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How will you get your music instead, or what alternatives are you considering?

Bandcamp seems to have survived changing ownership and is still a good service. More specialized e-tailers like boomkat and bleep are also good for some genres.

music.youtube.com is fantastic. My playlists are 80% classics from the 60s to 2000, so the source actually probably doesn't matter. I'm not interested in most styles of new music anyway I suppose!

The algorithm still suggests some forgotten classics. On YT music I can find entire albums of somewhat more obscure yet excellent artists that are completely missing from Spotify.

I pay for Youtube with a family sub. Good value for me.

I'm a YTM subscriber too, have been since Google Play All Access beta. While it works for my needs, I fear that AI is coming, if not already, since anyone can upload anything and classify it as Music. I usually stay with well-known artists, but like to listen to ambient stuff, which is a prime target for AI generation.

I've been using soundcloud since forever and pray it never goes, plus with soundcloud paid you get access to a lot of music that isn't just "soundcloud dj music"

Apple Music has algorithmic playlists like Spotify.

Doesn't promote AI songs, has high-res, lossless sound quality and pays artists more.

As an Apple Music customer, I am heartened to hear that they do not promote AI songs and that they pay artists more.

There is no source saying they don’t promote cheaper music just like Spotify does.

Also they pay to the rights-holders exactly the same as Spotify, which is 70% of your subscription. It just happens that Spotify has on average a lower revenue per stream, but for your particular use they both pay the same thing.

Bandcamp, soundcloud, and Presto music's classical-focused streaming service are what replace Spotify for me.

Built a collection of favorites via Lidarr and search for similar acts

My Analog Journal is a great YT channel to zero in on old world music hidden behind the marketing noise of American pop

As for new artists yeah, making art to pay bills is not making art. It’s boring capitalism. IMO it’s why music by humans sucks now. Back in the day there was financial demand to unicorn off one album.

Marketing and advertising, VC are a box. Middle men with no skills but keeping that hand out

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