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Netflix is raising their prices again. Spotify just raised their prices… (feddit.online)

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Streaming prices are out of hand. What are cheaper alternatives?

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[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Buy from Bandcamp, own and stream forever for a cheap price

It's also important to emphasize that artists make more from a Bandcamp purchase than if you had just streamed a few times on Shitify.

You would need to listen to a song 400+ times on Spotify to earn the artist $1. Or you could throw them a buck on Bandcamp Friday and get to download it forever. Plus the artist gets paid immediately from the Bandcamp purchase instead of quarterly streaming royalties.

[–] Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Then my favourite artist has earned more from me streaming her music on tidal than if I'd bought her entire discography.

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Good!

Care to share the artist name?

[–] Berengaria_of_Navarre@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Eivør, there's one person on tidal who listened to her more than me. I can only assume it's a Faroese coma patient who's relatives have put her on repeat in the hospital room in the hopes they'll be brought back stranger things style.

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Turns out I know of her from seeing a short of her (or a fan?) belting the intro to Enn in a parking garage. Never knew the artist name til now, but I never forgot that melody. Thanks for reintroducing me!