These shouldn't be considered home based jobs, but you can visit many different websites to get paid for listening to music. This is one of those fun “extra” things you can do here and there, and the rewards will certainly add up over time the more you participate.
Here's a short list of four different websites you should bookmark for when you have some downtime and want to do something that earns extra money.
Get Paid For Listening to Music With Slice the Pie
Slice the Pie is hands down the best way to get paid for listening to music.
Slice the Pay pays via Paypal for rating and writing short reviews of tracks by up and coming artists. It is only necessary to listen to the first 60 seconds of each song before you start writing a review.
The amount earned depends on your rating, which increases with participation and accuracy. The rate of pay is between .02 and .20 cents per review depending on your rating.
Payments are made on Tuesdays and Fridays. You must have at least $10 in your account to cash out.
Go here to sign up at Slice the Pie or read our Slice the Pie review to learn more about how it works first.
Research FM Pays In Amazon Cards
Research FM lets you listen to short music samples and then rate them. This information is passed along to radio stations so they will better understand what music and even what DJs you prefer to hear. You'll get invitations to listen to music via email, and rewards are made available to you via Amazon gift cards.
Go here to sign up at Research FM.
Earn Rewards On HitPredictor For Listening to Music
HitPredictor will give you points you can redeem for different rewards in their prize store by rating songs and artists. This site offers a mix of both well-known and new artists. There is also the opportunity to win prizes in addition to earning points.
Go here to sign up at Hit Predictor.
Music XRay Pays You Cash For Listening to Music Online
This one actually does pay you for listening to music in cash. You can participate in focus groups and rate and review songs by new artists.
Register an account and then upload up to five mp3's of songs you like so they can better match you to music. You'll begin to get invitations via email to review music. You have to listen to the songs that show up in your inbox within 24 hours or the opportunity expires.
Invites are supposedly slow at first, but increase the more songs you rate. You earn badges with your participation and each new “badge” gives you more money per song and also more time before the song expires.
I can't find an exact amount of how much you earn, but I believe it's a minimum of five cents per song and often more than that. Music XRay pays via Paypal. Payment processing occurs when your balance reaches $20.
Go here to sign up at Music XRay.
If you want to get paid for listening to music, you might sign up with all four to maximize your earnings! These are also great ideas for online jobs for teens since some of these let you sign up at a younger age.
Good luck!
I’ve been a member with Music Xray for several years. My total earnings in all that time? 1.50, just a dollar and fifty cents. I rarely get invitations to listen to a song. There have been times when I responded immediately to a song invite and when I get to their website there is nothing for me to listen to.
Could someone tell me how Slicethepie pays? I couldn’t find any information on their website other than the $10 cash out. I signed up and filled out the scout options, but there was no where regarding payment?
Beckie, I think they pay with Paypal.
Oh, and the amount you get per song rating varies. I’m pretty sure it starts at 10 cents a song or something like that.
Hey Anna,
Fun way to make a few dollars!
There is a site called RadioMusicSurvey if I remember correctly. I used to be a member of long ago. I think they enter you to different contests they run for participating.
Thank you! Satrap I will have to go check that one out too.
As I’m reading this, I’m listening to Spotify. But they’re not paying me to listen! 🙂 I’ll have to check out these sites. Thanks!
I have not tried Spotify, but I’ll have to check it out anyway. My two favorite non-paying music sites are Grooveshark and Pandora.
I used to love slice the pie. I used them for a few years and never had any problems but right now they owe me $10 and they’re refusing to pay me even claiming that my reviews aren’t “constructive”. The thing is, I have been doing my reviews the same exact way throughout the entire time I’ve used the site…seems like if they had a problem with them they would have mentioned it before NOW? But thats just my personal experience…other people might have better luck…
I’ve used hitpredictor and I like them a lot. Never had any problems 🙂
I use music x ray but I hadn’t made payout yet…never heard of the other two, but I’ll be sure to check them out now 🙂
Thanks for sharing, Kristy. That is surprising! It’s the first time I’ve heard of anyone having such an experience with this particular site.
I am so sorry that happened to you 🙁
If I could actually listen to music and write about it, I would totally some of these, but I’m just no good at stuff like that, lol. It takes me a couple of rounds of listening to something to actually know what I am going to say. These are definitely interesting though and perfect for those who like to pass time by listening to music. Now, listening to music and making money are combined! Hooray! 🙂
It is really enjoyable work but after so many songs it does get hard to keep thinking of new stuff to say so that everything doesn’t sound the same. They don’t want you to say, “Great song!” and leave it at that, so it does require some thought.