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SoundCloud is Allowing Artists To Contact Fans (and Get Paid More)

The New Music Business with Ari Herstand

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How Streaming Works

Tracy Chan and Emmy level from SoundCloud. They had up kind of the artist, creator side of SoundCloud. Most streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music operate on a pro ratat model. That means that all artists and get paid out based on the number of streams that their songs get in relation to every other stream on the platform. The user centric model or the fan powered royalties is what Soundclots calling it.

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