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March 23, 2020 06:13 pm

SoundCloud and Twitch just made it easier for musicians to monetize live streams




Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

SoundCloud has teamed up with Twitch to help indie musicians who are feeling a financial strain due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. With gigs and tours canceled, lots of homebound musicians have recently started live-streaming to try to make ends meet. The partnership lets SoundCloud artists fast-track new Twitch accounts to Affiliate status, which unlocks Twitch’s monetization tools. This way, artists feeling the pinch can bypass Twitch’s usual Affiliate criteria and start making money on the platform within days.


The opportunity is available to all SoundCloud Pro, SoundCloud Premier, and Repost by SoundCloud artists. You’ll need to create a Twitch account and then fill out a form. (It’s linked in SoundCloud’s post.) The post...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/23/21191116/soundcloud-twitch-partnership-affiliate-status-musicians-monetize-live-streams

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