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King Gizzard albums dominate the Bandcamp album chart after bold ‘name your price’ move
By Will Simpson published
Aussie psych rockers exited Spotify this summer

“The largest IP theft in human history”: Tech companies accused of scraping millions of copyrighted songs to train AI
By Will Simpson published
Billboard publishes dossier fingering Google, Meta, Microsoft and X

"It has created a real and lasting impact": Sam Fender’s arena tour raises over £100,000 for UK grassroots music
By Will Simpson published
Money raised will be distributed to 38 different venues

“It needs everybody to get involved”: Collective of grassroots promoters announces new festival and organisation
By Will Simpson published
Where It All Began will be held next spring

Global music revenue set to double $200 billion in next decade, says Goldman Sachs
By Will Simpson published
Emerging streaming markets and superfans to provide growth

"There is no one better to turn real humans on to new music than other real humans": Bandcamp launches subscribe-to-own music discovery service Clubs
By Matt Mullen published
Subscribers will receive a new album each month chosen by notable tastemakers, along with access to exclusive artist interviews and live listening parties

“Crazy winds” wreak havoc at Nevada’s Burning Man festival
By Will Simpson published
Site has been hit by dust storms, thunder and rain

The Weeknd is looking to raise $1 billion using his back catalogue as collateral
By Will Simpson published
Move would mean he'd keep his publishing stake
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