View Iframe URL. Beyond Bandcamp, Fortune also envisions a role for newer community-oriented or cooperative music sites such as Ampled , Resonate , and Currents FM. The week ending March 19 was the worst for U. The coronavirus-induced slump was perhaps the clearest illustration yet of a longer-term shift in how people listen to and pay for music. Despite several years of growth, the U. With new foundations, we could truly see the emergence of the empowered artist. Blog Music. Share this article.
Cultural Trends. And perhaps that someone could be Bandcamp… When being empowered does not feel as empowering as it should One of the great ironies of this era of empowered artists is that the empowerment only extends so far. Streams or fans? Bringing it all together Make no mistake, streaming does an amazing job of helping people hear new music and it does a pretty good job of helping people discover new music there is of course a massive difference between hearing a new song once and really discovering new music.
A fan accelerator So now we have Bandcamp driving discovery, consumption and commerce. There are comments on this post join the discussion. Comment on this post Comment. Company name. Job title. Comments Bill Madison. And I have a small following there. I think I should pay more attention to Bandcamp in the future. They seem astute enough at Bandcamp to figure this out - they pay out quite a bit of money to artists. And people can stream there and it's easy for artists to relate to fans.
Maybe it can grow in the way you suggest, Mark. It would take the artists on the sight to take the initiative I think. Great article! Thanks Mark. Saskhia Menendez. Michelle Shocked. Your thoughtful questions and worthwhile ideas belie your framing of the conversation, itself a failure.
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