Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, covering the intersection of entertainment and technology. She's reported from locations spanning from Disneyland to Serbian refugee camps, and she ...

The "YouTube for audio" is the latest streaming-music site to tout new ways artists can commercialize. Of course, for its 175 million monthly listeners, that means commercials. Joan E. Solsman was ...

SoundCloud just made a decision that's music to the ears of uploaders. The music platform announced yesterday (March 13) that DJs and producers are now eligible to get paid for their posted mixes.

SoundCloud has announced that DJs and producers will now be able to earn revenue for the “sets, remixes and other forms of creative works” they have shared on the platform. The press release on their ...

Today, SoundCloud announced that it is opening up its direct monetization program to the public, finally giving most artists the ability to make money off of the platform. The program, called ...

Smaller artists will make more now. Soundcloud is helping out smaller artists by changing the way they're paying royalties. The new method they're calling "fan-powered royalties" relies more on what ...

For nearly a decade, audio distribution service SoundCloud has struggled to make money. With the late March launch of SoundCloud Go, a paid service offering access to premium content and features, the ...