• Druid@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Preach. I’d like to cancel the subscription and use a cracked version instead, but I’ve got a duo subscription going with my SO who doesn’t have an android phone where I could put a cracked version of Spotify on

      • Sludge@sh.itjust.works
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        3 months ago

        Not the response you’re looking for but Qobuz is a good paid alternative. Same with Tidal (although I have my gripes about MQA claiming to be higher quality than FLAC).

        • Druid@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
          0·
          3 months ago

          I’ve heard of both. The main issue would be that my SO doesn’t want to move off of Spotify because she’s used it for so long and doesn’t want to use a different platform. I don’t really care what platform to use as long as I get a good selection of music and artists I listen to on the regular and can find new music relatively easily. Dabbled a little in a revanced version of YouTube Music which is ok for music that’s not on Spotify but shuffling liked songs is a mess because I’ve had my Google account since like 2013 - lots of random stuff in there.

          I’m paying for both of us because we’re tight on money, so there’s no real way out of it for the moment even though I’d like to

          • froufox@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            1·
            3 months ago

            I understand that. I think it’s okay to stay on Spotify and occasionally support beloved artists buying digital music or merch. I have YT Music for discovery, but buy favourite albums on Bandcamp, especially from smaller artists. Boycotting is a complex approach involving not only users, but musicians as well. Some already start remove their music from Spotify, and if it will come to big names, more people consider leaving