To start, members of the electronic music community have put together a document with more than 1,000 Black artists and labels to support.īeyond that, we've compiled a list of new releases this week from Black artists and labels, as well as highlights from the last few months. Now is a time to support Black artists and Black-owned record labels. The third no-fees day (today, June 5th, from midnight to midnight Pacific time) lands in a different context, as the world is gripped by protests for Black Lives Matter against police brutality and racial injustice. (And for even more recommendations and ways to support Black artists this month and always, be sure to check out Black Artist Database, a community-based platform that launched in 2020 in response to racial injustices, police brutality, and music business inequities that similarly provides access to consumer-to-artist support.Bandcamp's no-fees sale days-when the music platform forgives the cut of sales it would usually charge artists and labels-have already become a ritual in 2020, when people open their wallets to directly support the music they love (and find new music).
So to kick off Black History Month - and in anticipation of the next Bandcamp Friday on February 3rd - AltPress is rounding up a handful of Black artists from a variety of genres, from punk to hip-hop, whose music is a must-listen and very much worth supporting.
For Black artists, the community-based move on the music discovery platform - which finds 100 percent of sales going directly to artists once a month - is appreciated, allowing them to focus on other aspects of marketing their catalogs, from visuals to touring.įurthering their impact in music, Black artists on Bandcamp are proudly representing their culture across a kaleidoscopic range of genres. Nearly three years after the global pandemic led to independent artists going virtual to monetize their music, Bandcamp Fridays are still going strong.
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