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\n\tAfter pulling their music from Spotify<\/a> following CEO Daniel Ek\u2019s investment in AI military drone technology, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard<\/a> have successfully taken over the entire Top 25 of Bandcamp<\/a>\u2019s best-selling albums and are letting fans \u201cname your price.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tWhile Bandcamp\u2019s default pricing<\/a> for albums is set at $9 (with tracks at $1.50), the company says artist are still able to set \u201cpricing in a way that reflects your goals, your audience, and the value of your work.\u201d The novel pricing move by King Gizzard opens up their\u00a0digital catalog with a no minimum payment, making their music more accessible than ever.<\/p>\n \n\tEarlier this summer, the Aussie band began to remove dozens of albums from Spotify following the announcement that Ek\u2019s investment firm, Prima Materia, helmed a 600 million euro fundraising round for Helsing, a defense technology startup developing AI drones.\u00a0Simply writing \u201cfuck Spotify<\/a>\u201d while promoting a new demo collection at the time, King Gizzard later explained<\/a> their decision in an Instagram Story. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cHello friends\u2026 A PSA to those unaware: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek invests millions in AI military drone technology\u2026 We just removed our music from the platform\u2026 Can we put pressure on these Dr. Evil tech bros to do better?\u2026 Join us on another platform,\u201d the band\u2019s statement read.<\/p>\n