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Phoebe Bridgers re-releases Iris cover featuring Maggie Rogers in aid of abortion care charity

The Goo Goo Dolls cover is only available to download for 24 hours

Evening Standard

Bill Callahan’s listening diary: ‘My daughter makes me listen to Harry Styles 20 times in a row’

The US songwriter guides us through a few days in sounds, from his son’s love of the Hamster Dance to Texas’s local Mexican radio stations and Traxman

The Guardian - UK

‘There’s endless choice, but you’re not listening’: fans quitting Spotify to save their love of music

Former streaming service subscribers on why they have ditched mod cons for MP3s, CDs and other DIY music formats

The Guardian - UK

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‘We didn’t even know they were there’: the little-known bands finding fans years later

Surprise fame has found bands decades after they recorded music, including a group who originally made an album when they were just 11 years old

The Guardian - US

The story behind a modern Bristol Rovers anthem: How Ben Gunstone wrote Tote End Boys

The singer-songwriter and loyal Gashead opens up on the song's creation, its history and legacy as it approaches its 20th anniversary

Bristol Post

Music and live gigs are coming to the metaverse — but probably not in the way you expect

Concerts, gigs and live performances in the metaverse could change how you experience music — but probably not in the way that you expect.

ABC News

Battle over Bandcamp: In Epic Games v. Google, Epic achieves conditional app store win

RALEIGH, N.C. — Cary-based Epic Games and Google have reached a temporary armistice in their ongoing legal battle over Bandcamp — a digital music store known for its eclectic selection and direct-to-artist payment system.

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The Philly-led rock album that's raising money for Ukraine

PHILADELPHIA — Janis Chakars is a Philadelphia punk-rock guitar player and college professor who was visiting Latvia in 2019 when he took a trip to the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Paisley singer releasing charity single to support people of Ukraine

Evelyn Laurie wanted to do something to help after feeling "powerless" seeing the tragedy of the conflict in Ukraine on the news.

Daily Record

Bandcamp sells to Epic: can a video game company save independent music?

A hero site generating better revenue for creators has sold out, say some musicians, while others hail the potential to reach new audiences

The Guardian - UK

What does Bandcamp's sale to Epic Games mean for independent music?

Since the announcement on Wednesday that online music distributor Bandcamp, a central hub for independent artists and labels selling digital and physical media, has been sold to Epic Games, the gaming giant responsible for Fortnite, Gears of War and the Infinity Blaze series, musicians and fans have been expressing concern…

Los Angeles Times

'Fortnite' Parent — Chasing Apple For Anti-Competitive Practices — Now Faces Similar Concerns Over Bandcamp Purchase

“Fortnite” game developer Epic Games Inc. — which filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) for antitrust practices — is now facing similar allegations over its acquisition of online music store Bandcamp.

Benzinga

Epic Games to buy artist-focused site Bandcamp, adding music to its 'metaverse'

CARY, North Carolina — Video game developer Epic Games said Wednesday it is buying Bandcamp, a popular music marketplace used by artists, for an undisclosed sum.

Tribune News Service

Fortnite developer Epic Games acquires online music company Bandcamp

CEO Ethan Diamond maintains that Bandcamp will maintain some degree of autonomy.

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Epic Games' Bandcamp acquisition makes more sense than you may think

The creator-first store fits nicely with Epic's own storefront and the company's musical metaverse experiments.

TechRadar

Spotify review

The biggest and most popular music streaming service now has plenty of competition – how does it stack up today?

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