Soundcloud to launch Fan-powered royalties payouts

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Starting from April 1, 2021 Fan-powered royalties system will be included for the Pro Unlimited subscribers in the Soundcloud Premier monetization program.

March 3, 2021

BY Alexandre Trochut

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Soundcloud to launch Fan-powered royalties payouts

BY Alexandre Trochut

March 3, 2021

Alexandre Trochut

BY Alexandre Trochut

Mar 3, 2021

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Starting from April 1, 2021 Fan-powered royalties system will be included for the Pro Unlimited subscribers in the Soundcloud Premier monetization program.

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It's a revolution into the streaming platforms landscape, Soundcloud has decided to release a new feature allowing equitable payouts. Basically, the more fans listen to artists on SoundCloud, the more they get paid. Artists are paid on their dedicated fans’ actual listening habits.


It's a revolution into the streaming platforms landscape, Soundcloud has decided to release a new feature allowing equitable payouts. Basically, the more fans listen to artists on SoundCloud, the more they get paid. Artists are paid on their dedicated fans’ actual listening habits.


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It's a revolution into the streaming platforms landscape, Soundcloud has decided to release a new feature allowing equitable payouts. Basically, the more fans listen to artists on SoundCloud, the more they get paid. Artists are paid on their dedicated fans’ actual listening habits.


Fan-powered royaltie = Real equitable payouts ?

The announcement included a video explaining how Fan-powered royalties distribution system works. Here is below a screenshot of the animation :

Soundcloud stated that payouts are based on a fan’s overall listening time, and that the fans the artists are seeing in their insights dashboard are the fans who are contributing to their royalties. SoundCloud currently hosts over 250 million tracks from 30 million creators in 190 countries.

Fan-powered royaltie = Real equitable payouts ?

The announcement included a video explaining how Fan-powered royalties distribution system works. Here is below a screenshot of the animation :

Soundcloud stated that payouts are based on a fan’s overall listening time, and that the fans the artists are seeing in their insights dashboard are the fans who are contributing to their royalties. SoundCloud currently hosts over 250 million tracks from 30 million creators in 190 countries.

Fan-powered royaltie = Real equitable payouts ?

The announcement included a video explaining how Fan-powered royalties distribution system works. Here is below a screenshot of the animation :

Soundcloud stated that payouts are based on a fan’s overall listening time, and that the fans the artists are seeing in their insights dashboard are the fans who are contributing to their royalties. SoundCloud currently hosts over 250 million tracks from 30 million creators in 190 countries.

The company has created a dedicated page to encourage artists to publish more music on the service. Independent artists who monetize directly with SoundCloud will benefit from fan-powered royalties beginning April 1, 2021.

Dedicated payment cycles

Premier artists will receive their first statement in May 2021, as Premier runs on a 45-day payment cycle while Repost artists will receive their first statement in June 2021, as Repost runs on a 60-day payment cycle. Another Q&A page has been realized for artists to answer all their questions.

The company has created a dedicated page to encourage artists to publish more music on the service. Independent artists who monetize directly with SoundCloud will benefit from fan-powered royalties beginning April 1, 2021.

Dedicated payment cycles

Premier artists will receive their first statement in May 2021, as Premier runs on a 45-day payment cycle while Repost artists will receive their first statement in June 2021, as Repost runs on a 60-day payment cycle. Another Q&A page has been realized for artists to answer all their questions.

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Visual of Soundcloud for illustrating Soundcloud' Fan-powered royalties payouts system
Visual of Soundcloud for illustrating Soundcloud' Fan-powered royalties payouts system

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