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href="#Music_industry"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Music industry</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Music_industry-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-SoundCloud_rap" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#SoundCloud_rap"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.1</span> <span>SoundCloud rap</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-SoundCloud_rap-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Availability" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Availability"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Availability</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Availability-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF_%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AF" title="ساوند كلاود – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ساوند كلاود" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A1" title="সাউন্ডক্লাউড – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সাউন্ডক্লাউড" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%B4" title="Саундклауд – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Саундклауд" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF_%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AF" title="ساوند كلاود – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="ساوند كلاود" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF" title="ساندکلود – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ساندکلود" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundcloud" title="Soundcloud – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Soundcloud" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%82%AC%EC%9A%B4%EB%93%9C%ED%81%B4%EB%9D%BC%EC%9A%B0%EB%93%9C" title="사운드클라우드 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="사운드클라우드" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%95%D7%93" title="סאונדקלאוד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סאונדקלאוד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rn mw-list-item"><a href="https://rn.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Rundi" lang="rn" hreflang="rn" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Ikirundi" data-language-local-name="Rundi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ikirundi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF_%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AF" title="ساوند كلاود – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ساوند كلاود" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%86%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%80%E1%80%9C%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%80%E1%80%BA" title="ဆောင်းကလောက် – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ဆောင်းကလောက်" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A1" title="साउन्डक्लाउड – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="साउन्डक्लाउड" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A4%D9%86%DA%88_%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A4%DA%88" title="ساؤنڈ کلاؤڈ – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ساؤنڈ کلاؤڈ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="SoundCloud" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" 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class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">German audio streaming service</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output 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.hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Streaming_media#Music_streaming_platforms" title="Streaming media">Music streaming</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Internet_community" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet community">Internet community</a> (<a href="/wiki/Community" title="Community">Social community</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Available in</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">27 August 2007<span class="noprint">; 17 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2007-08-27</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline;" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a></div>, <div style="display:inline;" class="country-name">Germany<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">Germany</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area served</th><td class="infobox-data">Worldwide</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. <a href="/wiki/Kommanditgesellschaft" title="Kommanditgesellschaft">KG</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Organizational_founder" title="Organizational founder">Founder(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Alexander Ljung</li><li>Eric Wahlforss</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Key people</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Mike Weissman (<a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>Eliah Seton (<a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">President</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>Drew Wilson (<a href="/wiki/Chief_operating_officer" title="Chief operating officer">COO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chief_financial_officer" title="Chief financial officer">CFO</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood (<a href="/wiki/Chief_Content_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Content Officer">CCO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chief_Marketing_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Marketing Officer">CMO</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>Antonious Porch (<a href="/wiki/Chief_diversity_officer" title="Chief diversity officer">CDO</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>Alexander Ljung (<a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">Chairman</a> and Co-Founder)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Music" title="Music">Music</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Social_media" title="Social media">Social media</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Service_(economics)" title="Service (economics)">Services</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sound_recording_and_reproduction" title="Sound recording and reproduction">Audio</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Internet_forum" title="Internet forum">Internet forum</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">≈425 (2021)<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">URL</th><td class="infobox-data url"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://soundcloud.com">soundcloud<wbr />.com</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q568769#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Registration</th><td class="infobox-data">Optional; Required to post and upload content.