203
Spotify boycott: Artists leave 'garbage hole' platform after CEO invests in AI weapons (www.latimes.com)
submitted 1 year ago* by to c/music@lemmy.world
18 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Paywall removed: https://archive.is/aSaAL

all 22 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 17 points 1 year ago (16 children)

I wish there was an ethical independent streaming service. I buy albums still but it's hard to discover new stuff without it.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 16 child comments
    •
  • [–] [S] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

    Check out Qobuz yet? They're based in France. Seems good so far.

    You can discover new music with their free magazine online..

    https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/magazine

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
    •
  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    No I hadn't, thank you! I thought about Deezer simply because it's European but it's kind of the same.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
    •
  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Feels like a good spot to recommend Bandcamp Fridays. On the first Fridays of some months, the site gives all proceeds to the artists for any purchases made that day. And tomorrow'stoday's their next one.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I love music, but i have been slowly slowing down over the past few years.. all I can say is get several good music sites that do reviews and follow them. I also have music sites that have current top 10 lists for the week, month, and year, which helps me keep up.

    I have never used Spotify outside a 6 month free trial and found I didn't like it as much as my own setup because I didn't really like the recommendations, which is what I was hoping for the most. Something about hunting down your own style of music just feels like something that can't be replaced.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • [+] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
    [deleted]
  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    Great except for audio quality. I don't understand why they stubbornly refuse to improve it. I'd be willing to pay more for a higher audio quality tier.

    I check to see if they've improved every now and again because I think their stations made from a song or artist (my preferred way to listen) are without peer, but until they get their shit together I'm sticking with Tidal.

    Tidal also lets you do a lot of things Pandora doesn't: scrub thorough any track, play more specific songs instead of waiting for them to come up, see the whole queue it generated and play anything on it, and a few other things but I would happily give it all up for Pandora's superior station generation if they would only get higher quality audio.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • [+] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)
    [deleted]
  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
    •
    • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This sent me down a rabbit hole.

    Napster is still around AND they pay artists more than anyone else!

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
    • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I'm using Spotify on a free account with ad blocking. Soothes my guilt at least a little bit that they don't make money off me.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •