SoundCloud's listener-based royalties promise better pay for indie artists
Your money will go directly to the musicians you listen to.
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Streaming music made up 83 percent of the record industry's revenue in 2020
The record industry is making more money than ever, but who is it going to?
SoundCloud may let fans support artists directly
The company is reportedly considering adopting a direct payment model.
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A Spotify loophole allowed people to upload bootleg remixes as podcasts
The company has taken aggressive action against the practice.
SoundCloud finally starts verifying creators with official accounts
The company takes a step to address the confusion caused by its Pro star badges.
SoundCloud now offers Dolby audio mastering for $5 per track
Pro Unlimited users get three free mastered songs per month.
SoundCloud Insights show creators their audience data
You can now view analytics data in the main app.
SoundCloud has a new way to help users directly support musicians
A new button can be linked to Bandcamp, Patreon, Paypal and more.
SoundCloud links up with Twitch so creators can earn from livestreams
The company wants to help musicians financially affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
Spotify will end support for third-party DJ apps on July 1st
Popular app djay is helping users transition to Tidal and Soundcloud.
SiriusXM invests $75 million to play a bigger role in SoundCloud
SoundCloud says it will use the money to build new products.
Elon Musk drops a surprise EDM track on SoundCloud
Now he has something to promote after those viral tweets.
Lawsuits claim Amazon, Apple and more are streaming unlicensed music
10 streaming services are being taken to court by royalty collection firm.
Numark's DJ2GO2 Touch is made for aspiring DJs
The DJ controller gets users up to speed on looping, scratching and sampling.
New music platform Audius plans to capitalize on SoundCloud's faults
It runs on blockchain and promises no takedowns.
Chance the Rapper’s first two mixtapes hit Apple Music and Spotify
‘10day’ and ‘Acid Rap’ were originally released for free on SoundCloud.
SoundCloud puts music writers in charge of its new playlists
Artists like Juice WRLD will have their SoundCloud activity highlighted in 'The Feed.'
SoundCloud finally offers student pricing for its paid music service
Spotify and Apple say hello.
SoundCloud lets artists distribute music to Spotify and Apple Music
Distribution to all major services (even Napster) is available in the beta.
