Bandcamp Again Helps Indie Artists Friday August 7 – You Can Make a Difference!

Bandcamp started their benefit Fridays back in March to support artists impacted by the pandemic, and in the past few months the music community has come together in a huge way: in just four days, fans put more than $20 million directly into the pockets of artists and labels.

To continue supporting artists during the pandemic, the site has committed to keep holding Bandcamp Fridays on the first Friday of every month for the rest of 2020. The next one will be on August 7, 2020.

When you think about it, independent artists are small business owners. Already, the low return rate from streaming has harmed their incomes, with live performances being the only solid way of gaining revenue, until now.

With all venues either facing severe curfews or complete shutdown until further notice, this last revenue stream for artists has now effectively been halted.

The next Bandcamp Friday will be active from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m Pacific time. All sales will go to the artists and can assist greatly in this time of crisis.

MusicTAP asks that you give a listen to their music on Friday while you are practicing social distancing and caught up in shelter-in-place quarantine procedures. If you like what you hear, PLEASE consider buying the music. Again, for this one-day window, Bandcamp will NOT take their cut and the money will go to support these artists.

Below are but a few to consider, but please consider!

Thanks, and let us all do our part to flatten the curve without losing our incomes.