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Registered_user" title="Registered user">Users</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 140 million users monthly (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">17 October 2008<span class="noprint">; 16 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2008-10-17</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current status</th><td class="infobox-data category">Active</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written in</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ruby_(programming_language)" title="Ruby (programming language)">Ruby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scala_(programming_language)" title="Scala (programming language)">Scala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clojure" title="Clojure">Clojure</a><sup id="cite_ref-BuiltWithScala_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BuiltWithScala-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>SoundCloud</b> is a German audio <a href="/wiki/Streaming_media" title="Streaming media">streaming service</a> owned and operated by <b>SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The service enables its users to <a href="/wiki/Upload#Client-to-server_uploading" title="Upload">upload</a>, <a href="/wiki/Promotion_(marketing)" title="Promotion (marketing)">promote</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sharing#In_computer_and_Internet_culture" title="Sharing">share</a> <a href="/wiki/Content_(media)" class="mw-redirect" title="Content (media)">audio</a>. Founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud is one of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_content_platforms_by_monthly_active_users" title="List of content platforms by monthly active users">largest music streaming services in the world</a> and is available in 190 countries and territories.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The service has more than 76 million active monthly users and over 200 million audio tracks as of November 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Verge_200M_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Verge_200M-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SoundCloud offers both free and paid memberships on the platform, available for <a href="/wiki/Mobile_phone" title="Mobile phone">mobile</a>, <a href="/wiki/Desktop_computer" title="Desktop computer">desktop</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xbox" title="Xbox">Xbox</a> devices. SoundCloud has evolved from a traditional online streaming platform to an entertainment company. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SoundCloud&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eric_Wahlforss.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Eric_Wahlforss.jpg/220px-Eric_Wahlforss.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="303" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Eric_Wahlforss.jpg/330px-Eric_Wahlforss.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Eric_Wahlforss.jpg/440px-Eric_Wahlforss.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3108" data-file-height="4287" /></a><figcaption>Eric Wahlforss in 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>SoundCloud was established in Berlin on August 27, 2007, by Swedish sound designer Alexander Ljung and Swedish electronic musician Eric Wahlforss, and the website was launched on October 17, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that year, Rapper <a href="/wiki/Kid_Cudi" title="Kid Cudi">Kid Cudi</a> posted the video for his track "<a href="/wiki/Soundtrack_2_My_Life" title="Soundtrack 2 My Life">Soundtrack 2 My Life</a>", then got replaced to <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> in 2012. It was originally intended to allow musicians to collaborate by facilitating the sharing and discussion of recordings, but later transformed into a publishing tool for music distribution.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_01_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_01-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <a href="/wiki/Wired_(magazine)" title="Wired (magazine)"><i>Wired</i></a> magazine, soon after its inception, SoundCloud began to challenge the dominance of <a href="/wiki/Myspace" title="Myspace">Myspace</a> as a platform for musicians to distribute their music.<sup id="cite_ref-Wired_01_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wired_01-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2009, SoundCloud received €2.5 million <a href="/wiki/Series_A_round" title="Series A round">Series A</a> funding from <a href="/wiki/Doughty_Hanson_%26_Co" title="Doughty Hanson & Co">Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TechCrunch_01_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechCrunch_01-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2010, SoundCloud announced it had one million users.<sup id="cite_ref-TechCrunch_01_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechCrunch_01-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2011, it was reported that SoundCloud had raised <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>10 million Series B funding from <a href="/wiki/Union_Square_Ventures" title="Union Square Ventures">Union Square Ventures</a> and <a href="/wiki/Index_Ventures" title="Index Ventures">Index Ventures</a>. On 15 June 2011, SoundCloud reported five million registered users and investments from <a href="/wiki/Ashton_Kutcher" title="Ashton Kutcher">Ashton Kutcher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guy_Oseary" title="Guy Oseary">Guy Oseary</a>'s A-Grade Fund, and on 23 January 2012, it reported 10 million registered users.<sup id="cite_ref-SoundCloudBlog_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SoundCloudBlog-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2012, it was announced that SoundCloud had 15 million users, and site usage was increasing by 1.5 million users per month.<sup id="cite_ref-Next_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Next-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2014, <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> announced it would partner with SoundCloud in developing its first integrated music app. However, the project never moved forward because SoundCloud was unable to accommodate licensed music due to a lack of necessary arrangements with music labels.