[UnAffiliated] It's almost bandcamp Friday, where all sales profits go directly to artists. Support artists on bandcamp soon. (daily.bandcamp.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by dumblederp@aussie.zone to c/music@lemmy.world

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Bandcamp Fridays began in March of 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when the shuttering of venues led to a loss of vital tour revenue for artists. Since then, Bandcamp Fridays—on which we waive our revenue share and pass the funds directly to artists & labels—has resulted in millions of fans paying over $120 million directly to labels and musicians they love. In addition to helping artists pay the rent, or fund album recordings and tours, Bandcamp Fridays have also become a beacon for artists and record labels looking to raise awareness for causes or raise money for charities.

And so we’re happy to announce that the next Bandcamp Friday will be on May 2, 2025 from midnight to midnight PST.

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[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 6 points 3 weeks ago

Remember to download anything you buy on Bandcamp. It's possible for it to go away, I think if the artist pulls it, and then you're SOL.

Other than that, great service. Definitely recommend buying music over renting it from Spotify

[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

buy vinyl and get the download. most bands have special releases on Bandcamp that are good investment collectables/ rare prints

[-] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I think that's good advice for all of them possibly. I've found the same on Qobuz. In fact, took all of one month for one of my items to become unavailable! I had already downloaded the qualities I wanted, so OK there. But still.