Bandcamp

Bandcamp launches human-curated ‘Bandcamp Clubs’ at $13 a month

The new clubs will have no algorithms involved and will be curated by music tastemakers like Tina Edwards and Jamz Supernova

Vinyl records and CDs spared from Donald Trump’s new US import tariffs

Physical music formats are classified as “information materials” exempt from trade restrictions.

Artists have earned $123m via Bandcamp Fridays since 2020 and fans have paid artists and their labels $1.3bn via the platform to date

The direct to fan platform celebrates its 40th Bandcamp Friday on May 3

5 observations on… Epic Games’ sale of Bandcamp to Songtradr

Here are five observations about what the deal means for Songtradr, Bandcamp, and other players in the music industry

Songtradr acquires Bandcamp from Fortnite maker Epic Games

News arrives a year and a half after Epic Games acquired Bandcamp

After buying BandCamp, Epic Games pushes indie artists to millions of Fortnite players in curated radio station

Epic Games acquired Bandcamp in March 2022

Six months after selling to Epic Games, Bandcamp is bringing back ‘Bandcamp Fridays’

Nearly 800,000 fans have participated in the Bandcamp Fridays program since March 2020

Bandcamp expands into ticketed livestreams, with Bandcamp Live

Platform is waiving its 10% fee for livestreams until March 31, 2021

Bandcamp is generating $3.5m for artists every month

Sales on D2F platform grew 30% in past year