Raw Stories w/ theMIND

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The "Post-Spotify" era in music isn’t coming—it’s here. 2025 will make music feel human again. Artists as storytellers. Fans as patrons. Platforms as enablers—not gatekeepers. It’s not the death of streaming, but the rebirth of intimacy in the digital age.

The devaluation of music has been a 25-year slide, reducing a track’s worth to $0.003 per stream. A shift is happening: in 2025 we will restore value to music as art. youtube.com/watch?v=jIw8JW…

We launched a case study w/ Wisco Y.D. an indie artist with less than 5,000 followers on Instagram. He sold 99 copies of his album direct to fan via our MVP. He earned $2,400. He would need his music streamed over 700,000 times on Spotify to earn similar revenue.

"I always say that the last two things to leave this earth will be water and music." - Quincy Jones

Music heals.

We hosted a survey with over 100 musicians and found 94% of the music recorded by these artists. Never gets released or heard.

An assumption is — Spotify is too convenient, no one will buy music anymore. HOWEVER, the reality is. In 2025, Lil Baby went #1 on Billboard because he sold 50,000 digital units of his album. Reality > Assumptions.

Historically, during tough times, the music industry thrived. During the global financial crisis of 2007–2009, the live music industry's revenue grew from $17 billion to over $20 billion. Music heals.

93% of music recorded by artists never gets released. Now, musicians can sell their unheard/unreleased works direct to fan on Beyond.

Artist Living Comfortably.

Musicians -- we know you have mountains of unreleased music. We're the bridge to sell the unheard.

NFR Podcast 90%++ of music recorded never gets released. There are bangers sitting on hard drives unheard. Thats why I’m building Beyond

Owned homes > rented apartments for pride. Same w/ music. ownership builds connection, subscriptions feel transactional. Patreon & Vault mimic Spotify’s rental model, devaluing art. Fans need old-school ownership to get it.

testimonials from two artists testing Beyond ✌️✨

To entertain yourself before the Kentucky Derby horseracingmusic.hiphop #streetjockeymusic

Musicians —let’s get back to the basics. sell your music. earn more money from music. Do it on Beyond —