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SoundCloud Wants to Break a Bunch of New Artists In Europe

June 19, 2018

With ‘First on SoundCloud,’ CEO Kerry Trainor is doubling down on what the platform does best: discover new artists. Chance the Rapper. Lil Uzi Vert. Lil Yachty. Post Malone. (The late) Avicii. Kygo. Th... Read More...

Latest Industry: YouTube’s ‘Artist on the Rise,’ Roger Daltrey, Billy Corgan, LiveXLive, APRA AMCOS, More…

Daniel Sanchez

May 21, 2018

YouTube now directly competes with SoundCloud and Spotify. YouTube has relaunched its ‘Artist on the Rise’ program and has named Jessie Reyez as its first featured performer. Launched late last year, the pr... Read More...

5 Ways To Greatly Increase Your SoundCloud Plays — As Recommended by SoundCloud

Lennon Cihak

May 13, 2018

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Your music not only has to sound good. It has to look good on SoundCloud, too. On SoundCloud, there are a plethora of ways for artists, labels, and curators to garner streams for their tracks. A few of th... Read More...

Music Industry Latest: SoundCloud, YouTube, Modern Sky, Snapper Music, Duke University, K-Pop, Hackers, More...

Latest Industry: SoundCloud, YouTube, Modern Sky, Snapper Music, Duke University, K-Pop, Hackers, More…

Daniel Sanchez

May 11, 2018

'Blacklisted' South Korean Boy band 24K SoundCloud hires Mark Eisenberg. SoundCloud has hired Mark Eisenberg as Senior Vice President of Content Partnerships. He previously served as Senior Vice President o... Read More...

Music Industry Latest: Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple, Pandora, Sony/ATV, Snap, More...

Latest Industry: Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple, Pandora, Sony/ATV, MelodyVR, More…

Daniel Sanchez

May 2, 2018

Walmart Yodel kid gets 2.13 million streams. Mason Ramsey, otherwise known as the Walmart Yodeling Boy, has another reason to celebrate. Following his deal with Atlantic Records, the 11-year-old singer’s de... Read More...

Music Industry Latest: Vivendi, Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Amazon, Cardi B, Warner Music, BMG, More...

Latest Industry: UMG’s IPO, A$CAP, Festival Plastic Ban, Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Amazon, More…

Daniel Sanchez

April 19, 2018

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Vivendi isn't 'pulling a Sony' — but UMG might be going public. Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine stated that his group is a “strategic partner of Spotify.” He clarified that Vivendi has no intentions of sel... Read More...

Latest Industry: Vivendi, SoundCloud, Sony/ATV, Mixcloud, PRS For Music, iHeartRadio, Conchita Wurst, Smart Speakers

Latest Industry: Spotify’s Chery, Lamar’s Pulitzer, Lil Wayne, SoundCloud, Sony/ATV, Mixcloud, Conchita Wurst

Daniel Sanchez

April 16, 2018

Betting long on Lil Wayne. Sound Royalties has just bagged a marquee investment: Lil Wayne. The company focuses on helping artists raise funds for future projects while leveraging lucrative catalogs. “I am... Read More...

SoundCloud’s Financial Losses Are Way, Way Worse Than We Thought

Daniel Sanchez

April 13, 2018

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SoundCloud’s revenues topped $100 million last year. That’s great! But, its losses totaled nearly $100 million in 2016. It will likely grow even more. =( Speaking with the Financial Times just over a wee... Read More...

Music Industry Latest: Guitar Center, Live Nation, Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Amazon Alexa

Latest Industry: Live Nation, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Amazon Alexa, YouTube, Guitar Center

Daniel Sanchez

April 13, 2018

A neural network on what you love to listen to. Music Audience Exchange (MAX) has unveiled its Artist Matching Engine. The platform’s data model uses neural networks to map music tastes onto the demographic... Read More...

Music Industry Latest: Cryptocurrency, Pink Floyd, RIAA, Sony, Patent Trolls, MTV, Live Nation

Latest Industry: Cryptocurrency, Pink Floyd, RIAA, Sony, Patent Trolls, MTV, Live Nation

Daniel Sanchez

April 6, 2018

Sharing an entertaining vision of country success. Texas country artist Cody Wayne has inked a management deal with Nashville-based Vision Entertainment. His brand new single off his upcoming album will hit... Read More...

SoundCloud's Revenue Topped $100 Million. Here's Why It Probably Doesn't Matter.

SoundCloud’s Revenue Just Topped $100 Million. Here’s Why That Probably Doesn’t Matter.

Daniel Sanchez

April 3, 2018

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SoundCloud CEO Kerry Trainor 2017 revenues have skyrocketed. Yet, without a viable long-term strategy, is SoundCloud doomed to repeat its own troubled history? To be honest, SoundCloud didn’t have a great 20... Read More...

Latest Industry: PRS, Black Girl, Deadmau5, Amazon Music, Meek Mill, SoundCloud

Latest Industry: PRS, Black Girl, Deadmau5, Elton John, Meek Mill, SoundCloud

Daniel Sanchez

April 3, 2018

No direct licensing? Then, no tariffs for you. PRS tariff talks have stalled in the UK amidst a licensing dispute. According to IQ, the implementation of PRS for Music’s new live music traffic has halted d... Read More...

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