Moises and SoundCloud join forces to empower musicians. Paving the way for artist empowerment. You ever wake up and feel like the music world just shifted? Like the landscape just got smoother for artists trying to juggle creativity and business without losing their minds? Well, Moises and SoundCloud teaming up might be just that seismic shift. Playing in the big leagues with Moises' creative suite. Let's not fool ourselves - music production can feel like brain surgery without the right tools. But drawing this line between AI and human creativity, Moises is dropping some serious tools through their partnership with SoundCloud. Investors Hangout, LLC is talking stem separation, mixing, mastering, chord, and lyric detection - all under one roof. There's even this slick assistant, Moi, helping artists get from riff to release without breaking a sweat. "The goal continues to be the democratization of professional-grade tools for musicians," says Geraldo Ramos, Moises' head honcho. Moises isn't aiming to replace the artist's soul or spirit. It's enhancing the canvas, letting artists focus on their sound instead of the machinery. It's like tuning a car instead of reinventing the engine every time. SoundCloud's recipe: creativity with community. Now, hop over to SoundCloud, and you see a platform that's been pushing new tunes for a solid two decades. It's been the go-to place for artists to tinker and release without the label suits breathing down their necks. This partnership? It just steps on the gas pedal. An artist can polish a track in Moises, then toss it back on SoundCloud to reach their fans - all the while staying in control. * Import existing tracks: Sync up those SoundCloud staples right into Moises. * Master the craft: Use Moises' advanced tools to refine raw ideas. * Collaborate in real-time: Mix and match creative inputs with collaborators. * Monetize: Send those polished gems back to SoundCloud and chase that green. The ethical AI dance. There's no bypassing the elephant in the room: AI's role in creativity. Artists ain't just wet behind the ears anymore about their rights and creations. Both Moises and SoundCloud seem to know this, promising transparency, consent, and keeping the artist-first mantra at the forefront. They're carving out a path where AI aids, rather than overrides, creativity. Neither is into siphoning artists' work for training their systems - your favorite riff stays yours. It's a stance you don't see every day in this tech-crazed world. Connecting artists to the world. So what's in store? Well, it looks like the borders between creativity and business just got a little thinner. Musicians are getting tools worthy of the pros and a community backing them up. It's a step towards a future where technology highlights human creativity and connection - keeping the artist in the driver's seat. Musicians signing up for this dance with Moises and SoundCloud might find themselves reaching audiences they wouldn't have dreamed possible. It's a partnership that echoes more than just sound - it's about reimagining the industry landscape from the ground up.

Riot Games and SoundCloud launch remix contest for True Damage's Worlds anthem. Oct 9, 2026 Riot Games and SoundCloud have launched a remix competition for 'Know My Name', the True Damage song chosen as the official anthem of the 2026 League of Legends World Championship. According to a release, the campaign opened on October 9th, with Riot making the track's official instrumental stems available to download on SoundCloud. Stems are the individual layers of a recording, such as the drums or bass, which producers can pull apart and rework. SoundCloud is a music streaming and sharing platform where artists upload their own tracks, while Riot Games is the developer and publisher of League of Legends. League of Legends is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game in which two teams of five characters, known as champions, try to destroy each other's base. True Damage is a virtual hip-hop group set within the game's universe, and it debuted seven years ago with the single 'GIANTS'. 'Know My Name' marks the group's return. How to enter the remix contest. Riot has left the brief open. Vocalists can record an original verse over the instrumental, while producers are free to move the beat into another genre or rebuild it from scratch, with the release describing the track as an 'open canvas' for entrants. "We put everything we had into 'Know My Name'. Now, we wanna see what you can bring to it," Ekko, one of True Damage's members, said in the release. Ekko added that creators could "add your own verse, flip the beat, remix it, tear it apart, and build it back up however you want to make it yours." Entry runs entirely through SoundCloud. According to the release, entrants need to: * Download the stems from the official Riot Games x SoundCloud Remix Hub * Unlock access to the files, which are hosted for subscribers to SoundCloud's Artist Pro plan (non-subscribers can claim a free trial with the code KNOWMYNAME26) * Create a track using the stems, whether by adding vocals, chopping up the parts or producing a new version * Upload the finished track to SoundCloud with the hashtag #KNOWMYNAME26 between October 9th and October 28th Submissions close on October 28th at 11:59 PM ET, which gives entrants just under three weeks. The release did not explain how the winning tracks will be chosen. What the winners will receive. The contest has one grand prize and two runner-up places. The grand prize winner will receive: * Two tickets to the 2026 League of Legends World Championship * True Damage Know My Name skins for the champions Qiyana, Senna and Yasuo * A True Damage 'Know My Name' seven-inch vinyl record Both runners-up will get the same three skins and the vinyl, but not the tickets. Skins are cosmetic items that change how a champion looks in League of Legends, and they have no effect on gameplay. Riot Games and SoundCloud in music. SoundCloud said the campaign is part of an ongoing initiative to give emerging artists and producers a 'low-friction entry point' and access to high-quality source material. Founded in 2007, the platform says it hosts over 400m tracks from more than 40m artists in 193 countries. Music is one of several ways Riot has expanded League of Legends since the game launched in 2009. Its other music projects include K/DA, and the company has also taken the game into comic books, board games and Arcane, its Emmy-winning animated series. The League of Legends World Championship, often called Worlds, is the game's annual international tournament. Riot describes it as the most widely viewed esports tournament, and it sits alongside the company's other major events, such as the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) and the Teamfight Tactics (TFT) Open. I write. I rap. I run. That's pretty much it.

SoundCloud launches zero-commission direct download sales for artists. August 27, 2026 SoundCloud has begun testing a feature that lets artists sell downloads directly from their profile pages, with the platform taking no cut of the revenue. The company says artists will keep 100% of sales made through the tool. The beta is limited to roughly 200 US-based Artist Pro subscribers who already have Fan Support, SoundCloud's tipping feature, enabled. A wider rollout has not been announced. The move adds another direct-to-fan monetization option alongside streaming royalties and tipping, as SoundCloud continues positioning itself as an artist-friendly alternative to major streaming services.