| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month 15:12 - Jul 27 with 2830 views | blueasfook |
Thinking I might drop that subscription. Any of you TWTD musos have recommendations for other cheaper (or even better free) music streaming services?
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| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:13 - Jul 27 with 2591 views | RobTheMonk |
60 North Radio have some good stuff. Good variety of music and very little in the way of talking and ads.
Can be streamed from their website. |  | | |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:18 - Jul 27 with 2524 views | blueasfook |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:13 - Jul 27 by RobTheMonk |
60 North Radio have some good stuff. Good variety of music and very little in the way of talking and ads.
Can be streamed from their website. |
thanks, can you select tracks or you just listen to the stream and take what comes in terms of music? | |
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| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:20 - Jul 27 with 2509 views | RobTheMonk |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:18 - Jul 27 by blueasfook |
thanks, can you select tracks or you just listen to the stream and take what comes in terms of music? |
I think it's just a take it as it comes type of radio.
I quite like it as I find with Spotfiy I just end up listening to the same old tracks over and over.
Not a substitute for Spotify, but I think it's a great little internet radio station. | | | |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:21 - Jul 27 with 2510 views | Kieran_Knows |
I don't know if I'm going crazy or simply debunking the system, but I have Spotify and have never paid for it? yes I get 1 or 2 ads every now and then, but I listen to all music and podcasts on there.
If you pay, do you just simply not get ads? |  |
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| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:24 - Jul 27 with 2490 views | Sarge |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:21 - Jul 27 by Kieran_Knows |
I don't know if I'm going crazy or simply debunking the system, but I have Spotify and have never paid for it? yes I get 1 or 2 ads every now and then, but I listen to all music and podcasts on there.
If you pay, do you just simply not get ads? |
I stopped using Spotify a few years ago but you don’t get ads and you can listen offline as well as listen to specific songs as opposed to songs chosen at random from your playlist.
You can pretty much get this same functionality for free by using the iPad or web browser versions though. |  | | |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:25 - Jul 27 with 2481 views | Illinoisblue |
Recently switched to Apple Music after being with Spotify for years. Hadn’t intended to switch but got a deal via our mobile phone monthly plan that gets us Apple Music free for two years. I’ve regretted every moment of the switch; the Spotify interface is a hundred times better than Apple. |  |
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| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:29 - Jul 27 with 2450 views | blueasfook |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:24 - Jul 27 by Sarge |
I stopped using Spotify a few years ago but you don’t get ads and you can listen offline as well as listen to specific songs as opposed to songs chosen at random from your playlist.
You can pretty much get this same functionality for free by using the iPad or web browser versions though. |
As Sarge says, you get better features with the paid service. i only really listen on my phone when out cycling or walking. Mostly use it on my laptop while working, so might just go Spotify free version if they have all the functions. | |
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| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:29 - Jul 27 with 2450 views | JakeITFC |
I think Spotify would be value to me at probably anywhere up to £100 a month, be hard to get by without it now I have had it for so long. |  | | |
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| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:38 - Jul 27 with 2399 views | chicoazul |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:29 - Jul 27 by JakeITFC |
I think Spotify would be value to me at probably anywhere up to £100 a month, be hard to get by without it now I have had it for so long. |
This is what I don’t understand either. An entire world of music at your fingertips for the price of a few flat whites. How can anyone knock that? |  |
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| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:01 - Jul 27 with 2184 views | NeedhamChris |
Free? You expect artists to just produce music for the sake of it? | |
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| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:04 - Jul 27 with 2172 views | ThisIsMyUsername |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:21 - Jul 27 by Kieran_Knows |
I don't know if I'm going crazy or simply debunking the system, but I have Spotify and have never paid for it? yes I get 1 or 2 ads every now and then, but I listen to all music and podcasts on there.
If you pay, do you just simply not get ads? |
I could never go for the free version as I listen regularly while driving and in the gym, and without unlimited phone data I'd run out so quickly.
As others have said, even at the new price I think it's great value.