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kaf_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaf-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2013, SoundCloud had 40 million registered users and new users were joining at 20 million per month.<sup id="cite_ref-Jefferson_Graham_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jefferson_Graham-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>SoundCloud announced in January 2014 that it had commenced licensing negotiations with major music companies to address the matter of unauthorized, copyrighted material regularly appearing on the platform.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The announcement followed a round of funding in which US$60 million was raised, resulting in a $700 million valuation.<sup id="cite_ref-Kaf_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaf-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to media sources, the negotiations were initiated in an attempt to avoid <a href="/wiki/Viacom_International_Inc._v._YouTube,_Inc." title="Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube, Inc.">similar problems faced by Google</a>, which had been forced to handle a large number of take down notices on its YouTube video-sharing platform.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2015, it was reported that Twitter was considering the acquisition of SoundCloud for approximately US$2 billion. However, the prospect of acquisition was discounted by the media, with one report stating that "the numbers didn't add up",<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Bobby Owsinski hypothesizing on the <i>Forbes</i> website in July that SoundCloud's ongoing inability to secure deals with the major music labels was the foremost culprit.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 28 September 2016, <a href="/wiki/Spotify" title="Spotify">Spotify</a> announced that it was considering to buy SoundCloud.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 8 December 2016, Spotify was reported to have abandoned its acquisition plans.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2019, SoundCloud reported having surpassed 200 million sound tracks,<sup id="cite_ref-Verge_200M_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Verge_200M-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> four times as many as <a href="/wiki/Myspace" title="Myspace">Myspace</a> had. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Next10,_Speakers_Dinner,_10.05.2010_(4598391076).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Next10%2C_Speakers_Dinner%2C_10.05.2010_%284598391076%29.jpg/220px-Next10%2C_Speakers_Dinner%2C_10.05.2010_%284598391076%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Next10%2C_Speakers_Dinner%2C_10.05.2010_%284598391076%29.jpg/330px-Next10%2C_Speakers_Dinner%2C_10.05.2010_%284598391076%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Next10%2C_Speakers_Dinner%2C_10.05.2010_%284598391076%29.jpg/440px-Next10%2C_Speakers_Dinner%2C_10.05.2010_%284598391076%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="749" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption>Alexander Ljung at Next10 (2010)</figcaption></figure> <p>In May 2019, SoundCloud bought artist distribution platform Repost Network.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2020, a US$75 million investment by <a href="/wiki/Sirius_XM" title="Sirius XM">Sirius XM</a> was announced.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 2 March 2021, SoundCloud announced a new pay model for artists, entitled "fan-powered royalties", which went into effect on 1 April 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under this new model, royalties come directly from the subscription and advertising revenue that listeners earn for SoundCloud, instead of allotting a certain portion of the total "pool" of revenue earned by SoundCloud to each artist based on streams. This means that a fan who listens to more advertisements or pays for a SoundCloud Go subscription will be more valuable to an artist, supposedly benefiting smaller independent artists with fans who listen to their music frequently.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag may rely on a self-published source. (August 2021)">self-published source?</span></a></i>]</sup> Little is known about how beneficial fan-powered royalties have been for artists, beyond SoundCloud's claims, over the traditional pooled royalties model, which most competing services such as Spotify continue to use. </p><p>In December 2021, SoundCloud Chief Financial Officer, Drew Wilson, said the company is "at the doorsteps of break-even" and said the company expects to generate a net profit by 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rise in popularity of <a href="/wiki/Soundcloud_rap" class="mw-redirect" title="Soundcloud rap">SoundCloud Rap</a> (a.k.a. "mumble rap") and ability for new artists to gain popularity helped SoundCloud gain enough users to continue business. Compared to other streaming services, SoundCloud is an interactive platform, which contributes to the artist being able to gain popularity.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Monetization,_subscription_services"><span id="Monetization.2C_subscription_services"></span>Monetization, subscription services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SoundCloud&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Monetization, subscription services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2014, SoundCloud announced a new program known as "On SoundCloud", which would allow "Premier" partners to monetize their content through pre-roll audio ads, channel sponsorships, mobile display ads, and native content. The company announced deals with a number of content partners (including <a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a> and <a href="/wiki/Funny_or_Die" title="Funny or Die">Funny or Die</a>), independent labels, and YouTube <a href="/wiki/Multi-channel_network" title="Multi-channel network">multi-channel networks</a>, and that it was in "active and ongoing, advanced discussions" with major record labels.