back to article 'Spotify wants SoundCloud'

Spotify is reportedly looking to acquire music sharing site Soundcloud. The FT reports (from behind a paywall) that the two companies are in "advanced talks" on a possible merger. A SoundCloud takeover would give Spotify one fewer rival in a streaming music market already crowded by the likes of Apple Music and Pandora. It …

  1. AlexS
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    Oh yey - a subscription based soundcloud or really annoying adverts to come.. As per usual artists will get paid jack. Great..

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Naw, most likely all of the above. Subs+Ads is how everything else does it.

    2. Phil Kingston

      there's a few artists on soundcloud who currently don't get anything from me at all. if they were to be included in my spotify subscription then their art would reach me more often and they'd get some cents from me that they're not currently getting.

  2. Anonymous Coward
    FAIL

    The deal reportedly fell through in December. The VCs must be getting desperate to flog off Soundcloud now. Maybe AOL or Web.com will take it!

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