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Friendly reminder that Tidal costs the same, has a bigger catalog, does not pester you with podcasts, has lossless quality audio and it includes lyrics

Really who cares? The free tier is shit and has always been shit. That's the point of the free tier, to get you to pay.

Previously they didn't even have a free tier, now they do and it's free. Of course not every feature exists and especially not a feature like lyrics which isn't essential and Spotify has to pay extra for.

And enshittification continues...

If you search 'xmanager github' you will make a Spotify shareholder cry so please please don't.

I thought this meant on top of Premium and I was about to be pissed.

But honestly, Spotify is one of the only companies where I don’t feel like my experience has gotten noticeably worse over my time using it.

I don’t bother with streaming services anymore. I set up Navidrome on my home server for my music library and love it.

Also, I may be in the minority here, but I decided to start paying artists directly for their music. Whether it be buying a CD at a show or buying off of Bandcamp. I didn’t want most of my money going to Apple/Spotify, I want my favorite artists to at least get something for their hard work …

Yes, it’s more expensive if you expect to have the entire Spotify catalog at a moment’s notice, but I may be old fashioned in that I like listening to albums front to back, and tend to listen to a single album on loop for a long time. After I’ve worn out that album, then I’ll move onto another one. Buying about an album a month has worked out for me, which is about the cost of these subscription services (I know I’m definitely in the minority here in the way I listen to my library, but figured I’d share anyway).

It's even funnier because the lyrics are provided by MusixMatch

I'm still holding onto Bandcamp and hoping they don't enshittify. It's even Bandcamp Friday today where they give their share to the musicians.

I like it because I build a library of music I keep, so some months I don't pay anything at all. But depending on what you listen to it might not be the best. I still like it more than renting music.

I tried Apple Music recently, and while I wasn't impressed by the platform, one thing I was legitimately taken aback by was how much effort they put into the lyrics. The little animations as the lyrics follow the song, where the words move in different ways based on the song in question, it's really aesthetically pleasing.

Some of the animations definitely feel programmed by employees who are genuine fans of the artist; it doesn't feel generic or auto generated. The little ways the animations move along with certain inflections in the singer's delivery, or react to minor shifts in tone. There's some care being taken with them, song by song. I was legitimately impressed, and I seldom ever have anything nice to say about Apple.

It wasn't enough to keep me paying for it but I genuinely enjoyed it quite a bit.

Spotify promotes and forces you to use DRM. Even if you pay, the content is not yours and you are forces to use malware

I don’t know why anyone pays for Spotify anymore when there are others that are less and are lossless and include shit they are now taking away.

My biggest problem is the censure. I'm in my car, "hey google play teenage dirt bag on spotify". Sounds great until the "her boyfriends a dick he brings a [silence]. And he'd simply kick my ass..."

Or Jay-Z story of OJ : "rich jigga, poor jigga, house jigga, field jigga"

What? Seriously loses all context and meaning.

Spotify redefining the message of whatever was happening... Some cracker ass Swedish company censuiring the n-word when used by an artform that is legitimate and on purpose.

That's why I collect vinyl. Can't change that shit up on my listening it. It's the way it is. If Jay Z wanted to use the N word then I want to hear it like it is. Not some bullshit "jigga" shit wtf is that? Isn't it denying his message?

The shitshow will only get worse. Own your music instead!