10 Spotify Alternatives - and an angry music fan
10 Spotify Alternatives
I'm currently trying to get free streaming music throughout this year 2024. Many streaming services have free trial periods - some lasting as long as 4 months. I'm am currently using Amazon Music Unlimited free for 3 months. I'm in the second month of this now, being February. When this one runs out, I'll be moving to the next free trial - YouTube Music.
I made a video about some of the streaming services I'll be using under the title "10 Spotify alternatives", including some that are not really strictly the same as Spotify. The views are picking up, indicating that a lot of people are interested in this stuff.
I did, however, get a comment asking "where can I BUY music". It wasn't really a question, it was a statement of frustration, and disapproval I guess, that streaming music has taken over the music industry. They implied that streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify are ripping off the artists.
I replied saying they can still buy music at supermarkets, or online on websites like Amazon. I'm sure they already know this, but I was replying with the same energy of the comment :). It's not like those artists are making any more money from CDs. Probably even less. Some artists have improved their situation by selling direct to customer on their own websites. If they're big enough, they can probably make more releasing directly on a streaming service like YouTube. It all depends.
Either way, I'm not to blame haha. It's not like I'm a record label or a streaming service myself 😂
Peace & Love,
Adé
Once I register on Amazon music, can I benefit from the three months free subscription?
I don't see any reason why not... except it isn't available in Nigeria.
I didn't know Napster were still around, but I guess it's changed. I use Spotify a lot on a family plan. I can find a lot of music I like on there.
I have some of my music on Soundcloud, but use it less these days. I'm also on Bandcamp which has a lot of indie artists and some big ones. I have bought a lot of music there. The fact is that musicians rely on fan support and Bandcamp does that better than some alternatives.
I've found that some supermarkets do not sell CDs any more, but they may have vinyl. There are less decent record shops around now. Mind you, I was just reading an article in the paper about a revival in cassettes! I used to have loads of those and was copying anything I could get hold of back when nobody was downloading music.
It's not the same Napster, but I like the nostalgic idea that the logo is still the same :)
You're right about the record shops dwindling. There are some quirky ones still around in Shoreditch and places like that, supported by so-called "hipsters" that still believe in buying things haha. I'm not surprised cassettes are coming back.. they're old enough now to be certified 'vintage'. Maybe in 20 years time CDs will come back too. I'm willing to bet they will.
There is the hipster thing for old media, but a lot of people don't buy music any more. The big stars can get by when they get billions of plays, but it's tough for the smaller ones. I'm not really marketing my music, but I can make far more from Hive than other platforms. I've made cents on Spotify :)
I have a friend that's a pop star and has even reached number 1 in a UK chart.. but she still has to promote herself regularly on social media to keep herself relevant. It's very hard work
What is really that special in Spotify that people are still making use of it rapidly