@𝕾𝖊𝖗 𝕾𝖑𝖊𝖊𝖕𝖞 is throwing a party over on Fountain Radio!

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We have been informed that @𝕾𝖊𝖗 𝕾𝖑𝖊𝖊𝖕𝖞 will skip his afternoon nap on Saturday to take over Fountain Radio. Expect some sleep-deprived selections and anarchy in the live chat. When: Saturday 15th Feb (12:00 EST) Where: fountain.fm/radio

Fountain 1.1.14 is live on iOS and Android 📲 Updates include: 🔸Nostr connect improvements 🔸Fixed bug where playback position was not being saved correctly 🔸Fixed bug where downloads were being automatically deleted 🔸Fixed bug where OPML import was failing on iOS 18 🔸Fixed bug where playlist items did not display the correct state 🔸Fixed bug where items disappeared from the user library when editing a playlist 🔸Fixed bug where player was being minimised when scrolling show notes 🔸Fixed deposit flow when entering via menu 🔸Fixed transcript page navigation and transcript errors on player 🔸Fixed crash when logging out 🔸Added ability to switch between NIP55 and nsec 🔸Added the ability to seek while paused We are currently working on improving the login flow and we aim to roll out some big design/UX upgrades along with some new features in the next couple of weeks. Want to help us test new versions pre-release, share feedback or send a feature request? Join Fountain Beta on Telegram:

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Congratulations to the three winners of our Rewind competition. 🎧 Fountain AirPods @npub13zu0...xlzd 👕 Limited edition merch @npub1q8r7...cy9z ⚡️ 100,000 sats @OgFOMK ArTS We just announced three more winners on X too.

