Nebula, Supply Chain Partner on “Earn-Before-You-Stream” Distro Service

Music tech startup Nebula has partnered with white-label distribution platform Supply Chain Music to launch an “earn-before-you-stream” music distribution service.

How it works:

• As reported by Music Business Worldwide, the platform allows fans to buy a stake in a track through Nebula’s marketplace before it’s been released.

• Supply Chain Music handles distribution of the track to DSPs, and fans who invested earn a share of the streaming royalty payouts.

• For artists, the deal offers “upfront cash” and an engaged fan base incentivized to share and promote the song in which they invested.

Who’s behind it:

• Nebula was co-founded by Fuad Hawit, and lets fans “own rights to royalty payouts for any song available in its marketplace.”

• Supply Chain Music was founded by EMPIRE Founder/CEO Ghazi Shami in 2023.

• EMPIRE played a key role in launching the careers of Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, XXXTentacion and Cardi B.

What they said:

• Yamen Hawit, Nebula Founding Member and CPO: “This is more than just standard music distribution. When superfans own a share of a song, they are more motivated to help promote the artist and expand their distribution reach. This creates a much better financial model for everyone in the music industry including the fan.”

• Stephen White, CPO of Supply Chain Music: “We believe that sharing music should be a built-in part of the user experience, not a separate or difficult step. We are excited to work with Nebula to add Supply Chain’s distribution capabilities to their service, and take advantage of our global distribution network.”