You can now buy music on SoundCloud

SoundCloud is trying to be a better Bandcamp. | Image: Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images SoundCloud has launched a new beta feature that allows artists on the audio streaming platform to sell music directly from their profiles, instead of diverting fans to purchase from third-party services like Bandcamp and Beatport.

The feature aims to give listeners a better way to support the musicians behind their favorite songs, because SoundCloud isn't taking any commission from these sales - meaning everything goes directly to the artists.

By comparison, Bandcamp takes a cut of between 10-15 percent for sales, and artists on Beatport receive roughly 50-65 percent of their sale price.

This new beta feature follows SoundCloud launching it … Read the full story at The Verge.