To support musicians affected by COVID-19, Bandcamp waived its revenues share on March 20 and saw 4.3 million dollars in music sales on the site, which was 15x higher than a normal day. The website announced that it will be doing this again on the first Friday of the month for the next three months, starting on May 1st.
On top of what Bandcamp is doing, many artists and labels are releasing exclusives or donating a portion of their proceeds to charity. For example, Sufjan Stevens is donating all proceeds to the First Responder’s Fund, while Caribou is donating his to No Kid Hungry and the Help Refugees Covid Appeal.
For a list of artists and labels who are doing special stuff this Friday, check out this link. I’m particularly looking forward to the Captured Tracks demo compilation, more from Mexican Summer’s new Looking Glass series, and some new exclusive merch from Yves Tumor.