Music belongs to people,
not platforms.

Buy music. Own it forever. Lend it to friends.
100% of every sale goes to the artist.

$0.003 per stream on Spotify
vs.
$7.47 per album sale on Bela

Streaming pays artists fractions of pennies. You own nothing. When you cancel, silence.
We think artists deserve real money and listeners deserve real ownership.

How it works

1

Buy an album.

It's yours. Download it. Keep it forever. DRM-free, lossless quality. 100% of your payment goes to the artist.

2

Lend it to a friend.

They stream it for a few days. You get it back automatically. Just like handing someone a CD.

3

They love it? They buy their own.

The artist gets paid again. The library grows. Every purchase makes the community richer.

Own your music

DRM-free files. Download anytime. Leave the platform with everything you paid for.

Lend like a CD

Your friend borrows it. You get it back. Just like the real world, but digital.

Artists get 100%

Every penny of your purchase goes to the artist. Bela doesn't take a cut. Ever.

Lossless quality

CD-quality streaming. No hi-res upsell. Because your ears deserve honesty.

For artists

You made the music. You should get paid for it.

On Bela, you keep 100% of every sale. Your music becomes part of a lending library that drives discovery and new purchases. No exclusive contracts. No algorithms. No calling your art "content."

Learn more about selling on Bela →

Why "Bela"

Named after Bela Bartok - a composer who traveled rural villages recording folk music from communities. He believed music belonged to the people who made it and shared it.

So do we.