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What Bandcamp actually takes from a sale, what changes on a Bandcamp Friday, how artist subscriptions are billed and paid, and what the January 2026 AI policy does and does not say, all checked against Bandcamp's own help centre and blog.
Workflows
What Patreon, Bandcamp artist subscriptions and Kickstarter actually take from fan money, how each one bills and pays, and how to pick between a monthly membership and a one-off campaign, all checked against the platforms' own help pages on 24 Oct 2026.
Workflows
Bandcamp waives its 10 to 15% revenue share on 6 November and 4 December, but payment processor fees still apply and the window runs on Pacific Time. A step-by-step plan for timing, merch and bundles, with the sums worked out and a note on where the Stripe payout switch stands.
Industryvia Bandcamp
Bandcamp is moving sellers to Stripe, with free daily, weekly or monthly bank payouts and a new fee table. Our maths says small sellers roughly break even, bigger sellers pay a little more on every mid-priced sale, and the clock on PayPal runs out at the end of 2026.
Industryvia Bandcamp
Bandcamp banned music made "wholly or in substantial part" by AI in January. Since then, a project whose bio credited Suno stayed up until a newsroom asked about it, and Boy George's AI-assisted song was pulled with his profile. A human-only store is worth having, but artists need a published standard, notice and an appeal route.
Industryvia Bandcamp
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