We all enjoy listening to music, so why not make some money while doing it? In this article we bring you the eight best ways to earn some extra cash while jamming out. All of these are free to sign-up with, so let’s get started!
1. Nielsen
Want to make music listening to the songs you already love? Well, this app lets you earn money by allowing it to monitor your listening and web-surfing habits. It’ll track the kind of music you listen to, the platform you stream it on, etc.
You can earn up to $50 per year with the Nielsen app, and while that’s not a ton, it doesn’t require any action on your part and runs in the background. So it’s basically a win-win.
2. Current
Unlike the previous app, this one is specifically targeted towards music. You can search and play from over 100,000 radio stations to earn rewards that you can exchange for gift cards or physical products. You can take a shower, go for a run, or even do chores while the app plays in the background and earns you money!
Current advertises that it pays out up to $600 per year; pretty decent considering all you need to do is let the music play! You can even play music offline if you don’t want to waste your data while you’re out.
3. RadioEarn
RadioEarn is both an online radio station and app that you can use to earn points for every 15 minutes of listening. The points you earn can then be traded in for cash, Amazon gift cards, or even Bitcoin. Signing up is free and all you need to get paid (if you want the cash option) is a valid PayPal account.
One of the coolest things about this site is that you can add a link to the radio on your social media or blog site to earn money anytime someone clicks on it.
4. UniqueRewards
This site, like RadioEarn, let’s you earn cash by listening to the radio. It also has options to earn money via other methods such as clicking ads, playing free games, completing surveys, and more.
The radio listening option let’s you choose which station you want to listen to. Then, every 30 minutes a captcha will pop up. For each captcha code you submit, you can earn up to $0.03. You need to earn at least $20 to have your earnings paid out to you by PayPal.
Because of the need to constantly watch for captchas and the high minimum balance to cash out, we only recommend UniqueRewards if you also plan to use the other features on the app as well.
5. Slicethepie
Slicethepie is a site that lets you listen to and review songs before they are released to the public. The free service is available as both an app and website and will pay out for every review you leave.
For each review you will need to listen to at least 90 seconds of the song and write a minimum of 45 words. Longer reviews have the potential to earn more money, and you also get the ability to participate in more reviews the longer you have your account.
Each review you complete will earn you between $0.03 and $0.20. Once you reach at least $10, you’ll get the option to have your earnings paid out via PayPal.
6. HitPredictor
HitPredictor, like Slicethepie, let’s you listen to and rate music before it gets released. And while SlicethePie picks out music for you, HitPredictor let’s you choose the genres you want to listen to.
You don’t need to leave reviews on this site; you just need to rate the individual song or artist. Each rating allotts you 3 points which you can accumulate towards entering gift card raffles and other goodies.
7. PlaylistPush
Rather than listening to songs, PlaylistPush lets you monetize your playlists on Spotify or Apple Music. If your playlists are getting a lot of listens by other users, music artists can reach out to you and pay to have their songs added to your playlist.
To qualify, you need at least 400 followers on your playlist. In return, the site will pay out between $1-$12 per song depending on how many followers the playlist has.
8. Earnably
Like UniqueRewards, this site has more options to make money than just listening to music. But for those looking to earn by listening, the app pays you to watch music videos or listen to online radios.
Once you earn at least $2, you can withdraw your earnings through PayPal or get paid via either Amazon gift cards or Bitcoin.
Another neat thing about this service is the referral program. For every referral you make, you permanently get 10% of the referral’s earnings.