SoundCloud isn’t a public company, so it doesn’t have to publish its financial results every quarter: instead, it publishes annual figures some time after the year in question. Thus, yesterday […]
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SoundCloud co-founder Wahlforss steps back to advisory role
SoundCloud co-founder Eric Wahlforss is stepping down from his position as chief product officer, although he’ll remain linked with the company as an advisor, according to Billboard. “This was not […]
Spotify and Apple Music among firms targeted by GDPR complaints
From fan mailing-lists to streaming services’ handling of listener data, the music industry is already well aware of the importance of the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Now music […]
BTS member Jimin breaks SoundCloud’s first-day streams record
Jimin, one of the members of K-Pop stars BTS, started 2019 in impressive style, by breaking SoundCloud’s record for most first-day streams of a track. Jimin uploaded a song called […]
SoundCloud updates Premier terms after criticism from artists
SoundCloud has moved quickly to change the terms of its contract for SoundCloud Premier, its program for sharing advertising revenues with artists, after criticism of some elements. That includes committing […]
SoundCloud can now share tracks directly to Instagram stories
SoundCloud is the latest music-streaming service to figure out how to pipe its music (and in this case, other audio too) in to Instagram’s stories feature. SoundCloud thinks the feature […]
SoundCloud confirms Dubset partnership for remix-clearing
We reported on Friday morning that SoundCloud appeared to be getting set to announce a partnership with remix-clearance startup Dubset. Later that day, the deal was confirmed. The companies say they will […]
SoundCloud doubles down on dance-music partnerships
It’s the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) conference and festival this week, and SoundCloud made one of the biggest splashes there with a set of partnerships with DJ-software firms including Native Instruments, Serato, […]
SoundCloud opens up its Premier monetisation program
SoundCloud has thrown the doors open wide to its SoundCloud Premier program, which enables independent artists to make money from streams of their tracks on its service. Any SoundCloud Pro and Pro […]
Pandora will now sell ads for SoundCloud in the US
t’s certainly a busy time for Pandora, as it prepares for its acquisition by SiriusXM. The company has announced a partnership with SoundCloud: not an acquisition (yet…) but rather an advertising-sales deal that will see Pandora selling SoundCloud’s inventory in the US, from 2019.
SoundCloud starts recording artist sessions in its Berlin studio
SoundCloud is the latest music-streaming service to start recording exclusive sessions in its own studio – in this case, in the company’s Berlin studio. The sessions will be branded ‘First on […]
SoundCloud gets its own weekly personalised playlist
It would be quicker now to report on which streaming services *don’t* have a weekly playlist that’s algorithmically personalised for each listener, with the Discover Weekly model pioneered by Spotify […]