I would like to switch away from Apple Music, and Spotify despite being a European company, is not a desirable option for me. What music streaming services would you recommend?

I managed to download a text-only list of the albums in my Apple Music library, so if there’s a simple library import option then that would also be very helpful.

  • noodlejetski@lemm.ee
    3·
    23 days ago

    pirate for offline storage, and use what you’d pay for the subscription to buy an album on Bandcamp if you really like it. you get to keep your music forever, and your favourite artists get to eat.

  • smiletolerantly@awful.systems
    2·
    19 days ago

    If you are technically inclined: self host Jellyfin, use one of the various music streaming apps for it. Put the money you would have paid for x years of subscription into buying the albums.

  • Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caMEnglish
    1·
    23 days ago

    Here is a comparison:

    Qobuz vs Apple Music

    Qubuz pays artist 1.8c per stream French Small Company

    Apple Music pays artist 1.0c per stream American More Selection

  • Bev's Dad@lemmy.ca
    1·
    22 days ago

    I’m trying out Qobuz as they partnered with Soundiz so transferring all your music is pretty easy.

  • pirat@lemmy.studio
    0·
    22 days ago

    What’s your budget and what’s your risk appetite?

    what are you goals with having a music streaming service (IE: just to play albums you know or discover new artists)?

    • drspod@lemmy.mlOP
      1·
      22 days ago

      Ideally not much more than I currently pay (€10.99/mo).

      I’m not sure what risks you’re referring to, but I’m not going to download linkin_park.mp3.exe from Limewire if that’s what you mean.

      I have about 1000 albums in my library and I mostly just play my entire library on shuffle. I don’t want “mood” or “genre” playlists when listening, but I do like recommendation systems that just tell me what artists are similar to the ones I’m listening to (without auto-playing them).