Bandcamp bought by Fortnite maker Epic Games
Mar 07, 2022, 07:00 AM
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CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Epic Games' acquisition of Bandcamp and what a gaming company might want with a direct-to-fan music platform, plus the Entertainment Retailers Association's stats on streaming music in 2021 and what it thinks should happen in the economics of streaming debate.
SECTION TIMES
01: Bandcamp (00:02:57)
02: ERA stats (00:17:43)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Epic Games buys Bandcamp
• ERA publishes positive stats galore about streaming, but says industry needs to be “bold” in responding to economics of streaming debate
01: Bandcamp (00:02:57)
02: ERA stats (00:17:43)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)
STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Epic Games buys Bandcamp
• ERA publishes positive stats galore about streaming, but says industry needs to be “bold” in responding to economics of streaming debate
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• Music Export Ukraine: How to support the people of Ukraine
• Ukrainian musicians urge streaming services to allow political messaging on their platforms in response to Russian invasion
• Spotify and Live Nation make announcements regarding Russian activities following the invasion of Ukraine