I just listened to two songs on Soundcloud, and was required to listen to 30 seconds of advertisements before each songs would play.

When I clicked the information icon on the ad, the popup said:

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Why ads?

Every time you see or hear an ad, artists get paid. They're how we keep SoundCloud free for listeners.

Want to lose the interruptions? Go ad-free and continue to support your favorite artists with SoundCloud Go.

I'm paying SoundCloud to host my songs, so it's not "free" to me. And whatever "artist" is getting paid when advertisements pop up on my songs, it's not me. I've not marked any of my songs for monetization, but that's not stopping SoundCloud from collecting fees from advertisers. mad

I hate the idea of breaking links I've posted, but I also hate that someone has to listen to an advertisement if they want to listen to my song. And that's doubly true when I'm paying to host it and someone else is getting making money off it.

Time to start looking for somewhere else to host my music.


-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?