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Shoutout
built to make music discovery simple & fast like a live feed
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built to make music discovery simple & fast like a live feed
2 followers
built to make music discovery simple and fast, like a live feed… because the fact that we don’t give proper credit for music recommendations is honestly crazy (WTF).
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.
Shoutout to u'all , Peace
How it works:
1. Gamification -- Turning Music Taste Into a Game The app makes discovering music feel like a competition. You start as a Rookie and level up all the way to Michael Jackson status by earning Shoutouts. You get Props when someone discovers a song through you and gives you a Shoutout. Basically, the better your music taste is, the higher you climb on the Leaderboard. The first 500 users get a special Founder badge (“FNDR”), which gives them a unique identity on the platform and early bragging rights.
2. Live Feed & Super Shoutouts -- This is where the energy of the app lives. When you hear a song someone shared and you like it, you can Shoutout the person who put you on. It’s like saying “yo, this was a fire recommendation.” There’s also Super Shoutout. In the “Song In My Head” story bar—where people post the song currently stuck in their head—you can give a Super Shoutout. That saves the track to your own feed and gives the original sharer 3× more Props. It’s basically the ultimate way to say “your taste is elite.” All the songs you’ve shared and been credited for appear on your profile under Songs Shared, building your reputation as someone with great taste.
3. Instagram Story Sharing -- We make it easy for music to spread on social media. Whenever you discover a track, the app generates a friendly visual card with the song artwork and the Instagram username of the person who put you on the track. You can post this card to your Instagram Story. It’s a fun way to give credit, and the person who shared the song gets Props — creating a natural, social buzz.
4. Taste Matching & “Blind Drop” -- This is how you discover new music and connect with people who share your vibe. Blind Drop is a fast, swipe-style discovery mode. You hear random songs from the global feed without knowing who shared them. If you like one, you add it to your archive and the original sharer gets Props. There’s also My Circle, where you can see what your friends or the people you follow are currently listening to — and they can also see the Shoutouts you give. If you want to find new tastemakers, you can explore the Leaderboard, check public profiles, and follow users whose music taste matches yours.