https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/bandcamp-for-artists-guide https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/bandcamp-for-artists-guide 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. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT We are the music makers bandcampdirect-to-fanroyaltiesai-policy https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/soundcloud-follower-exclusives-zero-commission-sales https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/soundcloud-follower-exclusives-zero-commission-sales SoundCloud has added two tools for an artist's core fans in 2026, follower-only releases and a US beta of direct track sales on which it takes no commission. Against Bandcamp's published 15% digital fee, the sales offer looks strong, but SoundCloud hasn't yet said what the "fees" it deducts add up to, and the tools sit behind a paid Artist Pro plan. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrysoundcloudbandcampsuperfansdirect-to-fan https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/06/tidal-direct-to-fan-sales-square-bandcamp-alternative https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/06/tidal-direct-to-fan-sales-square-bandcamp-alternative TIDAL now lets independent artists in the US sell tracks and albums through TIDAL Upload, with payments run by Square and 90% of each sale going to the artist before processing fees and taxes. Uploads earn no streaming royalties, so for a DIY artist on TIDAL a sale is the main way to get paid. On fees alone it undercuts Bandcamp for newer sellers, but it is US-only, digital-only and has no fan community yet. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrytidaldirect-to-fanbandcampindependent-artists