{"id":91592,"date":"2026-08-28T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/?p=91592"},"modified":"2026-08-28T18:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:34:18","slug":"artists-can-now-sell-music-directly-to-fans-on-soundcloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/08\/28\/artists-can-now-sell-music-directly-to-fans-on-soundcloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists Can Now Sell Music Directly to Fans on SoundCloud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>100% of the sales will also go to the artists.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an effort to make SoundCloud not only the place to discover underground artists and new music but also take things further, the platform will now let artists sell music directly to fans in formats including MP3 and WAV. According to a blog post on the platform, SoundCloud will take <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/playbook-articles\/soundcloud-introduces-direct-music-purchases-with-zero-commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zero commission<\/a> on music sales. This means all the proceeds from each sale, excluding standard fees and taxes, will go to the artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SoundCloud launched a beta of direct music purchases earlier this month, with about 200 U.S.-based Artist Pro creators having access to sell music directly on their profile. This will eventually be rolled out to eligible creators later this year. With this new feature, fans will no longer have to leave SoundCloud to purchase an artist\u2019s music. Artists will be able to set their prices for tracks and make existing music available for purchase in formats like MP3 and WAV. Music sales can also be tracked using Artist Studio and the Fan Support Dashboard on SoundCloud.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-lightbox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/woman-in-gray-long-sleeve-shirt-using-macbook-pro-C-2Wky-LT7k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soundtrap-C-2Wky-LT7k-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soundtrap-C-2Wky-LT7k-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soundtrap-C-2Wky-LT7k-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soundtrap-C-2Wky-LT7k-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soundtrap-C-2Wky-LT7k-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soundtrap-C-2Wky-LT7k-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/woman-in-gray-long-sleeve-shirt-using-macbook-pro-C-2Wky-LT7k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Representative image via Unsplash<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2025\/11\/07\/soundclouds-one-artist-subscription-plan-features-100-distribution-royalties-and-more\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"82967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SoundCloud\u2019s All-in-One Artist Subscription<\/a> announcement last year, which lets creators distribute their music and keep 100% of the royalties, avail on-demand vinyl pressing, offer merch, ticketing and even include a \u201cSupport\u201d button for listeners to donate to the artists (with artists keeping 100% of this contribution).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cArtists should be able to build their audience in one place, on one platform,\u201d SoundCloud CEO, Eliah Seton <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/playbook-articles\/soundcloud-introduces-direct-music-purchases-with-zero-commission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cSoundCloud has always been where artists find their first fans and build real communities. We\u2019re continuing to bring more of what they need to grow their careers into that same experience, while letting fans directly support the music they love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 250,000 artists have linked more than 2.4 million tracks to external parties. An upward of half a million users have been sent outside of SoundCloud to buy music. Now, creators can upload their music, reach new listeners and a wider audience, receive support directly from fans and sell music and merch, on-demand vinyls, all on SoundCloud itself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Keep up with&nbsp;TFword&nbsp;on:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tf.word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thefckingword\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thefckingword\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You May Also Like:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/08\/20\/mammboh-rhythms-records-releases-united-for-colombia-for-earthquake-relief\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"91516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mammboh Rhythms Records Releases \u2018UNITED FOR COLOMBIA\u2019 for Earthquake Relief<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/03\/05\/truthlive-dives-deeper-into-a-sound-built-on-advocacy-and-defiance\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"87490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truthlive Dives Deeper Into a Sound Built on Advocacy and Defiance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2025\/11\/07\/soundclouds-one-artist-subscription-plan-features-100-distribution-royalties-and-more\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"82967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SoundCloud\u2019s One Artist Subscription Plan Features 100% Distribution Royalties and More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>100% of the sales will also go to the artists. In an effort to make SoundCloud not only the place to discover underground artists and new music but also take things further, the platform will now let artists sell music directly to fans in formats including MP3 and WAV. According to a blog post on<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/2026\/08\/28\/artists-can-now-sell-music-directly-to-fans-on-soundcloud\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":184965154,"featured_media":91594,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7915,4294],"tags":[2980,9593],"coauthors":[5154],"class_list":["post-91592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-featured","category-music","tag-music-news","tag-soundcloud"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184965154"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91592"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91605,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91592\/revisions\/91605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91592"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=91592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}