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# Soundcloud Subscription Tier Is Coming
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/a-soundcloud-subscription-tier-is-coming/
- Published: 2015-07-31T09:20:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-07-31T09:20:00.000Z
- Description: Get ready to cry tiers of subscription. Long touted as a largely free service, Soundcloud will soon be attempting to convert its free users into paid subscribers, owing to pressure from. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/07/a-soundcloud-subscription-tier-is-coming.html]
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Streaming, Chief technology officer, Digital Music News, Disc jockey, Electronic dance music, Eric Wahlforss, iTunes, record label, Sony, Soundcloud, Subscription business model, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

[![Soundcloud-icon](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb085b5983970d-150wi "Soundcloud-icon")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb085b5983970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Get ready to cry tiers of subscription. Long touted as a largely **free** service, **Soundcloud** will soon be attempting to convert its **free users** into **paid subscribers**, owing to **pressure** from **investors** and **labels**.

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Guest Post by **Bobby Owsinski** on [Music 3.0](http://music3point0.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-soundcloud-subscription-tier-is-coming.html?ref=hypebot.com)It's been rumored for months, but it looks like a subscription tier for 

****[Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/?ref=hypebot.com)**

 will soon be a reality, as the company CTO recently confirmed.While the exact details haven't been revealed yet, it's believed that the service will offer a free tier with a capped number of streams and downloads per month, and a paid tier where both are unlimited.One of the challenges is changing current users into paid subscribers, since the service has long touted itself as a free service. In fact, Soundcloud has used that as a selling point from the beginning.

[![Soundcloud2010](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c7b7517d970b-800wi "Soundcloud2010")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c7b7517d970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

The company is currently under pressure both from investors to make money, and from the major labels pay royalties, however, so it looks like this will be changing soon.That said, Soundcloud hasn't been entirely free for some time, as it offers both [Pro ($6 per month) and Pro Unlimited](https://soundcloud.com/pro?ref=t201) ($15 per month) tiers for creators that want increased storage and analytics.

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