At 7digital, we help the world’s most innovative digital platforms bring music to life through scalable, licensed, and compliant solutions. When Stationhead, a rapidly growing social audio platform, needed the infrastructure to support music downloads, licensing, and chart reporting, they turned to 7digital.

Stationhead is revolutionizing fan-driven streaming, allowing users to create their own interactive radio stations, host live listening parties, and build communities around the artists they love. But to take their platform to the next level, they needed a trusted partner to navigate the complexities of licensing and ensure seamless digital transactions. That’s where we came in.

Challenge

Bringing licensed music into a fan-powered ecosystem is no small task. Stationhead needed the ability to legally offer downloads of tracks played on their platform, ensuring that purchases counted toward official music charts. To make this happen, they required:

• Licensing agreements with labels and PROs to legally support digital music downloads.
• Seamless content delivery and purchasing infrastructure that wouldn’t disrupt the user experience.
• Accurate reporting to ensure downloads contributed to global chart rankings.

Stationhead’s mission is to give fans a direct impact on the music industry. They needed a solution that was not only scalable and compliant but also enhanced the core experience of music fandom.

Approach

With over two decades of expertise in digital music licensing and content delivery, 7digital has supported everything from early download stores to today’s most cutting-edge streaming platforms. Our end-to-end licensing and distribution solutions made us the perfect fit for Stationhead’s needs.

We provided:

• Pre-cleared licensing agreements with labels and publishers, ensuring all downloads met industry standards.
• Seamless integration of purchase and download functionality, allowing users to buy music directly from artist stations.
• Real-time reporting capabilities, making every download count toward official chart rankings.

By taking on the heavy lifting of licensing, rights management, and reporting, we freed up Stationhead to focus on what they do best—empowering fans and artists to connect through music.

Solution

With 7digital’s infrastructure, Stationhead users can now legally purchase and download tracks directly from the platform, contributing to real industry impact. Every download is properly reported, ensuring that fans’ support translates into measurable success for their favorite artists.

The results:

• Fans can directly influence global charts by purchasing tracks on Stationhead.
• Seamless, secure, and compliant downloads, fully backed by label and publisher agreements.
• A frictionless user experience, integrating purchasing into the organic flow of listening and discovery.

For a platform built on community and fan engagement, these capabilities are game-changing. 7digital’s technology allows Stationhead to expand its offering, increase user engagement, and create a more direct link between streaming, fandom, and artist success.

With a deep catalog, licensing expertise, and seamless music integration capabilities, 7digital is helping companies like Stationhead redefine how audiences experience and interact with music. As the digital music landscape continues to evolve, we remain committed to building the infrastructure that makes innovation possible.