#1–#10 · Spotlight
Like only moves rank — free, unlimited. Paid Bless, encore, and interrupt pay you but add +0 chart power in Top 10. Earned by listeners rallying for you.
Worried the rich will buy the chart? They can't own Top 10. We built filters so listeners and artists control the spotlight — and every dollar blesses creators, most of it flowing back to you.
Bless artists for the work they do.
We live in a world where music is free — streams don't pay the rent. Alabasta exists to train a culture of blessing: fans who honor the gift, artists who keep ministering. Artists see full payout breakdowns in their dashboard.
Money blesses artists. It does not buy the spotlight.
The chart is controlled by the community — not whoever has the biggest wallet.
Like only moves rank — free, unlimited. Paid Bless, encore, and interrupt pay you but add +0 chart power in Top 10. Earned by listeners rallying for you.
Like + capped paid chart power. Like n Bless adds rank until $100/song/day chart budget — then still pays you, chart stops. You still need free Likes to break into Top 10.
| They can | They cannot |
|---|---|
| Bless you with encourage, encore, interrupt — published splits credit you (when fan payments are live) | Buy #1–#10 rank with money |
| Help a #12 song climb toward #11 (within caps & budget) | Spam unlimited encores or interrupts |
| Like you for free like anyone else (+1 chart power) | Replace your congregation's free rally with cash alone |
When fans bless you, most of it lands in your wallet. A slice feeds the community pool so the whole family grows together. Full payout math lives on the payouts page.