• alien_observer@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      22 minutes ago

      Amen. Not sure if it’d be right to say that it’s never been easier, but between supporting artists you like through Bandcamp and getting music you want through Soulseek, it sure is easy.

  • chilicheeselies@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    2 hours ago

    Music streaming is amazing. I love it. It’s so much easier to find new music.

    That being said, best way to support the artists is to go to their shows, and buy their merch. Specifically, buy the album. There is no guarantee it will still be available for streaming forever, so best to have a physical copy and rip it to mp3 for archiving and digital use

  • kamen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    4 hours ago

    A friend from a local band told me that the money they’re making from streaming is maybe barely enough to cover the cost of being on the platform to begin with. So yeah, I can agree with “fuck Spotify” even before going to the sketchy stuff they’ve been funding and promoting.

    I’m going the self hosting route myself. Navidrome running on a small PC at home, Symfonium on my phone, and music from Bandcamp and CDs I’ve bought. If you care about the artists you’re listening to, you should care about supporting them. Buying a digital album on Bandcamp Friday for 10 bucks means 10 bucks going directly to the artist with no deductions. I haven’t looked at the numbers, but you’d probably have to be streaming their stuff thousands of times before they make the same money from streaming.

  • tio_bira@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    3·
    4 hours ago

    Way ahead of you, i don’t use spotify since 2018, when my favorite podcast at the time stopped to been exclusive from they, never give those fuckers a cent

    • undree@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      4 hours ago

      Also switched to Deezer and it’s excellent. Some things are worse than Spotify but they have regular updates that improve things (sometimes too regular tbh)

    • silasmariner@programming.devEnglish
      7·
      6 hours ago

      Deezer is actually really good IMO. Been with them for years, good service, little fiddly to download playlists for offline use on an mp3 player but not too bad.

    • garbagebagel@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      6 hours ago

      I went to tidal (which I know is only marginally better than spotify). They at least label and demonetize AI slop. But I’m still feeling like I should switch soon, I just wish qoobuz had more.

  • melsaskca@lemmy.caEnglish
    310·
    2 hours ago

    I listened to “The Eagles” Greatest Hits last week and seven people were snatched off the street and shipped to another country. Fuck “The Eagles”. /s

  • FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.worldEnglish
    141·
    7 hours ago

    I stopped using even their free service when they kept giving a platform to anti-vax dipshit podcasters during covid

    • wazoobonkerbrain@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      6 hours ago

      I have Spotify premium. What I really loathe about them is that even on premium they insert ads into podcasts. And no it is not the podcaster promoting sponsors in their own voice. It is Spotify interrupting the podcast with commercials in my local language.

      • FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.worldEnglish
        52·
        3 hours ago

        Am I supposed to feel some sort of sympathy or something?

        You’re paying, knowing full well that you’re a sucker

  • wowbaggerip@lemmy.worldEnglish
    73·
    7 hours ago

    TIL this TIL community has some real thick members but I also learned that the community is doing a great job of ensuring they are properly ratioed.