How the queue works

Standard, skip, super skip, and throne, and the exact order songs play in.

Every submission lands in one of four tiers. The tier decides how soon a song plays, and the rules below are the same in every session.

The four tiers

TierWhat it does
Throne
Plays next, guaranteed. Only one fan can hold it at a time, and it reopens after the throne song plays.
Super skip
Plays ahead of skips and standard submissions.
Skip
Plays ahead of standard submissions.
Standard
The base option. Free unless the creator runs a paid session.

Play order

The queue always plays the highest tier that has songs waiting. Inside a tier it is first come, first served.

  • The throne song, if someone holds the throne, always plays next.
  • Then every super skip, oldest first. Then every skip. Then standard submissions.
  • A skip bought later still plays before every standard submission, no matter how long those have been waiting.
  • The submit form shows your position and a wait estimate before you pay.
A live queue grouped into throne, super skips, skips, and standard sections
A queue mid-session. Highest tier first, oldest first inside each tier.

The throne

The throne is a single seat. While someone holds it, the option shows as taken on the submit form. As soon as the throne song plays, the seat reopens and the next fan can buy it.

The submit form paid options with the throne marked as taken
The submit form while someone holds the throne.

What creators can do

Creators run the queue live and can reorder it at any time.

  • Boost a submission to a higher tier, or play it immediately.
  • Replay a song that already played.
  • Remove or flag submissions.
  • Pause new submissions, or close them automatically after a count or a time.

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