I'm self-hosting my own music server and I want to

add new music to it

buy it and thus reward the artists whose music I put on there (i.e. no piracy)

not deal with physical media (I'm not a collector, and I want to avoid plastic waste)

own the files; no DRM or similar bullshit

use a European vendor, or at least non-U.S.

I used to buy my music through Amazon, but I've cancelled my account in early 2025 (for obvious reasons) and I'm not going back. I'd love to hear your suggestions: what platforms do you know that fulfil the above criteria? And how do you get your music?

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[–] bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Bandcamp is where I try to grab most of my music.

[–] BobChorba@piefed.social 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Bandcamp Friday

If you buy your music on a bandcamp friday, 100 % of the money goes to the artist.

Dates this year:

March 6th
May 1st
August 7th
September 4th
October 2nd
November 6th
December 4th

[–] INeedMana@piefed.zip 4 points 5 days ago

And even if you don't, IMO they are pretty transparent on their fees

[–] SrMono@feddit.org 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Isn't bandcamp an American company?

(And yes, I read, that over 80% of the profit go to the artist directly).

[–] bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago

That's fair, I didn't see the European requirement, sorry about that!

[–] madjo@piefed.social 4 points 5 days ago

Another vote for Bandcamp.