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Direct link to the blog post which I would have posted instead had I thought to check: https://blog.bandcamp.com/2023/05/19/bandcamp-and-bandcamp-united-rele… They're on Mastodon if you want to follow them there: https://union.place/@bandcampunited And a Twitter version of the announcement: https://twitter.com/bandcampunited/status/1659657600386867206

For me the big one is playlists. I'm absolutely an album listener (call me old school), but I like to build thematic playlists of multiple albums that I listen to in rotation (for example, I have a background electronica playlist I love to use when I'm working), and the player lacks that capability. Notably, Bandcamp absolutely encourages purchasing individual tracks, so for folks who, unlike me, tend to build mixed playlists, it's even more annoying that this feature doesn't exist. In fact, they only very recently (as in last month!) added basic queuing support: https://blog.bandcamp.com/2022/02/10/the-bandcamp-app-now-supports-que… Which is pretty incredible as I view that as a core feature of any music player.

Url changed from https://blog.bandcamp.com/2022/03/02/bandcamp-is-joining-epic/ to what looks like the best third-party article. If someone knows a better URL, we can change it again.

Bandcamp is well on their way already. If you want to support actual musicians, you can just buy their music directly. https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/

Reddit link is an official announcement, and it's also on their blog https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/

Yes, Bandcamp has been profitable for 13 years so this discussion is irrelevant. https://blog.bandcamp.com/2016/05/19/bandcamp-downloads-streaming-and-… Either things changed and Bandcamp suddenly was no longer profitable, which makes no sense, or the owners sold out for their own profit.

Anyone know how much the founders received from the initial sale to Epic? https://blog.bandcamp.com/2022/03/02/bandcamp-is-joining-epic/

It also could be a purely financial decision. Bandcamp claimed $51m in revenue (I assume gross?) in 2016 [1] and, per reporting, had about $20m in net revenue in 2022 [2]. With the reported 210 employees, that's $95k in net revenue (not profit -- wages / costs are not yet accounted for) per employee. That is very low. You could easily see an acquirer wanting to be more profitable and cutting things like editorial. [1] https://blog.bandcamp.com/2016/05/19/bandcamp-downloads-streaming-and-… [2] https://www.fastcompany.com/90951664/bandcamp-spotify-vinyl-renaissanc…

Bandcamp Press Release: https://blog.bandcamp.com/2022/03/02/bandcamp-is-joining-epic/

https://blog.bandcamp.com/2014/01/30/bandcamp-app-now-with-music-feed/ Bandcamp's Music Feed feature is basically the streaming radio bit you're after, and Bandcamp itself will let you purchase and download lossless copies of the music. I wish Bandcamp was even bigger than it is, because it totally deserves to be.

Bandcamp has an app for streaming music you've purchased http://blog.bandcamp.com/2013/10/25/its-over/

> Can Spotify actually become human- and artist-first? No, it can't. Its founder Daniel Ek is a war profiteer. He is by definition anti-human. Spotify itself is actively anti-artist. It has the lowest pay rates in the industry and is embracing AI replacing humans so they can pay humans even less. Stop using it and vote with your wallet. Literally any alternative you choose is an improvement for artists over Spotify. If you are strict about anti-AI, you might find Bandcamp appealing. https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/ More info: https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/a-complete-guide-to-quitting-spoti… https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/artists-left-spotify… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Spotify https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Ek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsing_(company)