I currently have Spotify, mainly because I signed up a while ago and never really bothered to explore alternatives.

I pay โ‚ฌ13 every month these days which I feel is quite a lot. I was already thinking of getting a few friends together and sharing a family plan, which would make it cheaper. But if I'm doing that I might as well take a proper look at my options.

What are some good, hopefully ethical, European alternatives? I know Spotify is from Sweden so good in that regard (?). Deezer is French, but also mostly owned by some American investment firm. If I can believe what I read they pay artist a bit more, which sounds like a good thing, but I don't want my money to mostly go to American investors...

Any advice is highly appreciated!

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[โ€“] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

If you donโ€™t find any of the paid options morally tolerable, I would submit that pirating and self-hosting what you need is the most ethical option.

youtube music revanced is also an option

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    It is, and thank fucking god I'm not an audiophile. I bet it would suck to notice when my audio has a low bitrate.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 4 months ago

    I agree. As long as it has a good beat that I can dance to I don't need to hear that somebody dropped a pin onto the studio carpet and if you listen closely you can hear the impact between the drumbeats at 2:47.

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