“The function of the music webstore is changing into much less vital”: Unbiased music webstore Juno Obtain has shut down

After 20 years, Juno Obtain has referred to as it a day – with none prior discover. The abrupt closure comes as a large shock to customers, with some netizens claiming they had been shopping for music from the digital retailer mere hours earlier than its shock shutdown.

The information broke when Juno Obtain up to date its on-line webstore, which now restricts you from looking by its music catalogue. Now, it merely shows a bittersweet farewell on the homepage. “It’s been our privilege to share among the most unbelievable music from essentially the most wonderful artists, however we’re sorry to say, that the time has come to say goodbye,” the announcement reads.

The message additionally redirects clients to competitor shops Traxsource and Beatport, explaining that “for now, that is Juno Obtain signing off”.

For anybody fearful about their pre-existing purchases, the announcement explains that customers can get involved in the event that they want any assist securing content material from their accounts. “You’ll be able to obtain earlier orders out of your account, and if it is advisable to get in contact, please ship us a message, and we are going to assist out nonetheless we will,” it concludes.

Juno Obtain has additionally seemingly deleted its social media accounts, with its Instagram and Fb pages each presently inaccessible.

Chatting with Resident Advisor, Juno Obtain’s COO Lucas Garcia additionally means that webstores like Juno Obtain have merely develop into out of date. In his opinion, shopping for digital music simply isn’t as frequent within the age of streaming. “It’s clearly a tragic day, however as streaming has develop into the dominant mannequin of digital music consumption, artists and labels at the moment are extra linked than ever with their followers through social media and ‘direct to fan’ companies like Bandcamp, so the function of the music webstore is changing into much less vital” he explains.

First established in 2006, Juno Obtain has served as a holy grail for dance music lovers. The impartial retailer has not solely been an effective way to find new artists, whereas additionally protecting pricing decrease than its opponents.

Over on Reddit, Juno Obtain clients are mourning the abrupt closure of the shop. Customers be aware that Juno Obtain was a blessing compared with the location’s “costly” opponents – nonetheless, whereas this was a perk for patrons, it might have result in the shop’s downfall. Some customers be aware that the location had skilled some value will increase over the past yr, concluding that the hiked costs might not have been sufficient to make ends meet.

Regardless of Juno Obtain saying goodbye, Juno’s vinyl retailer continues to be operating. Whereas downloading digital music has gone out of vogue, bodily media is again in. Again in April, Forbes reported that the vinyl market surpassed $1 billion in 2025, as a result of current increase of ‘going analogue’ and embracing dependable, bodily types of media.