<sup id="cite_ref-billboard-premiercontent_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard-premiercontent-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2014, it was reported that SoundCloud could potentially raise approximately US$150 million in new financing, resulting in a valuation surpassing one billion dollars. The major label issue became prominent again when the new financing information was released, as the lack of monetization was presented as an issue—SoundCloud signed an agreement with <a href="/wiki/Warner_Music_Group" title="Warner Music Group">Warner Music Group</a> as part of the new Premier program that allows both Warner Music, which also has a minor stake in the company, and its publishing division to collect <a href="/wiki/Royalties" class="mw-redirect" title="Royalties">royalties</a> for songs they have chosen to monetize on the site; meanwhile, the other labels remained skeptical of the company's business model.<sup id="cite_ref-Ev_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ev-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jill_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jill-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By December 2014, SoundCloud had shared ad revenue with about 60 other Premier Partners.<sup id="cite_ref-Ev_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ev-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jill_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jill-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Concerns over the amount of revenue from the program led <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Music Entertainment">Sony Music Entertainment</a> to pull its content from the service entirely in May 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-verge-sonygone_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verge-sonygone-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2015, SoundCloud announced that it had reached a deal with the <a href="/wiki/Merlin_Network" title="Merlin Network">Merlin Network</a>, a group representing 20,000 independent record labels, to monetize their content through the Premier partner program.<sup id="cite_ref-variety-merlin_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-variety-merlin-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January and March 2016, SoundCloud reached respective deals with <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal Music Group</a> and Sony Music Entertainment. A UMG spokesperson told <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> that the deal would give the company an option to require certain content to be restricted to paid subscribers, a statement suggesting that SoundCloud was preparing to launch its own subscription streaming service.<sup id="cite_ref-verge-umgdeal_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verge-umgdeal-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2017, SoundCloud launched a mid-range subscription tier named SoundCloud Go, that allows users to remove ads and listen offline for $US5 per month through the site.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original version, which was renamed to SoundCloud Go+, allows access to (at the time) over 150 million songs, offline playback, no ads, no previews, and premium music tracks for $US10 per month through the site.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both subscriptions were categorized for listeners, with separate subscription services provided specifically for creators.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In Spring 2017, SoundCloud initially faced being sold after not raising the $100 million needed to support the platform.<sup id="cite_ref-Kafka_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kafka-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The initial evaluation of SoundCloud at $700 million did not hold as strong to investors after their financial shortages.<sup id="cite_ref-Kafka_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kafka-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2017, SoundCloud announced layoffs and the closure of two of its five offices in San Francisco and London in an effort to manage costs.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2017, SoundCloud announced it reached an agreement on a $169.5 million investment from <a href="/wiki/The_Raine_Group" title="The Raine Group">The Raine Group</a> and <a href="/wiki/Temasek_Holdings" class="mw-redirect" title="Temasek Holdings">Temasek</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-social.techcrunch.com_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-social.techcrunch.com-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In connection with the investment, veteran digital media operators Kerry Trainor and Michael Weissman joined the SoundCloud team respectively as chief executive officer and Chief Operating Officer.<sup id="cite_ref-social.techcrunch.com_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-social.techcrunch.com-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss remained with the company—Ljung as chairman of the board, and Wahlforss as Chief Product Officer until 2019, when Wahlforss transitioned into an advisory role.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2022, SoundCloud announced the company had acquired the <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> based music AI company Musiio, with the aims of increasing features on the site such as discovery features.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Platforms_and_features">Platforms and features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SoundCloud&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Platforms and features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A new APN was released in December 2012 which improved mobile device support and added features such as concurrent listening, site navigation, and the ability to create personal collections.<sup id="cite_ref-Next_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Next-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At this time, SoundCloud was reported to be "reaching 180 million people per month", with 10 hours of content being uploaded per minute.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>SoundCloud offers two <a href="/wiki/Mobile_app" title="Mobile app">mobile apps</a>; the main SoundCloud app is oriented towards streaming, with music discovery, playlist, and sharing features.<sup id="cite_ref-tc-scapps_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tc-scapps-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2015, its separate app known as SoundCloud Pulse was released for Android and iOS; it is primarily oriented towards content creators, allowing users to upload and manage their uploads, reply to comments, and view statistics.