TRUSTAR
Compete. Get votes.
Get discovered.
Monthly music contests decided by fans, not judges. Post, climb the live leaderboard, get paid.
Be a founding artist
The Founding Country Contest opens on Black Friday, November 27. The first 1,000 artists on the waitlist enter free ($9.99 value). Leave your email and we'll tell you the moment it opens.
How it works
The stage is your phone. Post, get votes, win real money.
Join a contest and post
Pick the contest for your genre and you're in. Record in the app from wherever you are. Every video you post while the contest runs is automatically an entry, so more videos mean more chances to earn votes.
- One running contest per artist, entry fee feeds the prize pool
- Record anywhere, no studio needed
Fans vote
Fans swipe right to vote. Every vote counts toward you, not just one clip, and the feed gives every contestant a fair share of eyes. Watch yourself move on the live leaderboard.
- Elimination rounds narrow the field week by week, then day by day
- One tap shares a vote-for-me link or a watermarked clip to Instagram, TikTok and more
Get paid
When the month ends, the top 10 share the prize pool. No judges, no labels, no fine print about exposure. Real money, paid to you.
- Top 10 paid every contest, 1st place takes 40%
- Winners paid within 30 days of the contest end
The prize pool grows with every entry
Every contest guarantees a minimum pool, and a share of every entry fee goes on top of it, so the more artists compete, the bigger the purse. The live pool is on every contest page in the app.
Payout split: 1st 40% · 2nd 15% · 3rd 10% · 4th to 10th 5% each. Exact figures are shown on each contest page in the app.
Fair by design
Votes are counted on our servers, one per fan per video, with no way to buy or script them. Elimination rounds are published in advance. Official contest rules, eligibility and prize terms are in the app and must be accepted before entering.
Read the rules in the app