Bandcamp

Category: Soundcloud

What is Bandcamp?

An artist-first music platform offering direct sales, streaming, and fan subscriptions with the industry's highest revenue share for creators.

Bandcamp explained

Bandcamp is a music platform that prioritizes artist earnings and direct fan relationships. Unlike streaming services that pay fractions of a cent per play, Bandcamp lets artists sell music and merchandise directly to fans, keeping 82-85% of revenue. The platform has become essential for independent artists, generating over $1.3 billion in fan payments to artists since 2008. Bandcamp Fridays (when Bandcamp waives its revenue share) have become major events in the independent music community.

Why Bandcamp matters for independent artists

Understanding Bandcamp helps you make better promotion decisions on SoundCloud and other streaming platforms. On Reposter Network, artists apply concepts like this every day when they trade real plays, likes and reposts with other musicians instead of buying fake engagement.

Related terms

• Music Distribution: Music distribution delivers your music to streaming platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and SoundCloud, making it available worldwide.
• Monetization: Monetization turns your music into revenue through streaming royalties, sync licensing, merchandise, live performances, and fan subscriptions.
• Fan-Powered Royalties: Fan-powered royalties distribute your listeners' subscription fees directly to artists they actually stream, rather than pooling all revenue.

Browse the full music marketing glossary or read the guide on SoundCloud repost networks.