Bandcamp has introduced the introduction of a playlists operate on its cellular app.
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The audio distribution platform made the announcement by way of the App Retailer final week (February 15). “Now you can use the Bandcamp app to make playlists from the music in your assortment,” the replace learn.
“That is simply the beginning, we’ll be including extra playlist options within the coming months.”
The platform has additionally confirmed that the operate is simply obtainable by way of the Bandcamp Fan app for now and is not presently obtainable on desktop.
To create a playlist, you’ll be able to add a monitor or album from your personal assortment by clicking on the three dots subsequent to the title. You can too shuffle your playlist from the “now taking part in” display.
Huge week for Epic video games and Bandcamp. First they announce an in-game Fortnite Bandcamp radio station, then right this moment they ship what each Bandcamp consumer has needed since endlessly: the flexibility to make in-app playlists. I’ve questions on royalties, however that is progress. pic.twitter.com/EBhd1RrBSD
— ron knox (@ronmknox) February 19, 2023
Final 12 months, it was introduced that Bandcamp had been purchased by Fortnite maker Epic Video games. The platform introduced the information on March 2 in a prolonged assertion on its web site.
Bandcamp co-founder and CEO Ethan Diamond stated: “Bandcamp will maintain working as a standalone market and music group, and I’ll proceed to steer our workforce.”
He continued: “The services and products you rely upon aren’t going wherever, we’ll proceed to construct Bandcamp round our artists-first income mannequin (the place artists web a median of 82 per cent of each sale), you’ll nonetheless have the identical management over the way you supply your music, Bandcamp Fridays will proceed as deliberate, and the Each day will maintain highlighting the varied, wonderful music on the positioning.
“Nevertheless, behind the scenes we’re working with Epic to develop internationally and push improvement ahead throughout Bandcamp, from fundamentals like our album pages, cellular apps, merch instruments, fee system, and search and discovery options, to newer initiatives like our vinyl urgent and reside streaming companies.”
Again in January 2022, Bandcamp additionally introduced that their standard Bandcamp Fridays would return in February. They’ve since confirmed that the initiative will proceed in 2023.
The initiative was launched in March 2020 as a strategy to assist artists affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Sharing a submit on their web site on February 3, Diamond stated: “The following Bandcamp Friday is March third, and Bandcamp Fridays will proceed in 2023 on April seventh, Might fifth, August 4th, September 1st, October sixth, November third, and December 1st. As all the time, isitbandcampfriday.com has the small print.”