So this is my first post. I've been following bitcoin loosely for a little while now, but my interest was recently rekindled.

So I've got what I think is a pretty neat idea. I'm going to preface this by saying I'm not sure there's enough content out there for it to be feasible, but I am certainly going to see what I can do.

So I was thinking about making a "btcTunes" site where you can, you guessed it, use bitcoins to purchase mp3s (or oggs or flacs or whatever I end up supporting). Essentially there are two parts to the site.

Artists can create "artist" accounts that allow them to upload images, fill out a bio, categorize themselves, etc. Then they can upload music and charge however much BTC they want for it (including free, I guess). The artist's page will then list their albums and songs, and allow the user to listen to a 30 second sample of the song, maybe created automatically upon upload.

Regular users register and they can browse the artists and songs by genre, keywords, etc. They can buy songs/albums using bitcoins. Artists will get the lion's share and the site will take a small fee (TBD). When they buy songs, they are emailed a one-time use link to download their songs. Later, if they lose the files, they can maybe request a new download link for a small fee (paid entirely to the site) up to 5 times or so. Possibly they are allowed to purchase "credits" in advance so they don't have to pull out their wallets and wait for their transaction to confirm each and every time. Of course, the credits can be traded back to BTC if they decide they want it back.

Their preferences will be saved in the database so when an artist they've bought from before uploads something new, they are notified. Their preferences can also be used to come up with recommendations.

I've made a couple of mock-ups: Artist Page, Album Page

Mostly I'm just posting this so I can understand what I'm talking about myself. I would also love any ideas, suggestions, feedback anyone has.

Anyway, thoughts?