SoundCloud relaunches their official Charts in the US and UK, including a revamped ‘New & Hot’ Chart and a brand new ‘Next Pro’ Chart to spotlight emerging talent. SoundCloud’s flagship ‘New & Hot’ Chart has been refined to celebrate and promote the fastest growing artists and music gaining traction on its platform. With SoundCloud Charts being refreshed every Thursday, SoundCloud will offer an early perspective ahead of other charts typically published on Fridays. The streamer is also introducing a Next Pro Chart to spotlight emerging talent, including unsigned and independent talent. Additionally, their genre-specific charts, which encompass Rap, Pop, R&B, and Electronic, have been upgraded with Musiio proprietary AI data, raising the overall quality of SoundCloud Charts and ensuring incorrect sounds, such as white noise, won’t mistakenly appear. In addition, they have enhanced security measures to safeguard against fraudulent streamers.
Emmy Lovell, Global Head of Music at SoundCloud said, “For artists, both aspiring and established, Charts are more than just numbers; they symbolize validation, credibility, and a gateway to opportunities like record label signings, festival bookings, award nominations, global tours, and more. SoundCloud recognizes the paramount importance of mainstream charts, such as Billboard and The Official Charts, as indicators of success in the music industry, and we’re thrilled to enhance our own presence and credibility in this dynamic landscape.”
SoundCloud also announced a variety of forthcoming product updates including new algorithmically-driven Your Mix and MegaMix playlists, improved search functionality, and a more streamlined homepage.
- New search experience – With over 375 million tracks, SoundCloud is the world’s largest music discovery catalogue which can make finding the next big track feel like finding a needle in a haystack. The redesigned Search page has a cleaner design, genre-based categories, and a more intuitive flow.
- Daily personalized playlists – New daily “Your Mix” playlists and “Your MegaMix” algorithmic playlists that are custom-tailored for you. These playlists use music intelligence to build the perfect mix based on your listening history and engagement on SoundCloud. Your Mixes recommend tracks based on your most-listened to genres, while the MegaMix suggests a mix of all your different music tastes in one playlist.
- Themed playlists – The music intelligence-powered themed playlists are being rolled out in the US. Following favourable reviews when they were trialled in other countries they are now available in the US. Refreshed every Wednesday, these playlists use Musiio technology to find the top emerging tracks and filter them by genre or mood.
- Personalized Home pages – These are in the process of being upgraded to include more personalized content. They will include Your Mixes, Made for you, Stations, and More of what you like.
SoundCloud now has over 375 million tracks from 40 million artists.
