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I currently have Spotify, mainly because I signed up a while ago and never really bothered to explore alternatives.

I pay โ‚ฌ13 every month these days which I feel is quite a lot. I was already thinking of getting a few friends together and sharing a family plan, which would make it cheaper. But if I'm doing that I might as well take a proper look at my options.

What are some good, hopefully ethical, European alternatives? I know Spotify is from Sweden so good in that regard (?). Deezer is French, but also mostly owned by some American investment firm. If I can believe what I read they pay artist a bit more, which sounds like a good thing, but I don't want my money to mostly go to American investors...

Any advice is highly appreciated!

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[โ€“] yakko@feddit.uk 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I agree that Spotify is too much for the price, and despite not being American I have a problem with the shows they platform.

If you don't find any of the paid options morally tolerable, I would submit that pirating and self-hosting what you need is the most ethical option.

[โ€“] johan@feddit.nl 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah I just read they donated to Trump! I had no idea but that's terrible.

Self hosting will make my partner unhappy haha, unless I can make everything work seamlessly and I doubt I can. And the music recommendations are genuinely useful.

I have Kodi for my shows and movies though! I'm definitely not opposed to pirating and think self hosting is fantastic

[โ€“] yakko@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah I haven't figured out / put enough time into getting Navidrome working, and I'm not happy with using Jellyfin for my music either. Can't say I have a great answer to that, but it certainly ticks the ethical box for me.

[โ€“] RidderSport@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

Them playing ICE recruitment ads is what made me leave

[โ€“] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Self hosting is cool, but you miss out on the discovery that the streaming platforms provide.

[โ€“] yakko@feddit.uk 5 points 3 weeks ago

It's true, my way of discovering things is kind of random walk, or sometimes from following musicians I like and seeing who they talk about. That or browsing bandcamp and scraping whatever seems decent.

[โ€“] LordMayor@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

Thereโ€™s lots of free Internet radioโ€”some commercial, some public/communityโ€”that are good for that. For example:

[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If you donโ€™t find any of the paid options morally tolerable, I would submit that pirating and self-hosting what you need is the most ethical option.

youtube music revanced is also an option

[โ€“] yakko@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It is, and thank fucking god I'm not an audiophile. I bet it would suck to notice when my audio has a low bitrate.

[โ€“] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

I agree. As long as it has a good beat that I can dance to I don't need to hear that somebody dropped a pin onto the studio carpet and if you listen closely you can hear the impact between the drumbeats at 2:47.