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Netflix is raising their prices again. Spotify just raised their prices… (feddit.online)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/frugal@lemmy.world
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Streaming prices are out of hand. What are cheaper alternatives?

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[–] 16 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Buy from Bandcamp, own and stream forever for a cheap price

It's also important to emphasize that artists make more from a Bandcamp purchase than if you had just streamed a few times on Shitify.

You would need to listen to a song 400+ times on Spotify to earn the artist $1. Or you could throw them a buck on Bandcamp Friday and get to download it forever. Plus the artist gets paid immediately from the Bandcamp purchase instead of quarterly streaming royalties.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Then my favourite artist has earned more from me streaming her music on tidal than if I'd bought her entire discography.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    Good!

    Care to share the artist name?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    Eivør, there's one person on tidal who listened to her more than me. I can only assume it's a Faroese coma patient who's relatives have put her on repeat in the hospital room in the hopes they'll be brought back stranger things style.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Turns out I know of her from seeing a short of her (or a fan?) belting the intro to Enn in a parking garage. Never knew the artist name til now, but I never forgot that melody. Thanks for reintroducing me!

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