These artists and labels are donating their no-fee Bandcamp sales to BLM
Tomorrow marks another day of Bandcamp‘s initiative to put money in the pockets of artists during the coronavirus pandemic by getting rid of their fees but many artists and labels are deciding to donate all of their profits to Black Lives Matter initiatives.
The company even has a full list of participants which you can find here to start considering the best ways to put your money to good use if you plan on spending some cash on Bandcamp tomorrow.
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On June 5 from midnight to midnight PDT, Bandcamp is waiving their fees for all sales. Their last campaign doing this brought in $7.1 million in just 24 hours so there’s a lot of money that can be brought in for various funds tomorrow.
Numerous labels and musicians including Daughters, Anti-Flag, Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, Equal Vision Records, No Sleep Records and plenty more are donating their funds to different organizations.
If you would like to see a comprehensive list of participants and which organizations they’re donating to, check here. A mass community-led spreadsheet of black producers, artists and labels can also be found here.
We’re waiving our share of sales this Friday, June 5th, from midnight to midnight PDT. Here’s a list of artists and labels with special releases, including many donating to organizations in support of racial justice and change. https://t.co/G5W0kdakHz
— bandcamp (@Bandcamp) June 3, 2020
Tomorrow, our label @AFrecordsPGH will be donating 100% of Bandcamp proceeds to #CampaignZero. Additionally, we’ll be offering up our own socials to amplify voices in the Black community in the coming days so be on the watch for that as well.
Love from the streets of PGH. pic.twitter.com/QLsByiqesW
— Anti-Flag (@anti_flag) June 4, 2020
https://t.co/iV93K4kAIC pic.twitter.com/lHKP9Al0j0
— Daughters (@daughters_band) June 4, 2020
Friday over at our @Bandcamp. 100% of proceeds + we will match it pic.twitter.com/voi6wQwVGX
— No Sleep Records (@nosleeprecords) June 4, 2020
tomorrow, @Bandcamp will be waiving their revenue share and we will be putting up a handful of test presses
all proceeds will go to @eji_org to continue fighting for the end of racial injustice ?
9am pst ?
— Equal Vision Records (@equalvision) June 4, 2020
donating and matching all bandcamp sales for the foreseeable future to @nationalbailouthttps://t.co/4TOZ5HHsSZ
— wicca phase springs eternal (@wiccaphase) June 1, 2020
Tomorrow @Bandcamp is waiving their revenue share & we’ll be donating all proceeds from our Bandcamp to ActBlue Split Bail Fund (USA) + Black Lives Matter Toronto (Canada). All labels involved with our music will donate their portion too. #blacklivesmatter https://t.co/49IcZU0rTH pic.twitter.com/hrcbn1k5Yg
— PUP (@puptheband) June 4, 2020
Further, Bandcamp is donating all of their sales for Juneteenth to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Juneteenth lands on June 19 representing the emancipation date for the last enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy in 1865.
You can read their full statement here.
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To show support through donations, connect with grassroots campaigns and obtain resources for allies, please refer to the links below.
Help the family of George Floyd here.
Fight for Breonna Taylor here.
Help the family of Ahmaud Arbery here.
To sign petitions for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and more, click here.
Donate to one or more community bail funds for protesters here.
Click here for more resources for protestors including pro-bono lawyers.
Visit Movement For Black Lives for additional ways you can help the cause.
Click here to connect with leaders building grassroots campaigns.
Here are some anti-racism resources for allies who want to learn more.
For other ways to donate, please head here.