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Can streaming do better by musicians? SoundCloud says it's willing to try.

by Jasmine Garsd
Mar 15, 2021
The pandemic has left musicians more dependent than ever on streaming revenue, but that can be a fraction of a penny per listen.
Bad Bunny, whose music was streamed billions of times in 2020, performs during last year's Spotify Awards in Mexico City.
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Sirius is investing in SoundCloud to the tune of $75M

by Kristin Schwab
Feb 12, 2020
SoundCloud is known for hosting up-and-coming artists like Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish.
Lil Nas X and Billie Eilish, two of last year's breakout artists, got their start posting tracks to SoundCloud.
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SoundCloud’s singing a new song after investors inject emergency cash

by Aaron Schrank
Aug 11, 2017
Online audio platform SoundCloud, a favorite of indie musicians, has been struggling to stay afloat financially. Last month, it laid off 40 percent of its staff, and the company has been urgently seeking a reported $170 million cash injection to keep going. Today it got that emergency investment approved by shareholders. As part of that […]
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SoundCloud finally launches a subscription service

by Sally Herships
Mar 30, 2016
Can the streaming service enter the mainstream without losing its cool?
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SoundCloud CEO talks new subscription service

by Molly Wood
Mar 30, 2016
CEO Alexander Ljung says it highlights SoundCloud's creators.
Founder and CEO of SoundCloud Alexander Ljung.
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SoundCloud to start including ads in content streams

by Queena Kim
Aug 21, 2014
Do they risk undermining their core, indie-leaning fan base?
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Soundcloud wants you to see and touch sound

by Molly Wood
Jul 18, 2013
Soundcloud will turn six-years-old at the end of this month. In the last two years alone, Soundcloud's registered users have increased 400 percent to 40 million.
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Election 2012: Send us your audio comments

by Matt Berger
Jan 24, 2012
Tell us about the most important economic issues on your mind this election year. Record your answer with our new Record Button and share it with us right from your web browser
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