Bandcamp

Bandcamp workers recently joined forces to form the new union, Bandcamp United – now artists and music lovers have come forward in support of the movement. The decision to unionise follows last year’s acquisition of the platform by Epic Games– one of the world’s largest video game and software development companies. Although the partnership was completed in March last year, the decision left some fans nervous that the platform – which has become one of the most artist-friendly alternatives to Apple Music and Spotify –…

Here’s a full rundown of the artists and tracks landing on the Island:The Beths: “The Great No One”Sunny indie rock from New Zealand, full of jangly guitars and rich harmonies.Starflyer 59: “New Guitar”Infectious noise pop from a long-running California band with ’90s alternative rock roots.This rising Philadelphia group pairs catchy pop-punk hooks with raw, relatable lyrics.Pow Wow!: “Don’t Stop to Look”Combining disco, rock, and soul, these New Yorkers’ sound was built for the dancefloor.Ronnie Martin: “Sing Among the…

If you prefer to support independent artists by buying their music instead of streaming it, today might be a good day to pick up some albums because are back. , around the time the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, Bandcamp has often run a day-long event on which it doesn't charge commission fees. Bandcamp hasn't run the event every month and there were concerns that Bandcamp Fridays might no longer happen after Epic Games . But, at least for the next few months, Bandcamp Fridays will be a thing again. Bandcamp it will run…

Bandcamp is bringing back its Bandcamp Fridays promotion where it waives its cut of any money you spend buying music from artists or their labels on its marketplace. Historically, the company ran the promotion on the first Friday of every month, and that appears to be the case this time around, too. According to its update page, it has Bandcamp Fridays scheduled for September 2nd, October 7th, November 4th, and December 2nd. Bandcamp says that when you buy music during a Bandcamp Friday, 93 percent of that money goes…

Get some good jams for your next world-record attempt Neon White went live today, on Nintendo Switch and PC, for anime speedrunning freaks everywhere. But even if you’re not into going fast in an anime world, you should also take some time to check out the Neon White OSTs from Machine Girl that hit Bandcamp today. Artist Machine Girl composed not one, but two OSTs—or original soundtracks—for Neon White. They’re the tunes that play in the background as you speed along, zipping from demon to demon and blazing through the…

Epic Games has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Google from removing independent music storefront Bandcamp from the Android app store — which Google has apparently threatened to do because Bandcamp is using its own billing system instead of paying Google an app store fee. Bandcamp, which Epic acquired in March, has used its own billing system on Android since 2015, and was able to do so because of rules exempting digital music from having to use Google’s billing system, according to a blog post from…