Published
Fri, Mar 22, 2024, 09:00
- We round up five key stories from the past few days, in bitesize format.
Welcome to our weekly news round-up. Every Friday, we'll share five key stories from the past few days, in bitesize format.
Ninja Tune CEO Adrian Kemp steps back
Thursday, March 21st
Michael Lawson
Ninja Tune is conducting an internal investigation into recent allegations levelled at CEO Adrian Kemp. The label confirmed he will take a "step back" from his role for the duration of the investigation.
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James Blake finds "solution" to streaming
Wednesday, March 20th
Arielle Lana LeJarde
After going viral on X for posts about low streaming and TikTok royalties earlier this month and teasing a "solution" a few days later, James Blake has now released three tracks with a new music platform called Vault, which allows fans to pay a monthly fee to receive unreleased music.
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AC55ID launches as Bandcamp alternative
Wednesday, March 20th
Arielle Lana LeJarde
Inspired by Bandcamp Fridays, AC55ID is a subscription-based platform aiming to create a fair ecosystem for independent artists and labels by taking no percentage of sales, leaving artists with 100 percent of their earnings.
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Download DJ Paypal's Bandcamp catalogue for free
Monday, March 18th
Arielle Lana LeJarde
DJ Paypal has listed all of their music on Bandcamp as name-your-price. The Teklife mainstay is giving away 164 tracks for the next month.
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Owner of Chicago's Spybar charged with drug trafficking
Monday, March 18th
Arielle Lana LeJarde
On March 13th, Dino Gardiakos, owner of Chicago club Spybar, was allegedly found in possession of 6.3kg of ketamine and 5.8g of ecstasy. He was charged and will appear in court on April 5th.
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