SoundCloud In The News

Kobalt founder Willard Ahdritz leads seven-figure investment round in artist marketing platform un:hurd

Self-serve marketing platform also attracts investment from Musiio founder, amongst others

Song data startup Session, founded by Max Martin, ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, and Niclas Molinder, acquired by royalty platform Salt

Björn Ulvaeus will join Salt’s board

Eliah Seton named CEO of SoundCloud

Seton succeeds Michael Weissman who joined SoundCloud in 2017, has served as CEO since 2021 and is "departing for a new opportunity," according to the company

Analysis News

From Snoop Dogg and Death Row’s TikTok exclusive to Hipgnosis’ investment in Timbaland’s Beatclub… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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SoundCloud expands artist services business globally; enters JV with Jax Jones’ and Dan Stacey’s record label WUGD (What You Gonna Do)

SoundCloud says it's teamed up with UK-based WUGD 'to discover, nurture, and invest in emerging electronic music artists featured on the platform internationally'

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Milk & Honey and Reservoir’s Award Season party draws top artists, songwriters, and executives in Los Angeles

Top music creators, executives, and entrepreneurs attend packed party in Hollywood

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SoundCloud renews US advertising partnership with SiriusXM’s sales force

The extension enables advertisers and brands to continue purchasing SoundCloud’s US advertising inventory directly through SXM Media

Analysis News

Universal is investigating new royalty payout models for streaming. Which one will it choose?

MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next…