He adds that the platform will continue to work with its artists-first revenue model, offer the same control to the artists, keep hosting Bandcamp Fridays and championing music through Bandcamp Daily. Meanwhile, Travis Scott's virtual concert within the world of Epic Games' Fortnite in April 2020 timed itself against a rise of live stream events (which happened as a by-product of COVID-19 lockdowns cancelling nearly all on-ground live concerts) and also as the topic of virtual reality and metaverse becoming a likely future entered into popular conversations.Īnnouncing the joining of Bandcamp and Epic Games, a move which further brings together the industries of music and gaming/virtual reality, the former's co-founder and CEO Ethan Diamond notes that "Bandcamp will keep operating as a standalone marketplace and music community". While Bandcamp has been a music institution since the beginning, its artist-first ethos garnered wider acclaim as it decided to support musicians through the financial hardships of the pandemic by waiving off its administration fee on sales every first Friday of the month as part of 'Bandcamp Friday' – building upon its effort to push independent music through its broadcast and editorial arms (Bandcamp Daily). Internet music company Bandcamp just announced that it has been acquired by Epic Games, the creator of the popular game Fortnite.īoth the companies have seen an increased presence in the world of music since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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