The Beam Charts find the best new music from emerging artists and put it in front of the fans and professionals who can move careers. This is a competition, not a leaderboard.

A New Kind of Community

106,000 tracks hit streaming platforms every day. The work of getting heard now outweighs the work of making the music. The Beam is music’s first competitive network for emerging artists — a place to compete, earn, and prove your artistry. The earnings don’t come from streams or sales. They come from winning.

How The Beam Charts Are Different

Emerging artists only. Traditional charts reward the artists who already won. We rank the ones on the way up.
One song per artist, per genre. No catalog dumping. Every track stands on its own.
Seasons end. Like sports or Fortnite, chart-toppers retire when the season closes. The competition never goes stale.
Songs, not albums. We rank individual tracks, because that’s where fan engagement actually lives.

Why Seasons Matters

Every season is a shot at being part of The Beam’s history:

Build with us. Season one is private beta. We’re figuring out what works for artists and fans with you in the room.
Get recognized. A chart-topping track makes your name.
Get paid. Winning songs earn.
Compete with your peers. Emerging, developing, and breaking artists. No veterans cashing in on a back catalog.

Excitement-Driven Charts

We measure excitement, not plays. Early-career success comes from building superfans — the people who vote, share, and show up — not from passive streams piling up in the background. The chart reflects who’s actually moving people.

How Rankings Are Determined

Every engagement is weighted by how much it signals real excitement. A vote means more than a play. A play means more than a passive like. (Weighting subject to change based on user feedback.)

Engagement	Ratio	Definition
Upvotes	40%	One vote per track, per logged-in user, on Beam Charts track pages
Plays	20%	Logged-in video or audio plays on The Beam
Profile Views	20%	Views of the artist’s profile on The Beam
Likes	10%	Likes on the track during the chart season
Comment/ Reactions	7.5%	One reaction per type, per logged-in user
Shares	2.5	Reposts, DMs, or off-platform shares — one per logged-in user

Chart Seasons

Seasons run 12 weeks, with a one-week break between for programming and analysis.
Charts update every Wednesday at 12am ET.
Submissions close after Week 8. Later entries roll to the next season.

At season’s end, winning songs retire and earnings go out.

Chart Types

The Beam offers genre-specific and all-genre charts to showcase diverse talent:

Type	Depth	Definition
Beam 50	50	Top 50 best songs across all genres
Beam Pop	20	Top 20 songs in the Pop genre
Beam Hip-Hop/ R&B	20	Top 20 songs in the Hip-Hop/ R&B genre
Beam Country	20	Top 20 songs in the Country genre
Beam Indie/ Alternative	20	Top 20 songs in the Rock/ Alternative genre
Beam Latin	20	Top 20 songs in the Latin genre
Beam Electronic	20	Top 20 best songs in the Electronic genre

The Beam Charts aren’t a ranking. They’re a system for finding talent, building superfans, and turning both into real opportunity.

Email Address Policy

Who This Policy Applies To

This policy applies to everyone using The Beam, including:

New users creating an account
Existing users updating their registered email address
Any user casting a vote or submitting a fan action

Permitted Email Addresses

To register and vote on The Beam, you must use a legitimate, permanent personal or professional email address. Acceptable examples include, but are not limited to:

Personal email accounts (e.g. Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, iCloud)
Employer- or school-issued email addresses
Email addresses provided by a legitimate internet service provider

Prohibited Email Addresses

The following email types are not permitted on The Beam and will result in account suspension or vote invalidation.

Temporary or disposable addresses. These are generated by third-party services, exist briefly, and require no personal account to create — which lets a single person spin up unlimited anonymous accounts. Prohibited services include Mailinator, Guerrilla Mail, Temp Mail, ThrowAM, Yopmail, Trashmail, Dispostable, Sharklasers, and similar. This list isn’t exhaustive; The Beam may block any domain identified as a temporary or disposable provider, including newly created ones.

One-time or alias addresses. Addresses created solely to receive a single message or to hide your underlying email identity. This includes:

Single-use aliases from privacy relay services where the underlying identity can’t be verified
Addresses that forward to a hidden inbox and can’t be replied to or authenticated
Addresses that expire, rotate, or go inactive after a set period

Privacy relay services tied to a verified Apple ID, Google account, or similar authenticated identity may be permitted at The Beam’s discretion. If you’re unsure whether your email qualifies, contact support before registering.

Scrambled or obfuscated addresses. Addresses built to hide your identity or evade detection. This includes:

Randomized character strings with no connection to a real identity
Addresses created programmatically in bulk
Addresses generated specifically to evade our verification or fraud detection systems

Questions? Write to [email protected].