CVC private equity now has a majority stake in DistroKid, music distribution

Capital and private equity continue to fly in the music and music tech industries. CVC has acquired a majority stake in the music distribution giant DistroKid, with Insight VC keeping a significant share.

Faircamp lets you put sound, podcasts, and music on your own site

Give Faircamp a folder of audio. A few minutes later, get a complete static website with your music, podcasts, whatever. That includes playlists, RSS, and a Web player, downloads, third-party links, purchases, and unlocks. No coding. And it’s free.

Peter Kirn - August 21, 2025

Bandcamp layoffs reportedly cut deep into customer service

The other shoe has dropped: yesterday, following the sale of Bandcamp from Epic to Songtradr, around half of the company’s existing staff were laid off. That’s leading more folks to start talking about alternatives.

Peter Kirn - October 18, 2023

Bandcamp’s workers in the USA are unionizing

Peter Kirn - March 16, 2023

itch.io indie gaming distribution for musicians: free open-source Scritch player and more

Peter Kirn - March 28, 2022

Epic Games just bought Bandcamp – so what does that mean?

Peter Kirn - March 2, 2022

Apple Music goes Lossless, Spatial, Dolby Atmos

Peter Kirn - May 17, 2021

Senyawa to infinity: Alkisah is a 44-label release, a decentralized festival, and more

Peter Kirn - February 19, 2021

SoundCloud will now handle distributing your music – and give you a 100% cut

Peter Kirn - February 19, 2019