SoundCloud co-founder Eric Wahlforss (pictured) has said that the platform is "not dependent on a full catalogue" of licensed music to operate successfully as a music streaming service.

After recently signing a deal with Warner, Universal and Sony are yet to come on board. However, it's the "depth of content" that will differentiate SoundCloud from already established names like Spotify, said Wahlforss in an interview with the Financial Times.

“We have a lot of creators on ...