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Spotify is down for many – here's everything we know so far (www.techradar.com)
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[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 80 points 5 days ago (1 children)

the next Bandcamp Friday is on May 2nd, all the money from purchases go to the artists that day, without Bandcamp taking the cut

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Nice

[–] Ugurcan@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Bandcamp is still owned by Epic Games though.

Edit: Wait, it’s worse. They just sold it to a Songtradr which immediately laid off half of the company.

[–] SilentKnightOwl@slrpnk.net 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Well shit. Is there anywhere to actually buy music from the artist?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Go to local shows and buy their... Shit, do they even sell CDs still? 🤔

[–] SilentKnightOwl@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 days ago

I honestly don't think it's that common anymore, I've seen QR codes for Bandcamp or streaming more than CDs in the last 4 years or so.

[–] SnortsGarlicPowder@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

Vinyl? But then the band has to have a big enough fanbase, don't think anyone in their right mind would press 100 vinyls to only sell 10.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

CDs

Yup. And if you can't find one, you can still get most of that second hand from pages like discogs.

[–] cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

But Bandcamp Friday still gives all money to the artists, right? Or have they changed this?

[–] primemagnus@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

If it’s under new management I’d say all bets are off. Especially when they gut half their workforce. Something tells me they won’t miss axing a program that costs them money.

[–] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 7 points 5 days ago

they've announced how it's going to be continued during this year just over a month ago: https://blog.bandcamp.com/2025/03/04/why-bandcamp-fridays-matter-even-if-youre-not-releasing-new-music/