I am looking to move on from spotify, what music streaming service pays the artists the best while still having a large library.
I am looking to move on from spotify, what music streaming service pays the artists the best while still having a large library.
that would be so expensive no? to buy thousands of songs? and I’d have to buy an album/ track to listen, what if I don’t end up liking it?
Most artists put their stuff up on YouTube anyways so you can give it a listen before you decide to buy. And I think buying each track makes you appreciate the music more but also makes you more critical because you want to get your money’s worth.
Regarding it being expensive, considering that with the money you spend on Spotify you can buy an album each month, I don’t think it’s too bad
Where do you buy albums for $10?!?
I also, and I can’t speak for everyone, like to listen to a wide variety of music. If I bought these magic $10 albums, once a month since 2006 (spotify’s founding) I would still only have 216 albums, which is nowhere near enough.
Yeah I have over a thousand songs in my Spotify playlist and I’m constantly searching for and adding new music.
eBay….have two coming for sub $5
I didn’t even know ebay was still a thing!
Though, if the point of paying for music is to compensate the artist, ebay kind of avoids that unless they do direct sales now?
Q: where do you buy albums sub $10 A: eBay
However I’m buying old shit so this is my current vector acquiring music.
Bandcamp, qobuz, bleep, Beatport, theres a number of options out there to pick up cheap digital music. And then you also have the aforementioned eBay and discogs etc. Which, true, is second hand. But even splitting the amount the artist makes from that physical release between you and the person who previously bought it, they are still making way more from you than they would from just your streams.
And sure, 216 albums doesn’t seem like much. But they’d be all yours. Nobody could take them from you (well, besides if you got physically robbed I guess). There’s a bunch of stuff that has disappeared off of there. Big Black, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Joanna Newsom, off the top of my head. You also have artists that have never been on there, Tatsuro Yamashita comes to mind. It also used to be a real problem with artists like Tool, The Beatles, AC/DC just not being there at all too. Then there’s other times where I’ve been playing albums, and tracks are just straight up missing (I presume due to licensing issues). I remember being royally annoyed with A Cross The Universe missing a bunch of tracks ages ago, and it used to happen frequently enough with other releases that it made an impression. Plus all the classic hip-hop that is missing cos of sample clearance issues. And heaven forbid if you wanna listen to classical music, or traditional music from around the world, it’s as if Spotify has never heard of the genre (both genres are represented, but it’s such a poor showing that they would’ve done better if there was just none at all). And I understand that this isn’t all on Spotify, but I’ve never had any of those issues with my personal collection.
Is it perfect? No. Does it reward the artist fairly? Undoubtedly. Would I take it over Spotify? Every day of the year for the rest of my life.
I listen to way more than an album a month. and I only pay ~$3 a month for spotify, I don’t think that buys an album. I’m all for buying music, that’s why I’ll occasionally buy a vinyl of an album I absolutely love
guess what, over time your library gets bigger :)
I was assuming USD 10 like most people pay.
not even the cost, but with the rate at which I discover music I’d go bankrupt. hell, I’ve got 14 new albums/ singles released by artists I follow in the past month.
so I think I’ll pass, I prefer to support artists thru merch and concerts anyways :)