<sup id="cite_ref-tc-pulse_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tc-pulse-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the end of 2016, SoundCloud Pulse had over 100 million downloads.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2020, SoundCloud introduced <i>Insights</i> into its mobile app, discontinuing SoundCloud Pulse. Through the new <i>Insights</i> portal all users can see their top listener, top city, top country and top 50 tracks, while Pro Unlimited subscribers have access to their top 50 everything (listeners, cities, countries, and tracks).<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2017, <a href="/wiki/Chromecast" title="Chromecast">Chromecast</a> support was added to the main SoundCloud iOS app.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Subscription_services">Subscription services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SoundCloud&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Subscription services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SoundCloud_Go">SoundCloud Go</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SoundCloud&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: SoundCloud Go"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 29 March 2016, SoundCloud unveiled SoundCloud Go, a subscription-based <a href="/wiki/Music_streaming_service" title="Music streaming service">music streaming service</a>; the service provides an ad-free experience, offline playback, and integrates licensed music from major labels into the existing, user-uploaded content of the service.<sup id="cite_ref-pcmag-goplus_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcmag-goplus-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Co-founder Eric Wahlforss stated that this aspect would help to differentiate SoundCloud Go from other music streaming services such as <a href="/wiki/Spotify" title="Spotify">Spotify</a> and <a href="/wiki/Apple_Music" title="Apple Music">Apple Music</a>, as it technically provides a larger total library of songs than competing services, with a higher degree of diversity in its content. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Verge" title="The Verge">The Verge</a></i> found that, excluding existing content uploaded by users, the service's initial library of songs is smaller than those of its closest competitors.<sup id="cite_ref-lat-scgo_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lat-scgo-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The service was initially priced at US$10 per month. On 28 February 2017, SoundCloud renamed its main Go plan <i>SoundCloud Go+</i>, adding a secondary tier titled <i>SoundCloud Go</i> at a US$5 price point, which does not include the licensed music library but still offers ad-free and offline playback.<sup id="cite_ref-pcmag-goplus_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcmag-goplus-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SoundCloud Go+ offers mix tracks for certain DJ apps, has a complete catalogue, and has 256 kbit/s streaming.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Next_Pro">Next Pro</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SoundCloud&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Next Pro"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>SoundCloud offers premium services for musicians with their Next Pro service. With Next Pro, subscribers can upload unlimited audio files, access enhanced analytics, distribute their music to other streaming platforms, and access tools to reach larger audiences. This service is available for US$99 per year, and is available globally.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Label_services">Label services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SoundCloud&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Label services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="SoundCloud_For_Artists">SoundCloud For Artists</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SoundCloud&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: SoundCloud For Artists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 2022, SoundCloud announced a new program known as "SoundCloud For Artists", which is a rebranding/merger of Jeff Ponchick's Repost Network which was acquired by SoundCloud in 2019. The company formerly had two divisions of Repost By SoundCloud, Repost and Repost Select. Repost was a paid distribution platform available to the public while Repost Select was the dedicated label services department that provided label services such as marketing, funding and music distribution for artists that signed with SoundCloud directly/independent labels that have partnerships with SoundCloud. </p><p>In July 2022 SoundCloud A&R Cameron Cox carried out a distribution deal with Sohaib Ali and Alontae Lloyd's BlondeWorld Label which is the first independent label to enter into a partnership venture with the company prior to the rebranding. </p><p><sup id="cite_ref-EDM-SoundCloud-Services_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EDM-SoundCloud-Services-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SoundCloud&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As SoundCloud evolved and expanded beyond its initial user base, consisting primarily of <a href="/wiki/Grassroots" title="Grassroots">grassroots</a> musicians, many users complained that it had sacrificed its usefulness to independent artists in an attempt to appeal to the masses, perhaps in preparation for public sale. Such criticism particularly followed the launching of a revamped website in 2013 which, according to former CEO Alexander Ljung, was implemented for the purpose of increasing SoundCloud usage.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 3 July 2014, <a href="/wiki/TorrentFreak" title="TorrentFreak">TorrentFreak</a> reported that SoundCloud offered unlimited removal powers to certain copyright holders, allowing those copyright holders to unilaterally remove paid subscribers' content without recourse.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2015, SoundCloud announced a new partnership with Zefr, a content tracking company that works with YouTube to help identify songs on the platform and facilitate either takedowns or ads being run against it.<sup id="cite_ref-musictimes.com_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-musictimes.com-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2016, SoundCloud notified registered users via email that it would be "phasing out" groups because they "were not a strong driver to help users share their new tracks to the most users effectively".