what is nero and how does it work?
quick answer
Nero is a live music review platform. A creator goes live, submitters send in songs (or clips, or whatever the host is reviewing) through one link, and anyone who wants to be heard sooner pays to skip the line. The host works through the creator submission queue on stream, gives feedback, and keeps 80% of every payment. It started with paid song submissions but it works for any kind of content, and there's no subscription and no account for submitters to make.
The short version: you share one link, submitters send in their stuff, and Nero handles the payments, the order, and the emails so you can just listen and react on stream. We started with music and that's still most of what happens on Nero, but gamers, athletes, and other content creators are joining Nero too.
what the submitter does
A submitter opens your Nero page (nero.fan/yourname) and drops a link to whatever they're submitting, or uploads the file directly. Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, YouTube, and Google Drive links all work. They add their name, email, and a title, and that's it. There's no account to make and no app to download.
Then they pick where they want to be in the queue:
| tier | what it does |
|---|---|
| standard | joins the back of the line |
| skip | moves ahead of standard |
| super skip | moves ahead of skip |
| throne | plays next |
Every price is shown up front before they pay. Once they're in, they can watch their spot move up, and we email them when they're getting close so they don't have to sit in chat refreshing.
what the host does
You start a session, set your prices, and share your link. Standard can be free or paid, and you set the price for skip, super skip, throne, and any add-ons. You can change all of it from session to session.
Everything lands in one queue. From there you can play, replay, reorder, flag, or remove anything, pause the queue when it gets busy, and close it after a set time or a set number of submissions.
how the money works
Submitters pay by card through Stripe. You connect your bank account through Stripe Connect during setup and payouts go straight there. You keep 80% of everything, Nero takes 20%, and there's no monthly fee.
the host's first session
A few things we tell every new host before their first stream. Be specific about what submitters are getting, like feedback on one song. Set a price on every tier before you go live and then change them whenever you want. Raising or lowering prices mid-stream when the queue fills up is normal, and honestly we encourage it.
Then tell your audience how the queue works and go live. Our top hosts do thousands of dollars in a single session, so it's worth setting up like that's where you're headed.
key takeaways
- Submitters send songs through one link and pay to skip the line, and Nero runs the queue on stream.
- Four queue tiers: standard, skip, super skip, throne.
- Submitters don't need an account and hosts don't pay a subscription.
- Hosts keep 80% of every payment, paid out through Stripe Connect.
- The host sets every price, can change them any time, and controls the order, pauses, and when the queue closes.