Bandcamp waives its fees one day every month to help support artists in lockdown. We’ve put together a list of artists who are choosing to donate money raised today to local and global funds and charities that help to fight racial injustice.
Music streaming and purchasing platform Bandcamp made the decision to waive its fees on the first Friday of every month in a bid to help artists during lockdown.This month, following the growing movement to fight against racial injustice and inequality, many are using that opportunity to raise funds for related initiatives and charities instead.
Today is June’s ‘bandcamp day’. Below is a list of local Nottingham labels, artists and crews who you can buy music and merch from in order to directly support their chosen charities and funds.
A global, growing list of 1,000+ black artists, black-owned labels and more to support has also been compiled here.
Aja - Lend You a Lung EP
Aja announced that all income generated on Bandcamp from her Lend You a Lung EP will be donated to Black Lives Matter for the rest of 2020.
Alright the Captain - All Music
Alright the Captain will be donating all proceeds today to Black Lives Matter.
Charity Stow - Fool single release
Charity Stow will be donating bandcamp proceeds of her new single ‘Fool’, out today, to Himmah, a Notts-based grassroots initiative providing services to tackle poverty, racism and social exclusion.
Congi and Mystic State - Closer EP
Congi’s latest collab was released today, announcing that all proceeds will go towards the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust.
Heurt - Parade Album
Heurt’s latest full-length album was released this June, and all proceeds raised via Bandcamp will be redistributed to Black Lives Matter Global Network.
Lone - Greenhills Road Archive Traks Volume Two
A compilation of material from 2002-2006 was released exclusively on Bandcamp today, with proceeds going towards various bail funds in the U.S
Pond Life - Black Lives Matter EP
A compilation of tracks from artists across the UK, with all proceeds going to the Black Lives Matter fund, and St Anns’ Community Recording Studio.
Rattle - T-shirt Sales
Band T-shirts designed by Martha Glazzard, who also designed the album covers for Rattle and Sequence and their first ever 7”, are on sale today with all proceeds going to Stop Hate UK.
Slumb Party - All Music
All earnings from Bandcamp sales will be donated to Black Lives Matter.
Tumble Audio - All Music
Profits raised from all releases sold today and in the month of June will be donated to Black Lives Matter and Reclaim The Block.
WorldWide Wob - The Compilation Vol 1
12 standout tracks, released via a new, local label that brings together Nottingham and global talent. A percentage of the proceeds raised will be distributed to various #BLM charities.
Audiobahn - Buy Music Club
Local promoters Audiobahn regularly produce a list of recommendations of music to buy and artists to support. This month they’ve curated it with BAME and LGBTQ+ artists and releases that are raising money for BLM and associated causes in mind.
Beyond Bandcamp Day...
Even after today, many more local artists and labels are using their platforms to raise money.
George Gretton - Slipstream
All proceeds from the streaming of George Gretton’s new single will be donated towards Black Minds Matter.
Krudd - Unity tee
All proceeds from the latest T-shirt drop from Krudd will be donated to Black Lives Matter.
This is a live, working document - if you or someone you know in Nottingham is using their music to raise money for similar initiatives, please get in touch at music@leftlion.co.uk and we will add them to this list of resources.
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