▲ 205 ▼ Spotify will now let free users pick and play tracks | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) submitted 1 year ago by ardi60@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 127 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] DampSquid@feddit.uk -19 points 1 year ago (12 children) Sure, for the morally bankrupt permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (10 children) Who is any better? Literally all are paying pennies to the artist per stream. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) Tidal pays more than 3x what Spotify pays. Qobuz pays like 5-6x. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Although better, still very little in comparison to bandcamp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago* Sure, that's true, though if you allow streams on Bandcamp, those pay $0, so in terms of "try before you buy", any streaming service is better. It's only if you actually sell an album on band camp (or AmpWall, a smaller indie service that does a lot of the same stuff) that you'd get paid, as an artist. I say this as a musician who has put out several albums both independently and with a label. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FriskyDingo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Tidal, Deezer and qobuz pay better and don't fund Slow Joe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 1 year ago Are we talking about theBiden administration? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) Tidal doesn't host far-right mouthpieces, offers much higher quality streams, and pays the artists far, far more per play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago If they had a better regional(Taiwan) music view, I would switch to them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago The chart is neat. But I could care less about (US) politics while listening to music. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Some people buy albums permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dan@upvote.au 2 points 1 year ago Buying albums is great because you can host them on your own Plex server and use Plexamp. (or something like Jellyfin, but IMO Plexamp is still the best app available for streaming your own music collection) permalink fedilink source parent [–] berno@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago -Sent from my iPhone built with slave labor and suicide nets at foxconn factories permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (10 children) Who is any better? Literally all are paying pennies to the artist per stream. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) Tidal pays more than 3x what Spotify pays. Qobuz pays like 5-6x. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Although better, still very little in comparison to bandcamp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago* Sure, that's true, though if you allow streams on Bandcamp, those pay $0, so in terms of "try before you buy", any streaming service is better. It's only if you actually sell an album on band camp (or AmpWall, a smaller indie service that does a lot of the same stuff) that you'd get paid, as an artist. I say this as a musician who has put out several albums both independently and with a label. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FriskyDingo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Tidal, Deezer and qobuz pay better and don't fund Slow Joe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 1 year ago Are we talking about theBiden administration? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) Tidal doesn't host far-right mouthpieces, offers much higher quality streams, and pays the artists far, far more per play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago If they had a better regional(Taiwan) music view, I would switch to them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago The chart is neat. But I could care less about (US) politics while listening to music. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Some people buy albums permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dan@upvote.au 2 points 1 year ago Buying albums is great because you can host them on your own Plex server and use Plexamp. (or something like Jellyfin, but IMO Plexamp is still the best app available for streaming your own music collection) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 1 year ago (2 children) Tidal pays more than 3x what Spotify pays. Qobuz pays like 5-6x. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Although better, still very little in comparison to bandcamp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago* Sure, that's true, though if you allow streams on Bandcamp, those pay $0, so in terms of "try before you buy", any streaming service is better. It's only if you actually sell an album on band camp (or AmpWall, a smaller indie service that does a lot of the same stuff) that you'd get paid, as an artist. I say this as a musician who has put out several albums both independently and with a label. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Although better, still very little in comparison to bandcamp permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago* Sure, that's true, though if you allow streams on Bandcamp, those pay $0, so in terms of "try before you buy", any streaming service is better. It's only if you actually sell an album on band camp (or AmpWall, a smaller indie service that does a lot of the same stuff) that you'd get paid, as an artist. I say this as a musician who has put out several albums both independently and with a label. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago* Sure, that's true, though if you allow streams on Bandcamp, those pay $0, so in terms of "try before you buy", any streaming service is better. It's only if you actually sell an album on band camp (or AmpWall, a smaller indie service that does a lot of the same stuff) that you'd get paid, as an artist. I say this as a musician who has put out several albums both independently and with a label. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FriskyDingo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Tidal, Deezer and qobuz pay better and don't fund Slow Joe permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 1 year ago Are we talking about theBiden administration? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 1 year ago Are we talking about theBiden administration? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) Tidal doesn't host far-right mouthpieces, offers much higher quality streams, and pays the artists far, far more per play. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago If they had a better regional(Taiwan) music view, I would switch to them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago The chart is neat. But I could care less about (US) politics while listening to music. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaschen306@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago If they had a better regional(Taiwan) music view, I would switch to them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago The chart is neat. But I could care less about (US) politics while listening to music. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Some people buy albums permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dan@upvote.au 2 points 1 year ago Buying albums is great because you can host them on your own Plex server and use Plexamp. (or something like Jellyfin, but IMO Plexamp is still the best app available for streaming your own music collection) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dan@upvote.au 2 points 1 year ago Buying albums is great because you can host them on your own Plex server and use Plexamp. (or something like Jellyfin, but IMO Plexamp is still the best app available for streaming your own music collection) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] berno@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago -Sent from my iPhone built with slave labor and suicide nets at foxconn factories permalink fedilink source parent