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Bandcamp Updates
Company blog · blog.bandcamp.comculturebusiness
Bandcamp Updates is the company blog at blog.bandcamp.com, writing about culture and business. Since 2010, 19 different Hacker News readers have linked it 21 times, most often “Bandcamp is joining Epic Games”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-20, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (13) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Bandcamp's official blog for company and product announcements, such as the Epic Games acquisition, live streaming, the AI-music policy, the union vote and the app. Commenters cite posts as sources.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 13 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Bandcamp is joining Epic Games4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2022-03-02
- Bandcamp, Downloads, Streaming, and the Inescapably Bright Future4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2016-05-23
- /2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2026-01-13
What Hacker News says?
Artists can live stream on Bandcamp now: https://blog.bandcamp.com/2022/01/27/bandcamp-live-is-now-op...
Comment linking /2022/01/27/bandcamp-live-is-now-open-to-everyone/
on “Epic Games acquires Bandcamp”Submitted Cheaper than free: paying for music after searching for a free download as a story · 139 points
HN discussionFor me the big one is playlists. I'm absolutely an album listener (call me old school), but I like to build thematic playlists of multiple albums that I listen to in rotation (for example, I have a background electronica playlist I love to use when I'm working), and the player lacks that capability. Notably, Bandcamp absolutely encourages purchasing individual tracks, so for folks who, unlike me, tend to build mixed…
Comment linking /2022/02/10/the-bandcamp-app-now-supports-queueing/
on “Epic Games acquires Bandcamp”Submitted Bandcamp is joining Epic Games as a story · 12 points
HN discussionBandcamp Press Release: https://blog.bandcamp.com/2022/03/02/bandcamp-is-joining-epi...
Comment linking /2022/03/02/bandcamp-is-joining-epic/
on “Epic Games acquires Bandcamp”Submitted Bandcamp to launch their revenue share model as a story · 4 points
HN discussionUrl changed from https://blog.bandcamp.com/2022/03/02/bandcamp-is-joining-epi... to what looks like the best third-party article. If someone knows a better URL, we can change it again.
Comment linking /2022/03/02/bandcamp-is-joining-epic/
on “Epic Games acquires Bandcamp”Submitted Bandcamp, Downloads, Streaming, and the Inescapably Bright Future as a story · 2 points
HN discussionhttps://blog.bandcamp.com/2014/01/30/bandcamp-app-now-with-m... Bandcamp's Music Feed feature is basically the streaming radio bit you're after, and Bandcamp itself will let you purchase and download lossless copies of the music. I wish Bandcamp was even bigger than it is, because it totally deserves to be.
Comment linking /2014/01/30/bandcamp-app-now-with-music-feed/
on “Steve Miller: The Whole Music Industry Is Fuckin' Gangsters and Crooks”Submitted Bandcamp, Downloads, Streaming, and the Inescapably Bright Future as a story · 1 points
HN discussionBandcamp has an app for streaming music you've purchased http://blog.bandcamp.com/2013/10/25/its-over/
Comment linking /2013/10/25/its-over/
on “How we pay royalties: an overview”Submitted Bandcamp for Fans as a story · 1 points
HN discussionBandcamp is well on their way already. If you want to support actual musicians, you can just buy their music directly. https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/
Comment linking /2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/
on “Tidal AI Policy”Submitted Bandcamp starts charging for free downloads as a story · 1 points
HN discussionYes, Bandcamp has been profitable for 13 years so this discussion is irrelevant. https://blog.bandcamp.com/2016/05/19/bandcamp-downloads-stre... Either things changed and Bandcamp suddenly was no longer profitable, which makes no sense, or the owners sold out for their own profit.
Comment linking /2016/05/19/bandcamp-downloads-streaming-and-the-inescapably-bright-future/
on “They can and will ruin everything you love”Anyone know how much the founders received from the initial sale to Epic? https://blog.bandcamp.com/2022/03/02/bandcamp-is-joining-epi...
Comment linking /2022/03/02/bandcamp-is-joining-epic/
on “They can and will ruin everything you love”Reddit link is an official announcement, and it's also on their blog https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/
Comment linking /2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/
on “AI Generated Music Barred from Bandcamp”Direct link to the blog post which I would have posted instead had I thought to check: https://blog.bandcamp.com/2023/05/19/bandcamp-and-bandcamp-u... They're on Mastodon if you want to follow them there: https://union.place/@bandcampunited And a Twitter version of the announcement: https://twitter.com/bandcampunited/status/165965760038686720...
Comment linking /2023/05/19/bandcamp-and-bandcamp-united-release-joint-statement-on-union-vote/
on “Bandcamp Employees Vote to Unionize”No, this is new. They finally had the vote and posted a new update today. >> "Today, a majority of eligible Bandcamp workers voted 31-7 in favor of forming Bandcamp United, a union represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU). The vote results now await certification by the National Labor Relations Board, with a collective bargaining process to follow." I didn't think to check the…
Comment linking /2023/05/19/bandcamp-and-bandcamp-united-release-joint-statement-on-union-vote/
on “Bandcamp Employees Vote to Unionize”It also could be a purely financial decision. Bandcamp claimed $51m in revenue (I assume gross?) in 2016 [1] and, per reporting, had about $20m in net revenue in 2022 [2]. With the reported 210 employees, that's $95k in net revenue (not profit -- wages / costs are not yet accounted for) per employee. That is very low. You could easily see an acquirer wanting to be more profitable and cutting things like editorial. […
Comment linking /2016/05/19/bandcamp-downloads-streaming-and-the-inescapably-bright-future/
on “"About half of Bandcamp was laid off today"”> Can Spotify actually become human- and artist-first? No, it can't. Its founder Daniel Ek is a war profiteer. He is by definition anti-human. Spotify itself is actively anti-artist. It has the lowest pay rates in the industry and is embracing AI replacing humans so they can pay humans even less. Stop using it and vote with your wallet. Literally any alternative you choose is an improvement for artists over Spotify.…
Comment linking /2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/
on “Spotify adds 'Verified' badges to distinguish human artists from AI”
