I’ve used Qobuz for a long time, and it’s been great.
Not Spotify, but I’ve just been using YT Music FOSS alternatives for a while + offline music from CDs I own.
With my headphones, I can’t tell the difference between a lossless FLAC and audio from YTM, so it’s not an issue for me.
Bandcamp or qobuz. They actually pay the artists a lot better. Especially bandcampfridays
YouTube music better not be on that list. I have problems with it adding generated music to radio stations all the time (stuff that’s unlabeled but that I know is AI from lists I’ve seen floating around the internet). I went through one ai “artists” whole catalog and downvoted every song they made and still sometimes I catch them slipping.
Tidal, Qobuz, Bandcamp, and Deezer are the ones if recommend.
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My conscience has never been more free
Yeah, but are the artists getting paid?
The artists weren’t getting paid when you were using Spotify. The shareholders were.
If you want artists to get paid, you have to buy direct or support them indirectly via merch/tickets/buying streams, etc.
Yeah I do, that’s what I’m saying
Gotcha. Thank you for clarifying.
The ones I really like I will still buy something from. The others I don’t listen to enough for them to even make $1 from streaming anyway.
I use the money to go to concerts and buy merch!
Qobuz bruv. Pays artists more and has easy peasy playlist migration.
bandcamp is all i need. if an artist only sells music on corporate sites, they’re a sellout and part of the problem
My biggest thing is discovering new music in line with my broad tastes. Anything do that that well? Then im off.
I moved to Qobuz where I am slowly buying my music to fill in my Navidrome server which is my main driver. They support and pay artists substantially more.
I love Poweramp for listening to .flacs on android, best 8€ i’ve spent on an app
Honestly, some are better than others depending on priorities, but literally anything is a better option than Spotify on most fronts these days.
I made a video on this topic several months ago.
TLDW: Metrolist and Outertune
(But would appreciate a like to help with the algo if you try these out and like them. Thanks!)
Murglar
