Musicians' site SoundCloud starts subscription service

SoundCloud, the sound file platform that has been a favorite for up-and-coming artists seeking to promote themselves, on Tuesday announced a subscription service as the site increasingly goes professional. The Berlin-based company said that the new SoundCloud Go, initially available only in the United States, would offer unlimited listening without advertisements and allow subscribers to save music to listen when offline. SoundCloud, in contrast to leading streaming sites such as Spotify, focuse