Fountain Rewind is here ✨ In 2024, creators on Fountain embraced open distribution via RSS, open payments via Lightning and open social via Nostr. Listeners sent a total of 2 BTC to creators this year. That's equivalent to $127,900 based on daily prices but would be worth nearly 50% more today. You streamed 63 million sats and sent 40,000 boosts, with an average boost value of 3,380 sats (around $3.20). Let's see who picked up the top awards in 2024... MOST SUPPORTED SHOW: RABBIT HOLE RECAP @npub10uth...xdlq RHR has quickly become one of the most-loved shows among Fountain listeners (affectionately known as ‘freaks’). In 2022 they were #3, in 2023 they were #2, and in 2024 they finally claimed the #1 spot. Congratulations, @Marty Bent and @ODELL. SHOW WITH MOST SUPPORTERS: MR OBNOXIOUS @npub14mcd...frlx In 2024, What Bitcoin Did came to an end to make way for Mr Obnoxious. Peter McCormack announced that @npub16le6...ffxj would be the new custodian - much to the relief of the 800 listeners who supported the show this year. MOST SUPPORTED EPISODE: LINUX UNPLUGGED | 545: 3,062 DAYS LATER @npub1awyz...79n4 One of three popular shows about open-source, security and privacy from Jupiter Broadcasting to make the top 40. Makes sense once you know that listeners boost their zip code (pricey if you live in Alaska). MOST SUPPORTED ARTIST: AINSLEY COSTELLO @Ainsley Costello Ainsley's music is the pop soundtrack of the next generation. Since “Cherry On Top" became the first track to hit 1 million sats last year, she has inspired countless artists to follow her path, becoming the face of this new movement. ARTIST WITH MOST SUPPORTERS: MAN LIKE KWEKS @manlikekweks When Kweks isn't working his 9 to 5, he's making beats from his bedroom in Tanzania. He may have earned just $25.68 from music royalties, but since first publishing his music on @Wavlake he’s earned 2.3 million sats (over $2,000). MOST SUPPORTED TRACK: ABI MUIR | STOCKHOLM Born in Scotland, residing in Australia, Abi’s goosebump-inducing vocals and heartfelt lyrics define her songwriting. In Stockholm she explores a darker side to her music that crosses into alt-rock, topped with Muir's sultry vocals. The top 40 shows on Fountain in 2024 ⚡️ #1 Rabbit Hole Recap @npub10uth...xdlq #2 LINUX Unplugged @npub1awyz...79n4 #3 Ungovernable Misfits @npub1jcym...2890 #4 No Agenda @npub13ql7...qcg7 #5 Coder Radio @npub1awyz...79n4 #6 This Week in Bitcoin @npub1awyz...79n4 #7 Mr Obnoxious @npub14mcd...frlx #8 Curry and The Keeper @npub13ql7...qcg7 #9 Bitcoin And… @Nunya Bidness #10 Podcasting 2.0 @npub13ql7...qcg7 @npub1pvdw...9r3u #11 The Bugle Weekly @Bugle.News #40HPW🎧 #12 Self-Hosted @npub1awyz...79n4 #13 Citadel Dispatch @ODELL #14 TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast @Marty Bent #15 Bitcoin Audible @npub1h8nk...rpev #16 Einundzwanzig @npub1qv02...ujnc #17 Planet Rage @Darren #18 Nodesignal @npub1n0de...02cy #19 Living Up In A Down World #20 Millennial Media Offensive #21 Bitcoin.Review @npub1az9x...m8y8 #22 Münzweg #23 Bowl After Bowl @npub10dpp...0hzy #24 THE Bitcoin Podcast @npub10qrs...xqj8 #25 Coin Stories @npub1ahxj...5ech #26 High Hash Rate @npub17934...7hnc #27 Lunaticoin @lunaticoin #28 Behind the SchƎmƎs #29 Plebchain Radio @Avi Burra #30 Was Bitcoin Bringt @npub1st4e...lv5p #31 The Survival Podcast @npub15879...kv0n #32 Moe Factz with Adam Curry @npub13ql7...qcg7 #33 Rock Paper Bitcoin #34 Sound Money Bitcoin Podcast #35 Stephan Livera Podcast @npub1r8l0...x5dk #36 Boostagram Ball @npub13ql7...qcg7 #37 We Study Billionaires @npub1s5yq...6q7z #38 Bands at Bitcoin @Phantom Power Music #39 The "What is Money?" Show @npub15vzu...k4um #40 The Bitcoin Standard Podcast @npub1gdu7...6nak The top 40 artists on Fountain in 2024 ⚡️ #1 Ainsley Costello @Ainsley Costello #2 Man Like Kweks @manlikekweks #3 FM Rodeo @npub1w9sl...cahg #4 PlebRap @npub1p2py...6rap #5 Longy @Longy #6 Nate Johnivan @npub1zxdp...4hr0 #7 Theo Katzman @npub173se...nvgw #8 Joe Martin @Joe Martin #9 Ben Jonesy Jones #10 Amber Sweeney @npub1mn50...c959 #11 The Trusted @npub1wzvn...3tv2 #12 Ollie #13 Martin Grooms @Martin Grooms #14 shy kids @npub1tw0t...jc3r #15 Sara Jade @Sara Jade #16 Yellow Velvet Milk Club #17 Ben P Williams #18 Adam Kirkup #19 Abel James @Abel James #20 Luke Wood @npub1zjds...qrjg #21 Chiefy B @npub1xmt5...pkzt #22 Richard @npub1e2wk...el27 #23 Black Vulcanite #24 Skrufayce vs. Shank Marvin #25 Hurling Pixels @npub14r2j...lg7y #26 Two Weeks In Nashville @Two Weeks In Nashville #27 Alicia Stockman @npub1l3y6...8dff #28 Sam Means @means #29 JoJo Scott @npub1ytu6...pnxn #30 James M Carson #31 Ryan Zak @npub1l3tt...t0zv #32 Embleton @npub176hz...yzgf #33 Fepeste @Fepeste #34 Two Ways Home #35 Kevin Embleton @npub176hz...yzgf #36 Ian Vaughan #37 Abi Muir #38 Tony Salomone #39 Daddy NAT #40 JUSTLOUD @npub1a377...5r4w Post a screenshot from your Rewind on X or Nostr and tag us for a chance to win Fountain AirPods, limited edition merch and 100,000 sats. We will be announcing three lucky winners on Dec 31 - good luck! Thank you for listening and supporting on Fountain in 2024. If you're just finding out about Fountain, you're not too late. Get the app on iOS or Android today:

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Spotify hired production companies to publish music by "fake" artists to add to popular playlists to reduce their royalties payouts. The victims of this scheme are real artists who are not getting playlisted and not getting paid. Do better, Spotify.

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The Ghosts in the Machine, by Liz Pelly

Spotify’s plot against musicians

Last night's audience for Boostagram Ball Live sent +5m sats (~$5,500) to support the artists playing. The formula: 🎵 Open content (RSS) ⚡️ Open payments (Lightning) 💬 Open social (Nostr) Execs in the music and live entertainment industry can only ignore this for so long.

🚨 LIVE NOW ON FOUNTAIN RADIO 🚨 Alternative rock group @`FM Rodeo` are playing punk and grunge for the next hour. Listen in the Fountain app or on our website to support the artists directly and join the live chat.

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Fountain 1.1.10 is live on iOS and Android 📲 🆕 Payment UX Improvements ⚡️ Faster Boosts In our latest update, we revamped the modals for all payment functionality across the app with better support for USD values, while also making boosts 50% faster. Keep reading to learn more... Payment UX Improvements We have updated the modals for all payment functionality across the app. Next time you boost, stream, zap, deposit or withdraw, you will notice that a few changes. We now display both sats and USD values when making a payment. When choosing a custom amount, you can enter a value in either sats or USD. When making a payment, we have also added toast notifications to confirm that your payment was successful. The best thing about $100k Bitcoin is it’s much easier to working out how much things cost because 1000 sats equals $1. The price won’t stay the same for long, but when it does you will be grateful for this update. We will be adding support for more currencies in 2025 and we are currently working on reducing friction for listeners who want to deposit and withdraw using their preferred currency. Stay tuned! Faster Boosts Previously, you sometimes had to wait five seconds or longer for your boost to be sent. This was not a good experience. We’ve done some work to make boosts approximately 50% faster - so you should notice the difference. There are a few other updates to boosts too. As well as being able to see the dollar value of the sats you are sending, you can now toggle between sending a boost or a comment. We have made a couple of design improvements to the boost modals too. Finally, you can now boost any podcast or artist on Fountain from your web browser. Just log in and pay using your Fountain wallet. - If you want to help test new features out before they get released, or if you want to share feedback or send a feature request, you can join Fountain Beta on Telegram. All iOS and Android users welcome.

