On May 1, 2020, we did it again and fans paid artists $7.1 million – amazing! The Bandcamp community showed up in a massive way, spending $4.3 million on music and merch-15x the amount of a normal Friday- helping artists cover rents, mortgages, groceries, medications, and so much more. On March 20, 2020, we waived our revenue share in order to help artists and labels impacted by the pandemic. With such a major revenue stream drying up almost entirely, finding ways to continue supporting artists in the coming months is an urgent priority for anyone who cares about music and the artists who create it. “The Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact all of us, and artists have been hit especially hard as tours and shows are canceled for the foreseeable future. Additionally, Bandcamp has highlighted the fan aspect of the promotion, acknowledging how much purchases on Bandcamp directly support artists.īandcamp CEO and Founder Ethan Diamond issued his own statement on the fundraising initiative: If you’re among the nearly 800,000 fans who participated, thank you.”Īlthough large-scale live events began to pick back up in 2021, Bandcamp continued its revenue on the first Friday of every month to continue their direct support for artists. “Over the course of 17 days, fans paid artists and labels more than $70 million dollars, helping cover rents, mortgages, groceries, medications, and much more.
“On the first Friday of the month since March of 2020, we’ve waived our revenue share to help support the many artists who have seen their livelihoods disrupted by the pandemic,” Bandcamp wrote. The online music retailer started its program in March 2020 for a special “first Friday of the month” promotional day waiving their revenue share of help artists offset funds lost due to the pandemic.Ĭontinuing onto its second year, Bandcamp Fridays are scheduled for February 4th, March 4th, April 1st, and May 6th for a full 24-hours on Pacific time. Bandcamp has announced the return of its “Bandcamp Fridays” for 2022.
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