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Musicians, Fans Rush To Download Millions Of Tracks As SoundCloud Shutdown Fears Grow

Musicians and fans rushed to SoundCloud overnight to download music before it's too late. The rush to protect their SoundCloud favorites comes a week after the music service cut 40%. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/07/soundcloud-artists-fans-rush-to-download-as-shutdown-fears-

image from www.hypebot.comMusicians and fans rushed to SoundCloud overnight to download music before it's too late. The rush to protect their SoundCloud favorites comes a week after the music service cut 40% of staff, and on a day when staffers claimed that the company could run out of cash in 50 days, a report that a company spokesperson weakly denied.

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Fans of SoundCloud and the musicians that upload and market music there, took to social media yesterday following growing rumors that the music service was quickly running out of cash.

Some expressed their support of the service while other tried to imagine life with SoundCloud. Many went online to encourage their peers to download and backup as much music as possible, as soon as possible, just in case SoundCloud goes under.

Back Up Your SoundCloud Music Right Now https://t.co/PcO5d4jP2N via @lifehacker

— Azeem Khan (@akhan1976) July 14, 2017



I wonder what to do, when #soundcloud goes under. Maybe just go around handing out USB sticks?

— Frekvenssi (@FrekvenssiBeats) July 14, 2017



Soundcloud is shutting down. I'm pic.twitter.com/2jxBvGztHT

— Noah Fence (@noraherself) July 14, 2017



Your fav rappers started on SoundCloud to build their fan base. Y'all laughing at stopping an avenue for aspiring artists? Lol k

— Nezi Momodu (@Nezifah) July 14, 2017



#FlashbackFriday soundcloud before its death pic.twitter.com/Hjpl68UbVD

— imagine93 (@kid_imaginate) July 14, 2017



so we going back to this when soundcloud gone? 'ay you listen to hip hop?' pic.twitter.com/Gj7k4IzZgt

— eeessstttaaa (@BeatsByESTA) July 14, 2017



The only way to keep @SoundCloud afloat is if they play my new Mixtape!! #CashCloud

— OVO King (@KingMarcus25) July 14, 2017



hey, hey – download all your files from soundcloud. ASAP

— steel tipped dove (@steeltippeddove) July 13, 2017

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