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Today we are bringing you the inimitable and uncompromising sound of Longy. He will be taking over Fountain Radio to share some of the wild stories behind his music. JOIN US: Monday at 12:00 EST 🗓️ (that's 5pm in the UK)

The UK's very own @Joe Martin will be hosting the first ever takeover of Fountain Radio today from 12:00 EST. To tune in, go to the Discover tab in the Fountain app, or go to our website. Oh, and don't forget to BOOST.

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This Wednesday, @Joe Martin will be hosting the first ever Fountain Radio takeover to share his favourite songs. Follow @Fountain and you won't miss it. You can also check out Joe's music below: https://fountain.fm/artist/cK853uZNytT8FS05vUwC

Music discovery isn’t what it used to be. Fountain Radio makes it fun again. Wave goodbye to algorithmic playlists and say hello to a new communal listening experience powered by Bitcoin and Nostr. Fountain Radio is live in version 1.1.8 now. Here's how it works: Add and upvote tracks in the queue ➕ Search for any song on Fountain and pay 100 sats to add it to the queue.. Upvote any track in the queue to change its position. 1 sat equals 1 upvote and the track with the most upvotes will play next. Support the artist currently playing ⚡️ Boost to send a payment with a message on enable streaming to send a small amount for every minute you spend listening. 95% of every boost and streaming payment goes directly to the artist currently playing. Post in the live chat 💬 Hang out with other listeners in the live chat by connecting Nostr. You can post chat messages for free. Every time a track is added or upvoted this appears in the activity feed too. Save tracks to your library 💜 Listen to your latest discoveries again later in the app. Tap on any content card to add a song to your library or a playlist, or see more music from that artist. Listen to Fountain Radio on other apps 🎧 Fountain Radio now has its own RSS feed so you can tune in on any podcast app that supports live streams and Nostr live streaming platforms like @npub1eaz6...rcgz. Artist takeovers 🔒 Artists can now take control of the music and host a listening party. During a takeover, only the host can add tracks to the queue and upvotes are disabled. The first artist takeover will be with @Joe Martin on Wednesday 27th November at 12:00pm EST. Want to host a takeover? Get in touch and we will get you scheduled in. You can also find Fountain Radio on our website here:

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Podcasts successfully predicted the outcome 2024 US presidential election. Trump got 124m views from 14 appearances Harris got 4m views from 5 appearances These are just the stats from YouTube.

Fountain 1.1.6 is now live on iOS and Android 📲 With this update we wanted to strengthen the foundations and ensure that playback functionality is solid before rolling out some exciting new features and user experience improvements in the coming weeks. If you’ve been experiencing issues with playback on Fountain recently, there’s a good chance that they will be resolved in version 1.1.6. There's a full list of bug fixes in the blog post below. The bottom nav now visible across most screens in the app. So if you’ve tapped on a comment in the home feed, then a profile, then some activity on their profile page, you can now easily go back to where you started by tapping the home icon in the bottom nav. Read more about version 1.1.6 over on our blog.

Fountain 1.1.6 - New Audio APIs, Performance Upgrades & Nested Navigation

Our latest release contains more bug fixes than ever before - plus we have improved navigation by making the bottom nav bar persistent across all p...

Best caption wins 10k sats

New on Fountain | Option Plus Podcast with Juraj Bednar @npub1m2mv...r8p9 wants to us to be free and prosper. His podcast shows us find a better way of living through life design, biohacking - and bitcoin. You can now boost the show as you listen on Fountain.

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Do you regret not buying more bitcoin while it was on sale during the bear market? Now might be a good time to download an app that pays you in bitcoin to listen to podcasts... Get Fountain on iOS or Android today 😉

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“Imagine being an artist and having nearly 8 million monthly listeners on Spotify but earning more money from having 1000 people subscribe to pictures of your feet” - Lily Allen on why the business model of the internet is f*cked if you're a musician.

In five years, @Ainsley Costello made just $750 in royalties from over 500,000 streams through apps like Spotify. In one year, she made 21 million sats (over $13,000) through apps like Fountain and Wavlake. Adapt and adopt Bitcoin - or else. https://www.forbes.com/sites/frankcorva/2024/10/01/musicians-can-now-earn-bitcoin-for-streaming-their-songs/