SoundCloud presses Go on its subscription streaming service
Digital music and audio | The Guardian 2016-03-29
Summary:
$9.99-a-month premium tier launching first in the US, taking on Spotify and Apple Music with 125m-track catalogue
The music and audio streaming firm SoundCloud is launching its long-planned subscription service, but for now the $9.99-a-month service will only be available in the US.
The new feature, SoundCloud Go, is being launched on Tuesday, and the company hopes a mammoth catalogue of more than 125m tracks – quadruple those of its rivals Spotify and Apple Music – will persuade a chunk of its 175 million subscribers who listen for free to start paying.
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