I’ve had an Apple Music subscription for years and use it A LOT. I tried some alternatives (Tidal, Sirius, and maybe one other?) and wasn’t super happy with the options.

Is there a service that people recommend that is good, like $10/month or less, maybe gives better pay to artists? I’d like to spend on a better company if possible too. If Apple has enough money to buy gold trinkets for elected officials they probably don’t need more from me.

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    2 days ago

    Genuine question, not trolling you.

    Is there a reason owning one’s own music is so unthinkable these days? I BUY my music, I own my music. I stream it anywhere I like from my own Plex server. If I had it to do over again I’d use Jellyfin instead. A tiny mini PC with some storage, some easy setup, and you never pay monthly for access to music again?

    My main source for buying music is BandCamp.

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        Yeah, given the chance like I said I’d go with it. I’m comfy with what I have and admit it’s not superior, but it’s functional and I was fortunate enough to buy the lifetime license years before they turned the situation into a laughing stock. Maybe one day I’ll make the change.