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Spotify boycott: Artists leave ‘garbage hole’ platform after CEO invests in AI weapons
(www.latimes.com)
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Bandcamp waives their share on Bandcamp Fridays
August 1th
September 5th
October 3rd
December 5th
https://isitbandcampfriday.com/
Bandcamp is owned by union busters. Fuck bandcamp.
I agree, fuck Bandcamp, so I only buy on Bandcamp Fridays.
So... What's a good alternative?
Direct purchase, like the old days and fuck corporate greed so torrents.
I wish this was simpler. I never see direct purchases on band websites unless I'm buying physical goods.
Gotta start asking for it. If the bands you enjoy know that people would buy physical or digital copies from the artist again they would begin making them. It only benefits the entertainers.
How many artists still offer direct purchases?
Every single one I have ever contacted and asked. If they're on a label and it's controlled by a company it's high seas time.
Forgive me if it's obvious, but what does "waves their share" mean?
"Waives" instead of "waves"
They won't take their percentage on the sales, and leave them to the artist
Like Bandcamp or not, i can't ever find the bands i'm looking for.