Music discovery by humans, for humans. Machine-free.

The Problem

I’m an engineer with a library of 5,000+ songs. I realized the best music I discover doesn’t come from Spotify algorithms—it comes from friends, DMs, and random Reddit comments. The problem is those recommendations get buried and lost.

The Solution:

I built shoutout to turn these hidden recommendations into a high-signal, live feed. It's a universal archive for your 'Social Capital' in music.

Key Features:

• Universal Credit: Acknowledge the 'Tastemakers' in your life. Give shoutouts to the person who showed you your new favorite song.

• 24h Live Feed:
  Drop a Spotify/YouTube link or just the song and artist combo. It stays in the feed for 24 hours like a story (IG style), so discoveries stay fresh.

  

• Give Credit (The Receipt):
  Tag the person who recommended the song by adding their Reddit or Instagram username. It creates a clean “receipt” you can share as an Instagram story and give them credit.

  

• Global Discovery:
  See what people around the world are listening to and discover music from different places instantly.

• Ranking System:
  Get shoutouts when people like your recommendations. Earn points and climb the ranks — from Rookie to The Michael.

• Taste Matching & Collections:
  Find people with similar music taste and save your favorite discoveries into your own collections.

• Social Search: Look up any Instagram or Reddit profile to see their 'Music Receipt'— the songs they've successfully shared with others

• Zero-Algorithm Discovery: See a real-time feed of what your high-taste friends others are actually listening to, not what a machine thinks you’ll 'tolerate

The Goal: I’m looking for the first 500 "Founding Plugs" to join the community and grab their handles before the legacy [FNDR-500] badges are gone.