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minus-square@AnEmotionalCabbage@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoIt’s pretty much one of the only ways to make sure the artist gets a half decent cut though. Unless you want to use bandcamp, which is much easier.
minus-square@ubermeisters@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year ago much easier For now, didn’t they just get bought out by another entity?
minus-squareFinal RemixlinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoBought out by EPIC, sadly… we’ll see where things go…
minus-square@Emerald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-21 year agoNot anymore, EPIC sold it to Songtradr https://blog.bandcamp.com/2023/11/22/songtradr-acquires-bandcamp/ https://www.songtradr.com/blog/posts/songtradr-bandcamp-acquisition
minus-squareFinal RemixlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoI hate epic, but I also can’t tell if this is good or bad… my statement stands: we’ll see.
minus-square@Emerald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoWell songtradr did essentially fire a lot of staff. https://www.vulture.com/article/epic-games-bandcamp-sale-layoffs.html
minus-square@ubermeisters@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoYrp. These fucking companies need to stay in thier lanes.
minus-squaresilly goose meekahlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-21 year agoUh oh Well I guess at least for dubstep there’s 140plates.com Edit: nevermind… Damn it
It’s pretty much one of the only ways to make sure the artist gets a half decent cut though.
Unless you want to use bandcamp, which is much easier.
For now, didn’t they just get bought out by another entity?
Bought out by EPIC, sadly… we’ll see where things go…
Not anymore, EPIC sold it to Songtradr
https://blog.bandcamp.com/2023/11/22/songtradr-acquires-bandcamp/
https://www.songtradr.com/blog/posts/songtradr-bandcamp-acquisition
I hate epic, but I also can’t tell if this is good or bad… my statement stands: we’ll see.
Well songtradr did essentially fire a lot of staff.
https://www.vulture.com/article/epic-games-bandcamp-sale-layoffs.html
Yrp. These fucking companies need to stay in thier lanes.
Uh oh
Well I guess at least for dubstep there’s 140plates.com
Edit: nevermind… Damn it
😭