SoundCloud has launched the SoundCloud Retailer, a brand new on-line market the place artists can design and promote their very own unique merchandise, and preserve 100% of earnings.
Launched earlier this week, the shop, which remains to be in beta, permits a choose variety of Subsequent Professional artists to submit their merch designs to be mocked up, manufactured, marketed, bought, and shipped by the corporate, which is able to waive all stock and storage charges.
The “minimal effort” course of will let artists “give attention to their craft whereas driving significant income past streaming,” in accordance with SoundCloud. Every merch drop will probably be unique to the SoundCloud Retailer, however collaborating artists retain their rights to promote different merchandise elsewhere. The corporate can even notify followers of newly launched merchandise by way of emails and in-app notifications.
“Our knowledge exhibits that followers are most engaged whenever you launch a brand new monitor,” reads a web page on SoundCloud’s web site. “By dropping merch with SoundCloud, we’ll assist amplify the attain of your newest launch and promote merch to your fanbase once they’re most engaged, all utilizing our in-house notification capabilities.”
Now accessible to prospects in the USA, Europe, and Canada, the shop options designs from rappers like Wiz Khalifa, Denzel Curry, and Armani White. It additionally sells SoundCloud-branded merchandise for followers of the music streaming platform as a part of its Necessities Assortment.
Earlier this yr, it was reported that SoundCloud is looking for a purchaser. The German-based firm is valued at over $1 billion.
Artists subscribed to SoundCloud’s paid Subsequent Professional tier can apply to promote their merch right here, supplied that they personal 100% of their merchandise rights. Followers can store the SoundCloud retailer right here.
Featured picture from SoundCloud.
