When Neil Young asked us to switch to Tidal, I went along and loved that it paid the artists 10x more per stream.

But Tidal is American owned, spotify isn’t…

I’m struggling on this one, a lot of the lil punk bands I love could really use the revenue but, y’know, trade war etc.

Anyone have any thoughts to assuage a guilty conscience on this one?

  • lurch (he/him)
    3·
    11 hours ago

    i’d actually recommend to not use any of those and buy music another way.

    • Lauchs@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      11 hours ago

      I do buy/support music other ways but I will not deprive myself of the convenience and majesty of playing almost any song I, or anyone around me, can think of at any time.

      • can
        3·
        9 hours ago

        Just pirate it then. Artists are making pennies from all the services and real ones would rather you still listen if you can’t pay.

        • Lauchs@lemmy.worldOP
          4·
          9 hours ago

          Ehhh pirating everything ahead of time is more hassle.

          But folks have suggested some interesting French options that I’ll give a whirl!

          • can
            2·
            8 hours ago

            Depends on how you listen I guess. I have Seeker on my phone and listen to albums so it works for me.