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SoundCloud Enters The Subscription Arena
Retail // March 30, 2016

Does SoundCloud want to be more like Spotify or more like Apple Music? According to a story in The New York Times, the online audio distribution platform would actually like to outdo both, as SoundCloud‘s long-awaited subscription plan — which launched yesterday (March 29) — is coming out...

Pandora CEO Decries On-Demand Music Streaming (Simultaneously Defines Irony)
News // December 04, 2015

Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews recently penned an op-ed piece in which he argues that free on-demand music streaming services are destroying the music industry. As reported by Digital Trends, McAndrews argues that free music streaming should be used as an “on-ramp” to paid subscription services....

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SoundCloud Enters The Subscription Arena

March 30, 2016
Does SoundCloud want to be more like Spotify or more like Apple Music? According to a story in The New York Times, the online audio distribution platform would actually like to outdo both, as SoundCloud‘s long-awaited subscription plan — which launched yesterday (March 29) — is coming out of the gate with a wider range of music than […]

Pandora CEO Decries On-Demand Music Streaming (Simultaneously Defines Irony)

December 04, 2015
Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews recently penned an op-ed piece in which he argues that free on-demand music streaming services are destroying the music industry. As reported by Digital Trends, McAndrews...