Sell your music directly to the people who care about it.
No marketplace. No algorithm. No platform taking a cut. Publish your releases on your own site, set your own prices, and keep 100% of every sale. Sleeve charges 0% platform fee... you only pay standard Stripe processing.
How it works
Upload your release
Add your tracks, artwork, credits, and liner notes. Sleeve creates a release page with a built-in player that lives on your own site.
Set your price
Fixed price, free, or a price fans can pay more than. You decide what your music is worth, and fans can decide it is worth more. No restrictions, no platform approval process.
Fans buy directly from your page
When a fan buys your release, the money goes straight to your Stripe account. Sleeve takes 0% platform fee. You keep everything minus standard card processing.
What you keep on $1,000 in sales
Every platform has a different model. Some take a percentage. Some only do streaming. Here’s how they compare for an artist selling music directly to fans.
| Platform | Fee | You keep | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandcamp | 15% | $850 | Waived on Bandcamp Fridays |
| DistroKid | Streaming only | Fractions of a cent per stream | No direct sales |
| TuneCore | Streaming only | Fractions of a cent per stream | Annual fee per release |
| Sleeve | 0% | $1,000 | Standard Stripe processing only |
Sleeve charges 0% platform fee. Standard Stripe processing (typically 2.9% + 30¢) applies to all transactions.
Everything you need to sell music
Release pages with a built-in player
Every release gets its own page with full track playback, artwork, credits, and purchase options. Fans listen and buy in the same place.
Pre-orders
Sell a record before anyone can hear it. Fans pay the day you announce it, and it unlocks in their library at the date and time you set. Sleeve takes nothing on it.
Links to wherever else the record lives
Point a release page at Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and a dozen other services. A fan who already has an account somewhere goes there instead of bouncing.
Sell the physical copy too
Link the vinyl, the CD, or the shop that carries it, including a shop you do not run. It sits under the buy button, so someone who wants to own the record sees both ways to do it.
Pay-what-you-want pricing
Let fans decide what your music is worth to them. Set a minimum (or don’t) and let supporters pay more if they want to.
Instant payouts via Stripe
No waiting for monthly payouts or hitting minimum thresholds. Connect your Stripe account and get paid when fans pay you.
Your own domain
Sales happen on your website, not someone else’s marketplace. Your brand, your URL, your relationship with the fan.
Download delivery
High-quality audio files delivered automatically to buyers. No manual fulfillment, no third-party download links.
More than just sales
Selling music is just one part of being an independent artist. You also need a website, email, a way to stay connected with fans between releases. Most platforms only handle one piece of the puzzle.
Sleeve is the full toolkit. Your website lives here. Your email list lives here. Your memberships live here. Your link-in-bio points here. When a fan discovers your music, they don’t get bounced to five different platforms... they stay on your page, explore your work, and become a real fan.
The free tier includes releases, a custom domain, email for up to 250 subscribers, and a link-in-bio. Paid plans start at $29/mo and scale with your audience. No platform fee at any tier.
Why direct sales matter
Streaming pays fractions of a cent. Marketplaces take a percentage. Social platforms don’t pay you at all. Direct sales are the only model where the relationship between artist and fan isn’t mediated by a platform taking its cut.
When a fan buys your album on Sleeve, you know who they are. You can email them about your next release. You can offer them a membership. You can build a real, lasting relationship... not just a transaction that disappears into someone else’s dashboard.
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Start selling. Keep everything.
Publish your first release, set your price, and keep 100% of what fans pay you. Start free.
No credit card required. 0% platform fee on all sales.
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