record store day
for artists
- Originated in 2008, Record Store Day was created to celebrate independent record stores and promote the artists that make them special
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Since its debut, the streaming world has exponentially grown far past the sales of physical music
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Artists make $0.00318 per stream on Spotify and $0.008 per stream on Apple Music vs. $1-2 per record sold
- Directly reflects to fans how much it takes smaller artists to earn a living
- Two pronged approach of attack streaming & promote record stores/artists
- Donates a portion of the funds from RSD & Schlitz to MusiCares so both record stores and artists will both continue to thrive
ad & copy: andrew flynn
#1. the attack
- made with photshop, premiere pro, & after effects
#2. the promotion
- Planned concerts in three separate record stores in artist’s hometown record stores across the US to garner more attention
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Concerts also come attached to exclusive vinyl collections in collaboration between RSD and Nardwuar, The Human Serviette
(infamous in the music community for in-depth interviews that take place at record stores and back stage)
timothée chalamet raised in hell’s kitchen, nyc:
the venue & setlist:
tyler, the creator raised in hawthorne, ca:
the venue & setlist:
turnstile raised in baltimore, md:
the venue & setlist:
schlitz beer collab
- Sponsor for Record Store Day 2026
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Donating money to MusiCares
- Providing free beer and coasters for concertgoers
- RSD exclusive Liquid Record filled with Schlitz Lager & hits from the 1960s
record dividers
- provided to record stores where the exclusive vinyl collections are available for purchase
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further push the importance of each artist and the record stores that distribute their music
funds counter
- Tracks money donated to MusiCares from Schlitz Lager, records sold, and concert tickets from RSD 2026
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Tangible example of how physical record sales can help record stores & artists