It’s harder than ever for musicians to make a living. SoundCloud’s new subscriptions want to offer a solution

The DJs, podcasters, and emerging artists who’ve given the Spotify alternative its cred are getting new opportunities for their audio creations to be heard and generate revenue.
Music Business Worldwide

As SoundCloud overhauls its creator subscription model, CEO Eliah Seton says the platform is building music’s ‘next major revenue format’

Music streaming faces a dual crisis, according to SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton – and it’s creating what he calls “a very ripe ...
Yahoo! Sports

How the ‘SoundCloud Rap Era’ Set the Stage for Emerging Artists

From Fetty Wap to Lil Uzi Vert to Playboi Carti, Boardroom breaks down how the platform paved the way for low-cost distributors and continues to support performers today. But according to Fetty Wap, ...
Fast Company

SoundCloud’s gamble is paying off, especially for indie artists

Since streaming became the dominant form of accessing digital music, there’s been mainly one business model—streamers collect money from ads and subscriptions, and then artists are paid proportionally ...
The Hollywood Reporter

SoundCloud Says It “Has Never Used Artist Content to Train AI Models” After Backlash on Terms of Service Change

"Any application of AI at SoundCloud will be designed to support human artists, enhancing the tools, capabilities, reach and opportunities available to them on our platform," SoundCloud said. By Ethan ...
Exclaim!

SoundCloud to Waive 100 Percent of Distribution Royalties, Pass Revenue on to Artists

As part of the streaming services Artist and Artist Pro accounts, artists will receive full royalties for their released ...
Engadget

SoundCloud says it's never trained AI using artists' work after getting called out for terms of use change

Following backlash about a quietly added clause to SoundCloud's Terms of Use that says users' content may be fed to AI, the company says it's "never used artist ...
Seeking Alpha

SoundCloud Selects PubMatic to Enhance Access to Programmatic Advertising on a Global Scale

NO-HEADQUARTERS/REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SoundCloud, the artist-first platform that empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music, and PubMatic (PUBM), an ...
TechCrunch

SoundCloud partners with Ticketmaster to let artists list events

Music streamer SoundCloud announced a partnership with Ticketmaster and Universe, owned by Live Nation Entertainment, to let artists list events on their profiles in a customized way. The company said ...
TechCrunch

SoundCloud’s TikTok-styled discovery feed is rolling out to everyone

SoundCloud said today it is rolling out a TikTok-styled discovery feed with vertical scrolling and short clips from songs. The music streaming company started testing the feature in March, and now it ...
Variety

SoundCloud Selects Five Electronic DJs, Producers and Artists to Spotlight for ‘First On SoundCloud’ (EXCLUSIVE)

SoundCloud will be supporting the careers of five up-and-coming artists with their six-month accelerator program, “First on SoundCloud.” This year’s picks are all over the map in sound, representing ...
Engadget

Soundcloud will lay off eight percent of its staff in hopes of becoming profitable

Last August, SoundCloud cut its workforce by 20 percent, citing "the challenging economic climate" for the layoffs. That's been a common refrain among companies reducing staff in recent years — with ...