It's just too good you see, it's making all of the other artists feel bad. Okay, that's not the reason. It's actually due to a breakdown in negotiations between SoundCloud and Sony and sees the music of a half a dozen other acts also removed including Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Passion Pit and MS MR.
The music streaming service announced its first monetization strategy last August, (the ad-supported tier On SoundCloud), and since then has been in talks with labels, having recently signed a formal licensing agreement with Warner Music Group.
A SoundCloud spokesperson told Billboard; “We are in ongoing conversations with major and independent labels and will continue to add partners to the program. We’ve always put control in the hands of creators, and anyone who makes music and audio can decide when and how they want to share it with fans, allowing artists to essentially broadcast out to the world the availability of new content."
While Sony has declined to comment, an executive "familiar with negotiations" told Billboard that the decision was due to "a lack of monetisation opportunities" on SoundCloud.
Big loss for SoundCloud there all the same, and its users. Damn them and their money making ambitions.
