I use Bandcamp
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Yep, bandcamp does all thoes things. Either that or go to their website and buy a thing. You may even try asking the artist directly as how best to do what you want.
Band camp tends to be my go to for that. They do take something like a 30% cut form the artists but they also meet your other two requirements.
Once a month they do a Friday sales event where they waive the fees, you can wait and buy everything then.
Bandcamp? Particularly on Bandcamp Fridays
I like to buy merch directly from them if it's available. That's after I become a fan after downloading their stuff on the seas.
I use Bandcamp. I'm also extremely fortunate to have a few good record stores in driving distance that I will buy CDs from. Then I rip those and put them on my DAP for ease of use.
If you can buy directly from the artist, do that. You're certain where your money is going. By a CD and rip it yourself if that's your only option.
I pirate the band’s work, then show up to a concert and put raw cash directly into the band’s hands and tell them thanks.
Naturally, this only works for smaller shows where the band show up at merch afterward.
Aw damn......So this won't work at the Beatles/Elvis Presley dual headliner tour this summer.....
Sadly, it won’t. But I did put a hundred bucks straight into Caleb Hiltunen’s hands not long ago.
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Tldr: bandcamp, qobuz, 7digital, juno download
Magnatune
Sadly appears to be subscription only :(
They even shut down. It's been a while since last I checked apparently
I buy directly from the artist if possible and rip to FLAC.
If the artist isn't selling the album anymore, I try to buy from Discogs since at least that means the artist got paid at some point. Then I rip those to FLAC.
If they’re on Bandcamp, I get them there. (Their system is generally very reliable and hassle-free.) If not (as in the case of major-label releases), I’ve gone with Qobuz in the past. They ship FLACs, though you may need to hand-correct the metadata in some cases, as it can be flaky.
Doesn't Bandcamp do that? I've been meaning to try them out.
Yes
I’ve been very happy with band camp though they certainly don’t have everything.