recorded in a bag of chips. Nobody wanna hear that burger music twin, fr. Echo from your room is whatever — we can work with that. What we're talking about is the deafening, distorted, no-headphones-required type of noise. Clean it up or we can't use it.
EFFICIENCY OVER EVERYTHING
We're not asking you to grind 24/7. We're asking you to show up when you say you will. Meet deadlines. Communicate. Ghosting ain't a vibe around here. We move at whatever pace works — but we move consistently.
RESPECT — SIMPLE.
Respect the team, respect the craft, respect the platform. That's it. We're all building something here — keep it professional, keep it real, and we good.
Your Deal
Here's what
you get.
Transparent. Simple. No corporate nonsense.
WHILE ACTIVE
AFTER LEAVING
Revenue Split — Active
YOU — 90%
US — 10%
Your cut on every stream
Platform fee
90% to you on all net revenue while you're active on the platform.
10% to UpNext for platform maintenance, distribution management, and support.
Revenue is paid out based on distributor reporting cycles — we can't pay what hasn't been reported yet.
You keep ownership of all your music. Always.
and now...
THE FINE
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YOU'RE IN.
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We'll be in touch at your email soon.
In the meantime — keep creating.
We'll be in touch at your email soon.
In the meantime — keep creating.