Bandcamp may be best known as a collection of artist-run stores selling music and merch, but as part of its curation work the company also has one foot in online […]
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Bandcamp bans AI music as Sienna Rose goes viral on Spotify
2026 is going to be the year when music services set clearer policies around AI-generated music on their platforms: whether it’s allowed at all; whether it’s promoted by their playlists […]
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Bandcamp Fridays generated more than $19m of sales in 2025
Bandcamp has revealed how much money its Bandcamp Friday promotions drummed up for artists and labels in 2025.
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Bandcamp sets dates for eight Bandcamp Friday promos in 2026
The last Bandcamp Friday promotion of 2025 happened last week, but the platform has already confirmed plans for its return in 2026. In fact, it’ll be holding eight Bandcamp Fridays over […]
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Bon Iver, XL Records and Bandcamp among AIM awards winners
There may be some sore heads in the UK’s independent-music community this morning after last night’s AIM Independent Music Awards.
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Bandcamp partners with Rinse FM for online radio takeover
From 16 September to 25 November, online music platform Bandcamp will host a takeover by UK community radio station Rinse FM.
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard take Bandcamp charts by storm
Bandcamp’s digital albums chart makes for interesting reading this week. At the time of writing, every single one of the top 30 albums is by Australian rock band King Gizzard & The […]
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Bandcamp unveils ‘subscribe-to-own’ Bandcamp Clubs feature
Bandcamp recently teased a new feature called Bandcamp Clubs. Now it has launched as a “subscribe-to-own music discovery experience”.
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Tariffs spur Bandcamp to offer optional restriction on US shipments
What is a de minimis exception? It’s a question that is suddenly relevant to many companies selling physical goods to people in the US – including artists and labels. In […]
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Bandcamp artist and label relations lead, Aly Gillani: “If we don’t all buy each other’s records, the whole thing falls apart”
August 2025: Aly Gillani, artist and label relations lead at Bandcamp. He talks about why downloads are still a lifeline for many artists, how paying to own music has become […]
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Latest Bandcamp Friday led to $3.5m of music and merch sales
Invented during the lockdowns era of the Covid-19 pandemic, Bandcamp Friday has proved to be a lasting promotion – continuing after its parent platform was acquired by Songtradr in 2023. The latest […]
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Latest Bandcamp Friday made more than $3.2m for artists
2 May saw the latest Bandcamp Friday online event, with the music platform waiving its fees for independent artists and labels.
