Portishead release their ABBA cover exclusively via Soundcloud’s "fan-powered" royalty model

Portishead have released their 2015 cover of ABBA’s 'SOS' exclusively on SoundCloud, utilizing SoundCloud’s “fan-powered royalty” system, whereby revenue from its streams is driven directly by the artist’s fan base, Variety reports. The fan-powered system means royalties from each listener’s subscription or advertising revenue are distributed to the artists they actually listened to.

stars had over 110 million streams on various streaming platforms last year. we are currently unable to pay ourselves a wage. does that sound right to you?

— Stars (@youarestars) July 8, 2021