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SoundCloud’s user-centric streaming plans seem to be paying off

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Royalties, Soundcloud, Streaming

Earlier this year, SoundCloud teamed up with Portishead to test a new royalty distribution system that it said had the

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Random music news for Wednesday, July 28, 2021

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Achtung Baby, Bono, Covid, David Bowie, David Crosby, Exodus, Gibson, Grateful Dead, James Blunt, John Hutchison, Metal, Slash, Soundcloud, Tom Hunting, U2, Wendy's

Watching the Olympics? I miss Brian Williams keeping me up to date on the time in Newfoundland. (If you don’t

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These are the top music sites in the world

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Soundcloud, Spotify, Websites, Worldstar

We spend a lot of time online. A website building company called Zyro did some snooping to find out exactly

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Music Industry 

Portishead is experimenting with SoundCloud’s “fan-powered royalties”

July 10, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Portishead, Royalties, Soundcloud, Streaming

Complaints about paltry payouts from streaming services are as old as streaming itself. Thousands of artists are wondering if there’s

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 18, 2021

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arsenal, CMW, Daniel Ek, DJs, Extroverts, George Michael, Old Space, Soundcloud, Spotify, Starbucks, TikTok

Well, if this would save my life in an emergency, okay. Let’s do it. Meanwhile, there’s some music news for

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Random music news for Thursday, March 4, 2021

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, BBC 2, David Crosby, Dolly Parton, Eddie Vedder, Grimes, NFTs, Phil Collins, Podcasting, Ronnie James Dio, Ronnie Williams, Soundcloud, Spotify, The Weeknd, Will Smith

Will Smith in politics? Could happen, Murcia. And now, music news for March 4, 2021. While the UK wants to

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Random music news for Thursday, July 16, 2020

July 16, 2020July 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Billy Joel, Concerts, Japan, Maroon 5, Nu metal, Numbers Stations, Paul McCartney, Reposo, Ryan Reynolds, Shazam, Soundcloud, The Streets, The Weeknd, TikTok

It’s to the point where I want to stand on the border and yell into the US “GET IT TOGETHER,

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Random music news for Saturday, April 4, 2020

April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Dad, Corinavirus, COVID-19, Janet Jackson, Noel Gallagher, Record Stores, Seth McFarlane, Soundcloud, Speakers, Tekashi 6ix9ine, Weeknd, YNW Melly

No, it’s not your imagination. You may have seen robins earlier than usual. Let’s move to music news for April

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Music Industry 

Are you a SoundCloud creator? Then this Toronto conference is for you.

February 16, 2020February 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Soundcloud

[A guest post by Laura Stephen. -AC] The SoundCloud Creator Forum is coming to Toronto February 19th to 21st. This

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Random music news for Wednesday, February 12, 2020

February 12, 2020February 13, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Black Metal, HBO, Justin Bieber, Lyme Disease, Michael Jackson, Piano, SiriusXM, Soundcloud, Strokes

Good news, Virginia! It’ll soon become legal for unmarried heterosexual people to have sex! Yes, you read that correctly. And

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Random music news for Thursday, December 12, 2019

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Geldog, Boomtown Rats, Chester Benningtn, Grand Theft Auto, Grey Daze, Juice WRLD, Korn, Liam Gallagher, Linkin Park, Pearl Jam, Soundcloud, Talking Heads

The bad news: Flight delayed because of late-arriving aircraft. The bad news: We’ll miss our connection in Istanbul. The good

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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