Try to find your favorite tracks first on these platforms. Start with a simple search on Spotify and YouTube.
Many times, popular SoundCloud artists have already uploaded their tracks and albums other platforms. But, if SoundCloud closes its doors, what should they do? Simple. After winning a Grammy award, Chance the Rapper thanked the service for “holding down.” Fans have turned to the service to discover hot new music. Most independent artists and DJs have released their music on SoundCloud.
So it’s always nice to keep your list (and, keep control of your site as well, for that matter). That way, your fans will always know what you’re up to and when you’ve released new music.Īlso, keep this in mind: emails are yours forever! No ‘company’ can shut down and take your email addresses with them. Let them know that you want to keep them as your fans.Īnother way to keep in contact with your fans is by starting an e-mail list. After downloading and securing your tracks and albums, reach out to your followers. Over 175 million users listen to SoundCloud each month. Those users are tied to SoundCloud’s backend. But that’s just the way it goes, unfortunately. That includes discussions, critiques, etc. One other thing: you’ll probably lose a bunch of comments. You’ll want to make them available on as many platforms as possible, as some fans may use SoundCloud downloaders to store copies of (and subsequently share) your music. Start with your most popular songs first. Upload your songs on popular streaming platforms like Spotify and YouTube.
If (and when) SoundCloud closes its doors, your fans will continue to search for your music. If you haven’t done so already, store them on reliable cloud-based services like Google Drive or Dropbox. Organize them and keep each one in a secure place.
On your artist page, download all of your tracks. In a recent all-hands meeting, the platform’s co-founders and its CEO admitted that it will only make it “until Q4.” Then, they denied that and said there’s no problem (believe what you want).Īs an artist, if you have music uploaded on SoundCloud, back up your master files first. Back-up, organize, and secure your tracksĪs of this writing, SoundCloud has less than fifty days left of cash reserves.
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