• Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world
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      15 hours ago

      I thought bandcamp got bought out or changed some policy that everyone said bandcamp is going downhill?

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      21 hours ago

      There are also services like Mirlo, Subvert or Jam Co-op that provide a similar service but are cooperatively owned and haven’t just fired half their staff.

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      1 day ago

      Do you know if they receive anything from non-purchased streams on bandcamp? I’m just curious

      • quill7513@anarchist.nexus
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        they do not, but most artists still encourage listeners to listen on bandcamp since so few artists on streaming services are getting all that many repeat listens, and if you repeat an album enough bandcamp will encourage you to purchase. once you get to that point, and buy maybe 1 album a month (about the same price as spotify premium) you will end up getting more money into the hands of artists, and especially the small artists who are around you in your city, than you ever would have paying for Tidal

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          22 hours ago

          Works for me despite knowing I can just clear the cookies. But then again I have over 600 purchases on bandcamp as music seems to be the only medium where I can buy digitally and the money actually reaches the creator.

          Stopped streaming around 2014 and went back to a local library + jellyfin. I never liked or used Spotify due to their UI and very unfair way of distributing the money (I can listen to my favorite artist all month and my money still goes to Taylor Swift). And even back then other streaming services I used like Rdio and Google Music constantly got worse for some reason.