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The logo of the music streaming service SoundCloud is displayed on a smartphone on Jan. 16, 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
For the first time, SoundCloud s Repost artist services division will provide customized support to select music companies and their artists through a slate of new A&R partnerships announced Tuesday (May 25).
Among those partners are T-Pain s record label Nappy Boy Entertainment, CAD Management, music platform and record label Underground Vampire Club (UVC) and songwriter-producer legend Linda Perry. Repost will not only work directly with each partner on tailor-made marketing and distribution plans to help their artists thrive on and off SoundCloud, but will also work with partners to identify and then co-develop new talent together.
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SoundCloud Introduces Fan-Powered Royalties
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In what may be the first move of its kind in the music-streaming world, SoundCloud has introduced what it describes as “fan-powered royalties, a more equitable and transparent way for emerging and independent artists to earn money on SoundCloud.” In other words, each listener’s subscription or advertising revenue is distributed among the artists that they listen to, rather than their plays being piled into a collective pool.
“Many in the industry have wanted this for years. We are excited to be the ones to bring this to market to better support independent artists. SoundCloud is uniquely positioned to offer this transformative new model due to the powerful connection between artists and fans that takes place on our platform,” said SoundCloud CEO Michael Weissman. “The launch of fan-powered royalties represents a significant move in SoundCloud’s strategic direction to elevate, grow and create new oppor
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The logo of the music streaming service SoundCloud is displayed on a smartphone on Jan. 16, 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
The company is close to announcing an alternative streaming payout plan.
SoundCloud is preparing to introduce a new payment system that would allow fans to pay artists directly, multiple sources close to the situation tell
Billboard, setting what could be a game-changing precedent for the streaming world.
The move would make SoundCloud the first major music streaming service to embrace a direct payment model, a strategy that has been popular with Chinese streaming services like Tencent Music’s QQ Music for years, and one that subscription services like Patreon and OnlyFans have built their businesses around, as musicians and fans around the world clamor for bigger digital music distributors to do the same. A source close to the company says SoundCloud is still exploring several alternative streaming payout models an
Dec 15, 2020
In a hellish year for the music community, these industry leaders helped shape the future of dance music.
This year, the team at EDM.com is proud to publish four installments of Best of 2020 coverage: Industry Leaders, Performances, Music Producers, and Songs.
Oftentimes, end-of-year coverage offered by the music industry s vast pool of publications is limited to its artists and performers. In order to honor the extraordinary work of the music community s unsung people and brands, we ve recognized ten industry leaders whose contributions helped shape the future of dance music in 2020.
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2020 saw
Brownies & Lemonade transform the ethos of their venerated club nights into a full-blown digital event brand that never failed to deliver dance music fans jaw-dropping lineups and memorable streaming experiences. Following the launch of their seminal