: Unlike bought plays, which can lead to account flags or demonetization, organic plays generated through SoundCloud's official tools contribute to your earnings through Fan-Powered Royalties .

: When you upload a track as a Next Pro subscriber, the First Fans feature automatically serves your music to roughly 100 real listeners who are likely to enjoy your genre.

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: If those initial listeners engage (like, comment, or share), the algorithm may push the track to up to 1,000 more users and potentially feature it on "Buzzing" playlists.