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Soundcloud saved thanks to new financiers

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5 years ago

April 3, 2018

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Soundcloud founder Alex Ljung and Eric Wahlforss fought at the brink of the ruin. But now the company thanks to new financiers managed to reverse the crisis. Revenues and users are increasing steadily for the company less than a year after the $170m financial rescue, writes Financial Times.

KTH student Alex Ljung and his friend, Eric Walforss, founded Soundcloud back in Sweden 2007. Last summer, when the company was close to bankruptcy, nearly half of the staff were sacked and they closed there officed in London and San Francisco.

Two new financiers, Raine Group in the United States and Temasek in Singapore, put in around $170m who got the boat in float condition again. Now Soundcloud’s CEO Kerry Trainor states in the Financial Times that the company turned the crisis. The number of paying users is increasing and during a few months in 2017, the company show a positive result.

Soundcloud is not aiming to become the new Spotify according to Kerry Trainor.

“Artists were always SoundCloud’s core value, and that is how we need to measure its success,” he says. “How many people are starting their careers on SoundCloud? What SoundCloud needs to prove is it can be the most-used stepping stone between obscurity and stardom.”

Says Trainor in the Financial Times.

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A$AP Rocky attacked by immigrants in the middle of Stockholm, Sweden

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4 years ago

July 3, 2019

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The Swedish mainstream media is trying to burry this story, deep. All the blame is pointed on A$AP Rocky and his entourage at the moment. There is several mobile clips circulating about the incident, but media is only willing to show one short clip of A$AP throwing a man on the ground. But what is the whole story?

A$AP Rocky must have got himself a big surprise while walking around in what he thought was a safe city. Stockholm, who the last five years been world known for its infamous rape crimes is not the city it used to be. Problems with illegal young male immigrants mainly from Morocco and Afghanistan has been terrorizing the community for a long time. Something that A$AP Rocky got to experience first hand.

So what really happened? Well, most of the incident is documented and uploaded on A$AP Rocky’s own Instagram account. Why media just wont embed these movies actually exposes their own fake news agenda. The videos shows what happened very clear and that A$AP Rocky and his team tried to avoid a fight at any costs, and finally acting in self defense.

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SO A FEW DRUG ADDICTS ARE NOT MY FANS , WE DONT KNOW THESE GUYS AND WE DIDNT WANT TROUBLE , THEY FOLLOWED US FOR 4 BLOCKS , AND THEY WERE SLAPPING GIRLS BUTTS WHO PASSED , GIVE ME A BREAK

Ett inlägg delat av PRETTY FLACKO (@asaprocky) 2 Jul 2019 kl. 7:56 PDT

In this first video A$AP Rocky uploaded on Instagram you can see the two young men approaching the team in an aggressive and confrontative way. A$AP and his team tries to walk away and get rid of them but the terror wont stop.

The caption on the video says: “SO A FEW DRUG ADDICTS ARE NOT MY FANS, WE DONT KNOW THESE GUYS AND WE DIDNT WANT TROUBLE, THEY FOLLOWED US FOR 4 BLOCKS AND THEY WERE SLAPPING GIRLS BUTTS WHO PASSED, GIVE ME A BREAK”.

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Ett inlägg delat av PRETTY FLACKO (@asaprocky) 2 Jul 2019 kl. 8:06 PDT

In this clip the two men gets really violent and throw there mobile phone in the security guards face. In the end of the move, a young woman is approaching A$AP and his team and tells them these guys have been out and fighting with people all day and even grouping girls.

But the story does not end here. Right after A$AP Rocky’s performance in Stockholm he was arrested for battery by the Swedish police force late this night. Now the artist have to cancel his concert in Oslo, Norway. “The whole team is in custody”, says the judge in this case Fredrik Karlsson. According to Swedish law, they can be in custody for several days.

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Celebrities respond to Nipsey Hussle’s death

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4 years ago

April 1, 2019

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Rapper Nipsey Hussle’s was shot in Los Angeles on Sunday night outside his Marathon Clothing store and later died in hospital.

Now friends and celebrities pay their respects on Instagram.

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Fuck. My whole energy is just at a low right now hearing this. We just linked for the first time in years and said we were gonna do a new song this summer cause it had been too long. You were having the best run and I was so happy watching from distance fam nobody ever talks down on your name you were a real one to your people and to the rest of us. I’m only doing this here cause I want the world to know I saw you as a man of respect and a don. Rest easy my g.

Ett inlägg delat av champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) 31 Mar 2019 kl. 5:26 PDT

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This doesn’t make any sense! My spirit is shaken by this! Dear God may His spirit Rest In Peace and May You grant divine comfort to all his loved ones! ??? I’m so sorry this happened to you @nipseyhussle

Ett inlägg delat av badgalriri (@badgalriri) 31 Mar 2019 kl. 5:40 PDT

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Wow. I don’t even know what to say. I’m confused. Nipsey and I had just started really getting to know each other. I feel honored to have worked on his project. Nipsey represents change, he represents evolution, he represents everything our culture needs to embrace. Black ownership. Black love. Black wealth. God bless you and your family King. @laurenlondon whatever you need we are here for you. My family is your family. ?

Ett inlägg delat av Diddy (@diddy) 1 Apr 2019 kl. 1:38 PDT

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What a sad day ?. Rip to a real stand up guy! a great representation of positivity and change to the community. May the Lord give your family strength??You cant kill love and you can’t kill respect?. Stream and buy his music support the business and keep the music alive!

Ett inlägg delat av CARDIVENOM (@iamcardib) 1 Apr 2019 kl. 12:02 PDT

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Just spoke with you the other day on text bro! Telling you how proud I was of you and how I was gone get you to more Laker games next season. Been A Stand Up dude from Day 1. May you rest in PARADISE Young King ?‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ This One Hurts Big Time!

Ett inlägg delat av LeBron James (@kingjames) 31 Mar 2019 kl. 5:42 PDT

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Sad to see you go Nip, I’m only finding peace in knowing you are blessed. As you know, I was honored to share in such an amazing year with you musically. We spoke abt how they let the “real ones” in the building and how the Grammys “got it right” this time. I would gauge everyone’s music credibility based on if they mentioned you. “Don’t pair me or compare me, unless the said party is a rare breed…” – self You definitely are a rare breed and I thank you for being genuine to me and in your mission to empower your people…Always love.

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Dumb, Dumber, Ariana Grande…

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5 years ago

February 1, 2019

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Ariana Grande posted an image on Instagram (that was later deleted) showcasing her latest misspelt Japanese tattoo that has been an internet laughing stuff, saying “small charcoal barbecue” instead of “7 Rings”.

Now the popstar claims to have “fixed” the mistake. Now the tattoo reportedly reads “Japanese BBQ finger”.