Night Drive · Per-minute metering
We take one honest, out-loud cut. Every remaining cent goes direct to the artist — metered by the minute, not pooled by the platform.
$0.0011/min listener cost·artists earn the balance after our transparent platform cut
We take one honest, openly-stated cut — a flat 10%. No hiding it in fine print, no burying it in a pool. The other 90% transfers directly to the artist, per minute you actually played.
Platforms pool every subscriber's payment, divide by total streams, and produce a per-stream rate that changes quarterly. The math is hidden because opacity is the business model.
One transparent cut stays with TollRoad. The remainder transfers directly to the artist — every minute, every play. No pool. No quarterly reconciliation. The math is visible because transparency is the point.
“We are the middleman — just an honest one.”
Streaming royalties have been a black box since the beginning. Platforms pool everything, divide by plays, and hand artists a per-stream rate that shifts every quarter. The math never adds up because you are not meant to see it.
TollRoad does not hide our cut. We state it plainly. You know exactly what you pay and exactly where it goes. The only mystery is what you discover in the music.
After our one honest cut, the remainder does not enter a pool. It does not wait for a quarterly settlement or a label approval. It meters directly to the artist — proportional to the minutes you actually listened.
A two-minute skip pays the artist less than a full listen-through. Artists earn on attention, not on play counts. That is the honest math this industry has been missing.
One system. Two wins. Listeners pay only for what they actually hear. Artists earn for every minute actually played — not from a shrinking pool.
Stop listening, stop paying. The meter only runs when music plays — typical listeners spend roughly a third less than a flat plan. Walk away mid-album and the clock stops. No subscriptions to feel guilty about skipping.
TollRoad takes one honest, transparent cut — openly stated. Every remaining cent meters directly to the artist.
Set your rate. When a listener's meter runs on your track, you earn — not from an opaque royalty pool that shrinks every time another artist signs up. TollRoad shows its cut openly; everything else transfers directly to you.
Artists keep what listeners pay for their minutes, after TollRoad's stated cut — shown openly, never hidden.
“Pay like electricity. Earn like electricity. The meter tells no lies.”The TollRoad model
Load a balance. Listen. Artists earn per minute you actually played — not per skip, not per stream. One transparent cut to us; everything above it meters direct.
Add credit before you listen — no auto-renew, no surprise billing cycle. Set your own ceiling: $5, $20, whatever fits. Nothing deducts until you actually hit play.
The moment audio plays, the meter ticks. Per-minute precision — not a flat monthly fee split across phantom listeners. Skip a track? The meter stops. You only pay for what you actually heard.
TollRoad takes one honest, openly-stated cut — you see the percentage before you top up. Everything above that transfers straight to the artist: no opaque pool, no mystery per-stream rate, no hidden skimming.
“Pay by the minute. We take one honest cut — every other cent meters to the artist. No pool. No mystery rate. Metered like electricity.”
For developers & agentsBuilding something? TollRoad is the metered-music layer — drop in a player or let an agent DJ.
Explore the platform →An AI agent describes a vibe, pays by the minute, and the music plays. The agent doesn't have a login — it has a wallet.
Drop the metered player into your own site or app — instant browser listening, no install.
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We take one honest cut, openly stated.
The rest meters directly to the artist.
One transparent cut — posted, never hidden. Every cent above it meters to the artist the moment you listen. That’s the whole model.