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New #Bandcamp Layoffs:
Why Artists Are Worried and Where to Turn
Last week, Bandcamp laid off more engineers.
Here's why some artists are panicking and the alternative direct-to-fan platforms gaining traction.
For independent artists and labels, Bandcamp isn't just another platform.
While Spotify and other streamers pay artists a small fraction of revenue per play,

New Bandcamp Layoffs: Why Artists Are Worried and Where to Turn
Last week, Bandcamp laid off more engineers. Here's why some artists are panicking and the alternative direct-to-fan platforms gaining traction.

HEY HEY HEY all you CONCEPT ARTISTS!!! Submit your art from all those gorgeous game projects here to the annual Concept Art Awards. All international human-made projects are welcome: https://www.conceptartassociation.com/caa-2026

2026 Concept Art Awards — Concept Art Association

♫ Top 5 artists of the Last.week: Hemorrhoid (46) Fatboi Sharif (38) Snet (32) Fatboi Sharif & Child Actor (28) Leptospira (24). #myweekcounted 753 Scrobbles with Lastfm #music via @…

iHeartMedia agrees to a consent decree to settle an FCC probe into claims iHeartMedia pressured artists to perform at shows in exchange for more radio airtime (Todd Spangler/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/music/news/iheartmedia-s…

iHeartMedia Settles FCC Payola Investigation Under Consent Decree
iHeartMedia, the largest owner of radio stations in the U.S., agreed to enter into a consent decree with FCC to settle a probe the agency launched last year into iHeartMedia’s compliance with federal rules prohibiting a specific form of payola dubbed "showola."

First Nations Views
Each episode features entrepreneurs, leaders, artists, allies and changemakers shaping First Nations Australia today...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/first-nations-views/

#Minnesota artists and Operation Metro Surge: upcoming exhibition at FindFurnish in #Minneapolis
https://theradicalact.com/

#TuneTuesday (Jun 9)
Continuing the #PrideMonth 🏳️‍🌈 theme of featuring queer artists, here is “Closer” by Canadian twins Tegan and Sara. I love this 2013 synth-pop banger about desire, and I also love that they use their platform to advocate for

San Francisco Arts Action
Artistic Free Speech Day Celebrated in Lafayette Park
Saturday , Aug 7, 2026
The Event honors SF Mime Troupe Founder Ron Davis in the place where he was arrested, in Lafayette Park, on August 7, 1965 for performing without a permit from the San Francisco Recreation and Park department.
About twenty five people met in the small, secluded amphitheater next to the Lafayette Tennis Courts.
Some protest posters lined the perimeter and a …

Artists Free Speech Day Celebrated in Lafayette Park : Indybay
Event honors SF Mime Troupe Founder Ron Davis in the place where he was arrested, in Lafayette Park, on August 7, 1965 for performing without a permit from the San Francisco Recreation and Park department.

STAUNCH.
A podcast and video series exploring the creative journeys of musicians, artists and cultural leaders through slow, thoughtful conversations that uncover layers of storytelling and artistic expression...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/staunc

Waterhouse Gallery
Downtown Santa Barbara's Fine Art Gallery for 40 years
Specializing in Plein-air landscape, figurative and still life paintings
by leading Santa Barbara, California and Nationally known artists
https://www.waterhousegallery.com/links.html