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<p>BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 08: Dream Koala performs during the SoundCloud Go Launch party at Prince Charles on December 8, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images for SoundCloud)</p>

SoundCloud changes the way it pays artists after controversy

Some legal language in SoundCloud's Premier Program made it seem like artists were being given the short end of the stick.

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<p>NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 31: Hip-hop artist Chance The Rapper performs during the SoundCloud Go Launch at Flash Factory on March 31, 2016 in New York City. Partly thanks to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/us-music-subscriptions-equal-the-entire-population-of-canada-now/">growth of streaming</a>, independent unsigned artists are reaching heights of popularity that were once limited to stars backed by a major label. Chance the Rapper, for example, rose to prominence without a label via mixtapes posted to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnet.com/tags/soundcloud/">SoundCloud</a>&nbsp;and won the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/chance-the-rapper-grammy-coloring-book-itunes-spotify-soundcloud-apple-music/">Grammy for best new artist</a>&nbsp;last year.</p>

SoundCloud widens money-making program to more paying artists

If you pay for pro uploads to SoundCloud, now you can earn money off your tracks.

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<p>This iPhone 6S has a headphone jack, too bad iPhone 8 probably won't.</p>

CNET Asks: Which is your music streaming service of choice?

There are many music streaming services out in the market, from Pandora and Spotify to Apple Music, Tidal, Soundcloud and many more. CNET wants to know: Which is your favorite?

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<p>LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Recording artist Chance the Rapper accepts the award for Best New Artist, onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.</p>

Was SoundCloud Saved by Chance (The Rapper)?

The Grammy Award-winning artist tweeted a promising message to SoundCloud fans.

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Back up your SoundCloud account before it disappears

The audio streaming service may be going out of business, so download your library before it's gone forever.

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<p>Songs adds SoundCloud Go to list of supported apps</p>

SoundCloud launches cheaper, $5 subscriptions

For half the price of its $10 music subscription, customers still get offline listening and no ads, but they'll be locked out of millions of tracks.

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<p>Chance the Rapper won Grammys for best new artist, rap album and rap performance Sunday.</p>

Chance the Rapper's Grammys a big score for streaming too

To anyone confused about why you can't find Chance the Rapper on iTunes after his big Grammy wins Sunday night, here's why -- and why it matters.

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At CES, the free Amp Me app wants to take on Sonos

Download this app to your phone or tablet and you'll be able to sync your audio playback with other devices around you.

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<p>Spotify is apparently too worried about going public to mess with a SoundCloud acquisition.<br></p>

Spotify said to drop bid to buy SoundCloud

Marriage of the music streaming services is reportedly called off over Spotify's IPO concerns.

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<p>Spotify is reportedly in talks to acquire rival music-streaming service SoundCloud in a deal that could be worth $1 billion.</p>

Spotify said to be in advanced talks to buy rival SoundCloud

The Financial Times reports that an acquisition announcement is expected soon for the steaming service often referred to as the "YouTube for audio."

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<p>Songs adds SoundCloud Go to list of supported apps</p>

SoundCloud Go brings 125 million songs to Sonos speakers

Subscribers to SoundCloud's ad-free subscription music service will automatically get the update if they have a Sonos speaker system.

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SoundCloud adds Stations feature to artists' pages

Stations, a stream of queued up tracks suggested by SoundCloud's software, can now be based off any track or artist page on the music service.

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