(And for even more recommendations and ways to support Black artists this month and always, be sure to check out Black Artist Database, a community-based platform that launched in 2020 in response to racial injustices, police brutality, and music business inequities that similarly provides access to consumer-to-artist support. So to kick off Black History Month - and in anticipation of the next Bandcamp Friday on February 3rd - AltPress is rounding up a handful of Black artists from a variety of genres, from punk to hip-hop, whose music is a must-listen and very much worth supporting. Bandcamp, which announced its Bandcamp Friday program, allows for artists to make back all of the royalties they earn from sales on the site, with Bandcamp making nothing off of these sales, on the first Friday of every month. For Black artists, the community-based move on the music discovery platform - which finds 100 percent of sales going directly to artists once a month - is appreciated, allowing them to focus on other aspects of marketing their catalogs, from visuals to touring.įurthering their impact in music, Black artists on Bandcamp are proudly representing their culture across a kaleidoscopic range of genres. Just as a FYI, Bandcamp are doing this again 'But the pandemic and its impact on the music community aren’t over, so on May 1, June 5, and J uly 3 (the first Friday of each month), we’re waiving our revenue share for all sales on Bandcamp, from midnight to midnight PDT on each day. Includes digital pre-order of Bandcamp Friday :EXCLUSIVE. ![]() Whilst waiting for the vinyl youll get an exclusive stream to play the 4 EPs to your hearts content. Double Drop Vol 1 is on its way and Vol 2 will be officially announced next week. ![]() Nearly three years after the global pandemic led to independent artists going virtual to monetize their music, Bandcamp Fridays are still going strong. Theres just thirty pairs of these Double Drops so be quick, were adding them for Bandcamp Friday.
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