NHAMIFESTO
NHAM, v.
/nhɑːm/
To give the finger to ‘industry’ convention; To inspire listeners; To support artists; To maintain strong ethics;
NHAM or die trying.
NHAM is an online music magazine. A committed ethos that connects indie musicians, fair distribution platforms and listeners.
New music releases, reviews and news delivered to thousands of unique daily visitors.
The go-to Fediverse music curation platform, NHAM hosts music videos, a radio station, a music TV channel and gig listings.
NHAM helps develop and nurture the platforms supporting indie artist discovery, distribution, attribution, fair payment, consent and trust. Community is key.
NHAM promotes Indie Music from artists in The Fediverse who share music on Fair Platforms.
- Indie Music: Artists who control their rights.
- The Fediverse: A New Era of Social Media
- Fair Platforms: Fair Music Platforms directly support musicians: transparently and fairly (85%-100% of payments go directly to the artist).
NHAM is the music hub for The Fediverse. An online music magazine that:
- Publishes new releases.
- Syndicates music news.
- Writes reviews, publishes interviews etc.
- Streams a 24/7 radio station playing exclusively Fedi Music.
- A schedule displays what plays at what times (different vibes for different days/times of day + mixtapes and talkshows).
- Streams a 24/7 MusicTV station playing exclusively Fedi music videos.
- Every Friday the community gathers in a live chat room to discover the latest videos uploaded to the channel that week.
- Every third Wednesday and Thursday of the month a live concert is streamed and the community gather in the live chat room to enjoy.
- Every third Friday of the month the community gather in the chat to enjoy an album listening party and discover an artist they may not have previously known.
- Sporadically new albums are given their premiere on the channel for folk to gather in the chat and enjoy for the very first time.
- Shares on-demand music videos, live performances & interviews with musicians and personalities.
- Publsihes a gig-guide & events calendar.
- Offers Fedizens easy entry to the Fedi music world via weekly ‘hot picks’.
It is home to a community of artists who are disillusioned by the Spotifys, the AI slop and the general enshitification of music on the web. An empowering counter cultural response to a commercially-driven system that forces musicians into becoming mere content-creators.
A community of DIY artists.
A fuck you to algorithms, shareholders and stock value.
A new way for artists to reach new audiences.
A new way for audiences to reach new artists.
A massive thank you and fuck off to toxic corporate social media.
- Revolting.
- Sounds of Subversion
- Curated Indie Music
- Music Discovery Redicoverd
- Where Tasteful People Get Tasteful Music
- The Best in Genuinely Independent Music
- Indie Music Made Easy
- Indie Music Made Ethically
- Deep Culture, Deep Connection
- The Sound of Independent Thinking
- Pro-Anti
- Opting In to the Opted Out
- A Natural Home of Ambitious Music
- Not Heard Anywhere Mainstream
- The Artists’ Revolt.
Champion good music.
Share enthusiastically.
Be inclusive.
Fair’s fair.
Curate like you’re making mixtapes for friends.
Be hopeful.
Opt-in to optimism.
Opt-in-ism.
Opt-in-istic.
Active Listening.
Groove is in the heart.
Don’t follow money.
Follow greatness.
Don’t honour tech.
Honour what fair tech can do.
Champion fair platforms.
The future is federated.
Cheerlead for the artist. It’s hard to shout about your own stuff.
The effort is worthwhile.
- Launched 15th February 2025.
- Average unique daily visitors = 1910 (up to May 31st 2026).
- 2025: 1600+ unique daily visitors.
- 2026: 2500+ unique daily visitors.
- 20,000 unique daily visitors p/mo.