I'd like to leave #Spotify behind. Although they are Swedish and not American, I'm aware that their business model is unsustainable. They pay very little to artists and, run unforgivable ads sometimes, and accept too much #slop.
I tried #Deezer as an alternative, and on a week I used both services, it attempted 20 times more commucation towards data trackers than Spotify. 😨
It's great that my #Fairphone measures and blocks it, but I don't see Deezer as a viable alternative anymore.
@david_bardos I've been struggling to find a fair streaming service, that pays well to artists. It's hard to get real numbers. I've read so many conflicting posts.
I'm leaning towards #Qobuz. It has transparency over the royalties it pays to artists - one of the highest. They have a clear and strong stance on AI use.
For me the only downside is no Amazon Alexa app. I know don't judge me! I only use it to stream music. I guess I just need to get over that and use my phone tablet to stream to a Bluetooth speaker.
@daj @david_bardos I'm on my trial month with #Qobuz and so far it feels like the one for me. The price is a little higher than many other services but if it means the artists get more money, I get human-curated content, they're against AI generated music, and the connect feature works wonderfully across devices (very similar to Spotify), I think it's worth it.
@koomahi thanks. Good to know you have a positive experience. I too would be happy to pay a little more. In the UK the price is the same as I'm paying for Amazon Music 👍
@daj @koomahi @david_bardos I have been buying my music from Qobuz for a long time and am very satisfied. Sometimes the same albums are available at different prices, so it's worth comparing. Qobuz support told me that this is due to different providers.
However, AI music is also available, e.g. here:
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/interpreter/ai-music96/27300121
@lorberi
I'm not saying the don't use AI, but they have strong values and are open
AI can be a value amplifier, never a substitute for human judgement. The heart of Qobuz is and will remain human: editorial curation, music expertise, content creation.
https://community.qobuz.com/ai-charter
I appreciate their honesty
@daj @koomahi @david_bardos Yes, absolutely, I agree. I just wanted to provide this as additional information in case anyone was interested.
