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Spotify has raised prices for the second time in a year, with no new benefits, after its CEO sparked outrage by claiming the cost of creating 'content' is 'close to zero' (www.techradar.com)

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[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 21 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Round #451 of telling people to stop using Spotify and consider one of the many, better alternatives.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 5 months ago

I mean they do have one good thing going for them: you can separate the art from the more controversial artists, because you know for sure the artist isn't getting a damn thing from spotify

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

You should list some.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Deezer, Tidal, Qobuz, Apple Music

[–] MisterMoo@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Deezer user checking in. After Spotify’s Rogan deal I tried Pandora, Apple Music, and Deezer and the latter was the only one I could live with. I’ve been using it for three years and never plan to go back.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

How are any of these better? They seem to all be shitty in all the same ways. Also I have no intention of giving Apple a single dollar, for a littany of reasons.

[–] PlainSimpleGarak@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago

I purchase the family plan of YouTube Music. In addition to the music, it comes with ad free YouTube videos. I watch a lot of yt so it's a no brainer for me. Never used any other streaming service so I can't compare.

[–] Marighost@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

What are some alternatives? I've heard Tidal is one of the better ones. I'm not necessarily opposed to piracy/ripping my CD collection + self-hosted streaming, but if I can pay someone else for the convenience I'd rather do that.

Do any services have a comparable family plan too?