Bandcamp read the room.

It is the hero we need in our hour of darkness.

Amidst an onslaught of horrendous slop pretending to be music (Spotify is rife with this garbage), #Bandcamp has come out with a new policy statement which is succinct, unequivocal, and rings like a clarion bell.

The TL;DR: **Slop is Banned.**

“Not permitted.” “Strictly prohibited.”

Truly, music to my ears!

https://theinternet.review/2026/01/16/bandcamp-is-taking-slop-head-on-with-unequivocal-ban/

Bandcamp read the room.

It is the hero we need in our hour of darkness.

Amidst an onslaught of horrendous slop pretending to be music (Spotify is rife with this garbage), #Bandcamp has come out with a new policy statement which is succinct, unequivocal, and rings like a clarion bell.

The TL;DR: **Slop is Banned.**

“Not permitted.” “Strictly prohibited.”

Truly, music to my ears!

https://theinternet.review/2026/01/16/bandcamp-is-taking-slop-head-on-with-unequivocal-ban/

Excellent stance by #Bandcamp on AI.

"We reserve the right to remove any music on suspicion of being AI-generated."

Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI

https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/

I'm actually very skeptical this will last long, considering who and what owns Bandcamp, but this is good for now, but still, I sincerely do not believe this will remain. https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/ #AI #BandCamp #Music #News

Bandcamp-Betreiber*innen verbieten KI-generierte Musik auf ihrer Plattform 🖤🥰

‚Die Betreiber der Musikplattform Bandcamp verbieten KI-generierte Musik. Musik solle von Menschen geschaffen werden, begründen sie.‘

https://www.heise.de/news/Bandcamp-Betreiber-verbieten-KI-generierte-Musik-auf-ihrer-Plattform-11142846.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Ihr werdet staunen wer dort alles zu finden ist.

Deshalb —> https://bandcamp.com/

#Music #bandcamp #KI

Bandcamp-Betreiber*innen verbieten KI-generierte Musik auf ihrer Plattform 🖤🥰

‚Die Betreiber der Musikplattform Bandcamp verbieten KI-generierte Musik. Musik solle von Menschen geschaffen werden, begründen sie.‘

https://www.heise.de/news/Bandcamp-Betreiber-verbieten-KI-generierte-Musik-auf-ihrer-Plattform-11142846.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

Ihr werdet staunen wer dort alles zu finden ist.

Deshalb —> https://bandcamp.com/

#Music #bandcamp #KI

"We believe that the human connection found through #music is a vital part of our society and culture, and that music is much more than a product to be consumed. It’s the result of a human cultural dialog stretching back before the written word."

"Keeping #Bandcamp Human"

#AI #musician

➡️ https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/

One more reason to support artists and labels on Bandcamp. No AI slop!

https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/

#bandcamp #ai #music

"We believe that the human connection found through #music is a vital part of our society and culture, and that music is much more than a product to be consumed. It’s the result of a human cultural dialog stretching back before the written word."

"Keeping #Bandcamp Human"

#AI #musician

➡️ https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/

Fun update: I made an app over the holiday break!

It’s called Unstream: Find your favorite music on alternative platforms, directly support the artists you love, and move off streaming.

It was directly borne out of my desire to get off Apple Music myself, and instead build a library of music I own through directly supporting artists by buying their music.

You can check it out here, at a URL I still find amusing: https://unstream.stream

#indiemusic #faircamp #bandcamp #music #streaming

#Bandcamp makes the right move, again.

Our guidelines for generative #AI in music and audio are as follows:

* #Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp.
* Any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles is strictly prohibited in accordance with our existing policies prohibiting impersonation and intellectual property infringement.

👏👏👏

https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/

#IntellectualProperty

What’s the go to offline music app on iOS? I basically want to listen to music #bandcamp and other purchases from my phone from time to time.

One more reason to support artists and labels on Bandcamp. No AI slop!

https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/

#bandcamp #ai #music

Bandcamp has posted to Reddit that they are prohibiting music that is created wholly or with subtantial use of AI on their platform. Full post with guidelines and how to report AI music.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BandCamp/comments/1qbw8ba/ai_generated_music_on_bandcamp/

#Bandcamp #Music

Excellent stance by #Bandcamp on AI.

"We reserve the right to remove any music on suspicion of being AI-generated."

Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI

https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/