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Music streaming platform SoundCloud It announced Tuesday that it is introducing a new, cheaper paid plan for artists simply called Artist, while renaming its Next Pro plan Artist Pro.
The new basic tier will cost $39 per year and will have some limitations on features such as track amplification, distribution, monetization, and AI mastering. Artists who subscribe to this plan get 3 hours of downloads for as many tracks as they want — the same as the limit on the free plan.
With the new plan, artists get the opportunity to amplify new tracks Get more than 100 listeners. SoundCloud can also be used as a way to monetize and distribute music to other platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and TikTok. Artists earn 100% royalties from SoundCloud plays and also earn from other platforms. Both of these features are enabled for two tracks per month for the basic plan.
Users can also replace three tracks per month without losing stats, plays, likes or comments. Artists also get credit for mastering one track per month using SoundCloud tools.
SoundCloud said it rolled out the new basic plan broadly after testing it in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
If artists want higher limits like unlimited track downloads, boosting, monetization and track swapping, they can opt for the $99/year Artist Pro plan. The Pro plan comes with three AI mastering credits per month and community management tools.
Earlier this year, SoundCloud launched its own commerce store let artists create their own designs.
“At SoundCloud, we believe great music can come from anywhere and shouldn’t be held back by cost or complexity. That’s why we created the Artist plan — to provide emerging musicians with high-quality tools and affordable distribution,” SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton said in a statement.
