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At bandcamp.com you buy the track or album and the artist gets about 85% of the money
Isn't there still Bandcamp Fridays where 100% goes to the artist?
There is. I don't think it's every Friday, but it's announced well in advance. A nice carrot to go grab everything you've been meaning to...
Yep. Currently it's the first Friday of roughly 8 months in the year. Next one is the 7thof August.
https://isitbandcampfriday.com/
One time.com, at bandcamp.com
If you're old enough to get this joke, your back hurts
Hey! Some of us watched that movie when we were four
this: 1time@bandcamp.com
There are also services like Mirlo, Subvert or Jam Co-op that provide a similar service but are cooperatively owned and haven't just fired half their staff.
I thought bandcamp got bought out or changed some policy that everyone said bandcamp is going downhill?
Do you know if they receive anything from non-purchased streams on bandcamp? I'm just curious
they do not, but most artists still encourage listeners to listen on bandcamp since so few artists on streaming services are getting all that many repeat listens, and if you repeat an album enough bandcamp will encourage you to purchase. once you get to that point, and buy maybe 1 album a month (about the same price as spotify premium) you will end up getting more money into the hands of artists, and especially the small artists who are around you in your city, than you ever would have paying for Tidal
Works for me despite knowing I can just clear the cookies. But then again I have over 600 purchases on bandcamp as music seems to be the only art form where I can buy digitally and the money actually reaches the creator.
Stopped streaming around 2014 and went back to a local library + jellyfin. I never liked or used Spotify due to their UI and very unfair way of distributing the money (I can listen to my favorite artist all month and my money still goes to Taylor Swift). And even back then other streaming services I used like Rdio and Google Music constantly got worse for some reason.