I am looking to move on from spotify, what music streaming service pays the artists the best while still having a large library.

    • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
      9·
      11 months ago

      Please be realistic, who does that in this day and age?

      I only know two sides (in the bigger scheme) people who rent it and people who pirate it.

      In all kinds of tech media that exists the disc music are the ones that amazes me the most because they still have their spot in certain stores.

      • Lauchs@lemmy.world
        3·
        11 months ago

        I do have a few friends who love collecting vinyl. They’re reasonably established in their careers, really seem to love rooting around record shops whenever we travel and have amazing collections that take up a chunk of their living space…

        But basically, I agree with you. Those collector friends are definitely the very rare exceptions.

      • xionzui@sh.itjust.works
        3·
        11 months ago

        I pirate music, but I also purchase most things I end up enjoying as long as it’s reasonably available

    • Dozzi92@lemmy.world
      2·
      11 months ago

      Do both. Spotify to gain access, buying it to maintain access in perpetuity. I have about 60 or so vinyl albums that I would like my kids to hear in 10 years or so, and I’m hopeful they’ll say hey vinyl, cool (it won’t happen). But at the end of the day, I’ve picked out a number of albums that I want to carry into the future with me, and some of those I discovered through my Spotify subscription.

  • edric@lemm.ee
    15·
    11 months ago

    I think Apple Music and Tidal pay the most per stream, but Tidal has a smaller library than Spotify. It might be different now so not sure.

  • PixellatedDave@lemmy.world
    10·
    11 months ago

    I like Qobuz. I find it really good quality through my home hifi and I can purchase from their site too. There is a bundle where you get discounts on the purchase with the sub. Music is really important to me so this is the only thing I sub too.

    One of the big benefits for me is that it offers gapless playback. Also I find it the “best” quality and for context I am streaming through a Cambridge CXN V2 into a Musical Fidelity M6si and into a pair of Kef ls50’s with a couple of REL subs.

    • LdyMeow@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      11 months ago

      I’ve been trying it because I wanted to support the artists more than Spotify, but the app is… not very good in my experience. :(

        • LdyMeow@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          11 months ago

          lol, ‘recommendations’. They give notifications for whatever random new pop thing has dropped. Like why? Almost nothing to do with what I listen to. Ah well. I was going to give YouTube music a try but I’ll read up on this thread and do some research and see what really happens.

  • yamanii@lemmy.world
    21·
    11 months ago

    Youtube music after you uploaded your personal library there, it was how I used play music before.