, the online music store for independent artists, is giving those artists 100% of the proceeds from sales of their albums, T-shirts and other merchandise sold online on Friday, March 20, only.
That鈥檚 a big deal for indie artists like 蜜柚直播 singer-songwriter Brian Lopez. Usually Bandcamp takes a cut of the sales to cover its costs.
As of noon, Lopez said he had sold a few records on the site, which was overwhelmed early in the day from the online traffic.
鈥淔or many artists, a single day of boosted sales can make the difference between being able to pay rent or not,鈥 Bandcamp鈥檚 founder and CEO Ethan Diamond wrote in a note to fans on the website.
Diamond said they also were looking at other ideas to help artists generate revenue through their fans.
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Bandcamp said it would get the money from Friday鈥檚 sales into the hands of artists within 48 hours.
Bandcamp鈥檚 campaign runs through midnight Friday. In addition to , some of the 蜜柚直播 artists who sell their music on Bandcamp include , , Lopez鈥檚 side project , and .
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