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Spotify boss defends move to AI music, saying it is better than ‘slop’
(www.theguardian.com)
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this post was submitted on 27 May 2026
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Used it for 3+ years no problem, care to explain why?
I tried it out as an alternative to Google music at one point because it was included in my I think Verizon subscription and it was horrible had a terrible selection of music was constantly having issues crashing and logging in and logging out of it constantly.
I agree google music was goated, so I assume the last time you used Tidal was 5-10 years ago since google music has been defunct and rebranded as YouTube music for nearly a decade.
In its current state Tidal has a huge selection and I've seen no differences in reliability or available music compared to Spotify since my switch years ago. Its got great choices for audio quality streaming as well and a better payment plan for artists (still not amazing but better than Spotify).
I can't speak for its quality early on but now its a reliable and decent streaming platform.
3 maybe 4 years ago. Bad enough that I'm unwilling to give it another try.