The online music store Bandcamp continues its support of artists through “Bandcamp Friday”, giving music fans a 24-hour window to send money directly to artists and labels through purchases on the store.

On February 6, from midnight to midnight (PST), Bandcamp will waive its entire revenue share and pass all funds directly to artists and labels. Make sure to show your support on that day, since streaming services are not a viable income source for most indie artists. If it was not already obvious, a month of music subscription today is cheaper than what you would pay for a single full album back in the day.

If budget is tight right now, there are a few more opportunities in 2026 to take part in Bandcamp Friday:

• February 6
• March 6
• May 1
• August 7
• September 4
• October 2
• November 6
• December 4

In case you’re not familiar with Bandcamp, Bandcamp is one of our top recommended online stores for buying music and is home to many independent artists. On average, 82% of the revenue goes to the artist or their label, unlike most other stores that only leave around 70%. This Friday on Bandcamp, that share jumps to 100% for 24 hours.

Known as “Bandcamp Friday”, the initiative began during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and has since grown into a recurring event a few times a year.

JROCK NEWS editor’s pick

Here are some recommended picks to explore, in addition to the ones we have featured in the past.

These picks do not follow any particular criteria and are not limited to solely Japanese artists, they are primarily artists we like or releases we plan to pick up, or have already picked up.

kokeshi

Doukei

憧憬 Monochrome Edition -完全版-

kokeshi

Bandcamp

Imy

Brightness

Myu

Bandcamp

farewell225

get fame e.p.

farewell225

Bandcamp

abstracts

abstracts

abstracts

Bandcamp

KRUELTY

Profane Usurpation

KRUELTY

Bandcamp

Instinct of Sight

Gwong Ying feat. Kitlo

光影 feat. Kitlo

Instinct of Sight

Bandcamp

Ryuto Ajima

Circulation

‎Ryuto Ajima

Bandcamp

Shoten Taro of Blatantly Emotional Records (B.E.R)

Already

Buono , DenDora , joinT , Shoten Taro

Bandcamp

Sarcastic Fringehead

HERCULES IN NEW YORK

Sarcastic Fringehead

Bandcamp

DJ Myosuke, Naked Identity Created by King (N.I.C.K)

Megaton Kinesis

DJ Myosuke , Naked Identity Created by King (N.I.C.K)

Bandcamp

eili

Portrait of a Lady

eili

Bandcamp

Laur

Museum : Doom

Laur

Bandcamp

sumijun of Halozy, HaNaTan

Future Love

sumijun , YURiCa/HaNaTan

Bandcamp

Explore all Japanese artists on Bandcamp here.

Feel free and share other artists from Bandcamp that you’d recommend in the comments below!