<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This announcement was met with alarm and concerned responses from numerous artists, who deemed the change unacceptable because it would eliminate their only effective means of sharing music on SoundCloud.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>SoundCloud has also been criticized for changes in service. The anti-piracy algorithm — which was put into place to combat the number of illegal music downloads — has often been criticized for taking down music that was not illegally submitted or downloaded.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, Universal Music Group has the right to take down any files on SoundCloud. Uploads can be taken down directly by Universal Music Group outside of SoundCloud's anti-piracy policy. Other than uploads, Universal Music Group has the ability to take down accounts, both premium and free. Customers of the company have claimed this to be "bogus," arguing that the right to manage and delete accounts should be reserved to SoundCloud itself, not to an outside company.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_impact">Cultural impact</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SoundCloud&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Cultural impact"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_industry">Music industry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SoundCloud&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Music industry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>SoundCloud first entered the music streaming industry as a new way for artists to share and promote their music. As an online platform, artists can release music without a record label or distributor.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SoundCloud users are both listeners and artists, using the platform together, creating a community focused space.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Features that enable users to comment, like, and share songs allows the platform to operate as a social media site rather than a streaming service.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018, the <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Award">Grammys</a> began to recognize artists and their music on SoundCloud. The shift from <a href="/wiki/The_Recording_Academy" title="The Recording Academy">The Recording Academy</a> was thanks to the popularity of the platform and their artists.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Chance_the_Rapper" title="Chance the Rapper">Chance the Rapper</a> is an example of a SoundCloud artist who broke the mould of the industry; he released his debut mixtape, <i><a href="/wiki/10_Day" title="10 Day">10 Day</a></i>, on SoundCloud.<sup id="cite_ref-Nast_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nast-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a Vanity Fair interview Chance explained how he decided against signing to a major label and felt it was better for him to give his music "without any limit on it".<sup id="cite_ref-Nast_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nast-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="SoundCloud_rap">SoundCloud rap</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=SoundCloud&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: SoundCloud rap"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Mumble_rap" title="Mumble rap">Mumble rap</a></div> <p>Through SoundCloud, a sub-genre of rap was created. Artists such as <a href="/wiki/Lil_Pump" title="Lil Pump">Lil Pump</a>, <a href="/wiki/XXXTentacion" title="XXXTentacion">XXXTentacion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juice_Wrld" title="Juice Wrld">Juice Wrld</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nav_(rapper)" title="Nav (rapper)">Nav</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lil_Uzi_Vert" title="Lil Uzi Vert">Lil Uzi Vert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Playboi_Carti" title="Playboi Carti">Playboi Carti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trippie_Redd" title="Trippie Redd">Trippie Redd</a>, <a href="/wiki/6ix9ine" title="6ix9ine">6ix9ine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ski_Mask_the_Slump_God" title="Ski Mask the Slump God">Ski Mask the Slump God</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suicideboys" title="Suicideboys">Suicideboys</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lil_Peep" title="Lil Peep">Lil Peep</a> originated from SoundCloud and have since risen to the Billboard top charts.<sup id="cite_ref-Turner_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Turner-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sound created was different from the mainstream, with a grittier and darker sound that results from a lack of production. SoundCloud rap is a lo-fi, melody driven, distorted sound with lyrics that usually focus on repetition and less on content. The SoundCloud artists themselves are known to have exaggerated appearances that include bright colored hair and face tattoos.<sup id="cite_ref-Understanding_SoundCloud_Rap_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Understanding_SoundCloud_Rap-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Smokepurpp" title="Smokepurpp">Smokepurpp</a>, a SoundCloud artist, explained in a <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> article how the first songs he created and put on the platform were not recorded using a real microphone.<sup id="cite_ref-Turner_80-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Turner-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The DIY nature of SoundCloud made it so millions of artists were able to put out their work without any studio equipment usually needed to make music.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The freedom to upload on the platform allows for many SoundCloud rappers to post tracks impulsively or post many tracks at a time.<sup id="cite_ref-Understanding_SoundCloud_Rap_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Understanding_SoundCloud_Rap-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, <a href="/wiki/Lil_Uzi_Vert" title="Lil Uzi Vert">Lil Uzi Vert</a> was known to upload songs to SoundCloud impulsively, usually without telling anyone except their security and close friends.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The imperfect sound created by these SoundCloud rappers has contributed to their growing popularity and the creation of a rap sub-genre.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span 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