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# UPDATED: Amanda Palmer Blows Past $1 Million On Kickstarter
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/amanda-palmer-passes-1-million-on-kickstarter/
- Published: 2012-05-30T07:39:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-05-30T07:39:00.000Z
- Description: UPDATED: "WE. FUCKING. DID IT. $1,000,000 OF PURE FUTURE ARTMUSIC ASSKICKING," tweeted Amanda Palmer on Tuesday afternoon along with a half naked photo with "One Fuckng Million" scrawled across her. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/05/amanda-palmer-passes-1-million-on-kickstart
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

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**UPDATED: *"WE. FUCKING. DID IT. $1,000,000 OF PURE FUTURE ARTMUSIC ASSKICKING,"* tweeted Amanda Palmer on Tuesday afternoon along with a half naked photo with "One Fuckng Million" scrawled across her chest. She'd asked asked fans for $100,000 on Kickstarterm and now she's raised 10X that. In fact, *overnight* the singer/songwriter added just shy of $50,000 more; bringing the Wednesday morning tally to *$1,049,084* from *21,802 backers*, with *40 hours* left to collect more.*

**The Music Business Is No Longer 'One Size Fits All'**

Palmer has shattered the previous record for music on Kickstarter of $207,980 by Five Iron Frenzy. But are we witnessing history in the making? Is this the future of the music business? Clearly **most bands don't have the fan support** to raise $ million or even $10,000\. "You have to have fans before you can ask them to help you," reminds Palmer.

But there are **lessons that every band can learn** from Palmer's $1 million [campaign](https://www.hypebot.com/amanda-palmers-kickstarter-campaign-nears-1-million-with-3-days-to-go/). She spent years **developing and getting to know** her fanbase. Palmer also acquired the **the skills** needed to motivate them on multiple levels with this single campaign. Beyond just appealing for help, Palmer's Kickstarter is about a new record release, an art book, a tour that includes private shows for small groups of supporters and more.

**The new music industry is no longer one size fits all. But today, Amanda Palmer proved there is still room for XXXL size success stories.**

There's still time to [pledge here](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amandapalmer/amanda-palmer-the-new-record-art-book-and-tour?ref=hypebot.com).