Chune.xyz: Building the future of music streaming where artists and their listeners win together

When people think of online music streaming, the same names always come up first, Spotify and Apple Music.
These platforms have given fans access to millions of songs for one low monthly fee. But for independent artists across Africa, the story is very different.

On average, Spotify pays between $0.001 and $0.005 per stream. That means an artist would need millions of plays just to cover studio costs, let alone build a sustainable career.

For emerging African talents in Afrobeats, Amapiano, and Afro-House, this gap is even tougher to bridge.

That’s where Chune.xyz comes in
Unlike traditional streaming services, Chune is not here to compete with Spotify or Apple. Instead, it adds a powerful new income stream, one designed to give independent artists more control, fairer earnings, and deeper connections with their fans.

Why Chune exists
Music streaming is great for exposure but terrible for artist pay. Fewer than 5% of Spotify artists earn a sustainable living from their songs.
In Africa, where recording costs are high and infrastructure is limited, breaking even can feel impossible.
At the same time, fans also feel the gap. Streaming doesn’t give them a way to directly support the creators they love or to feel true ownership of the music.

Vinyl and CDs once filled that role, but they’re costly and impractical for many indie artists.
Chune.xyz solves both problems by turning music into limited digital editions, collectible, scarce, and easy to own.
Think of Chune as a modern twist on vinyl collecting, but every “record” lives on the Ethereum blockchain instead of a shelf.

How Chune works
Chune is designed to be simple and accessible for both artists and fans.

For Artists
  Create an account in minutes using your email, Fill the artist onboarding form and verify your account.

Create a Drop: Upload a track, add artwork, set the number of editions (100, 250, or 500), and add perks like lyric sheets, livestream invites, or even royalty shares.

Mint On-Chain: Chune handles all the blockchain details, no coding skills required.
Sell Directly to Fans: Payments go straight into your linked wallet instantly, not months later.

For Fans & Collectors
Easy Sign-In: Use email, MetaMask, or Trust Wallet.
Seamless Funding: Send ETH directly to the address tied to your account.
Real Ownership: Collect limited digital editions and showcase them on your dashboard.
Hold or Resell: Keep your edition as a “Day One” badge or resell it, knowing the artist still benefits.

Chune spent six months testing on Ethereum’s Sepolia testnet. Over 1,000 digital editions were purchased by 50+ early adopters. Some drops even sold out in under 12 hours.

Now, Chune has officially launched in Beta on Ethereum mainnet, bringing real value and real ETH into every transaction.

To kick off, Chune has partnered with Amapiano Groove Records, a South African Recording Label blending human talent with AI-driven Afrobeats, Amapiano, and 3Step Afro-House tracks.

Their first project, Groove Genesis Vol. 1, will drop exclusively on Chune with just 100–250 editions per track. Once sold out, they’re gone forever, making them highly collectible pieces of African music history.
Chune is not a replacement for Spotify or Apple Music. Artists should still release their tracks on streaming platforms for reach and discovery.

But with Chune, they finally have a way to monetize directly and fairly.

Artists keep up to 90% of sales.
Fans gain verified “Day One” status.
Producers, writers, and collaborators enjoy transparent royalty splits.
It’s the perfect complement to streaming, not a competitor.

Sign up today on beta.chune.xyz, check out early releases and mint a digital collectible from Africa’s next stars.