I'm also getting into more podcasts recently. |  |
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| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:04 - Jul 27 with 2171 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:01 - Jul 27 by NeedhamChris |
Free? You expect artists to just produce music for the sake of it? |
They pretty much do with spotify unless they are one of the big names. | | | |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:07 - Jul 27 with 2170 views | Bury_St_Edmundson |
Not endorsing signing up for YouTube family premium via VPN and Argentina or India...
But I only pay £1.88 and get full YouTube music and YouTube premium (no ads)
And that's £1.88 for the whole family
Used to be about £13.99 for me and the Mrs on Spotify |  | | |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:09 - Jul 27 with 2169 views | baxterbasics |
Amazing people continue to pay that because they can't be arsed to torrent. |  |
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| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:11 - Jul 27 with 2163 views | blueasfook |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:09 - Jul 27 by baxterbasics |
Amazing people continue to pay that because they can't be arsed to torrent. |
Amazing people continue to pay that because they dont want to download music illegally.
fixed it for you. | |
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| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:12 - Jul 27 with 2162 views | jontysnut |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 15:25 - Jul 27 by Illinoisblue |
Recently switched to Apple Music after being with Spotify for years. Hadn’t intended to switch but got a deal via our mobile phone monthly plan that gets us Apple Music free for two years. I’ve regretted every moment of the switch; the Spotify interface is a hundred times better than Apple. |
I moved to Amazon mainly as I was a bit fed up with Spotify as a company but I really miss being able to dip into other people's playlists, which lead you down different wormholes. I've got old CDs from the late 80s with £13.99 price stickers so music is relatively cheap now. |  | | |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:18 - Jul 27 with 2134 views | giant_stow |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:11 - Jul 27 by blueasfook |
Amazing people continue to pay that because they dont want to download music illegally.
fixed it for you. |
Well played - very few musicians make a living now purely from music from what I hear.
Mind you, we've just got so skint, we've ditched spotify too - hope the adverts go some way to providing some income.
Yours, a dirty hypocrite. [Post edited 27 Jul 2023 17:19]
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| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:48 - Jul 27 with 2043 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:07 - Jul 27 by Bury_St_Edmundson |
Not endorsing signing up for YouTube family premium via VPN and Argentina or India...
But I only pay £1.88 and get full YouTube music and YouTube premium (no ads)
And that's £1.88 for the whole family
Used to be about £13.99 for me and the Mrs on Spotify |
And the artists get?
Fine if you play all the big names. If you have any real love and respect ofr music and enjoy smaller scale or niche artists, you might as well be pissing on their cornflakes. | | | |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 18:13 - Jul 27 with 1980 views | Illinoisblue |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:12 - Jul 27 by jontysnut |
I moved to Amazon mainly as I was a bit fed up with Spotify as a company but I really miss being able to dip into other people's playlists, which lead you down different wormholes. I've got old CDs from the late 80s with £13.99 price stickers so music is relatively cheap now. |
Good point on CD prices. I do kinda miss them though. I liked it with Spotify where podcasts were contained within the app. Whereas with apple, they’re separate. Small annoying thing. | |
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| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 18:14 - Jul 27 with 1979 views | Illinoisblue |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:09 - Jul 27 by baxterbasics |
Amazing people continue to pay that because they can't be arsed to torrent. |
Do you work for free? | |
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| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 22:18 - Jul 27 with 1730 views | Bury_St_Edmundson |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 17:48 - Jul 27 by redrickstuhaart |
And the artists get?
Fine if you play all the big names. If you have any real love and respect ofr music and enjoy smaller scale or niche artists, you might as well be pissing on their cornflakes. |
The artists still get whatever they'd get from youtube
it's a paid subscription - same as any other person living in India pays | | | |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 22:31 - Jul 27 with 1683 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 22:18 - Jul 27 by Bury_St_Edmundson |
The artists still get whatever they'd get from youtube
it's a paid subscription - same as any other person living in India pays |
A pittance either way. Given that they get a portion of the total income, Im not sure what you say is right either.
More importantly, its actually theft. | | | |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 22:35 - Jul 27 with 1675 views | Bury_St_Edmundson |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 22:31 - Jul 27 by redrickstuhaart |
A pittance either way. Given that they get a portion of the total income, Im not sure what you say is right either.
More importantly, its actually theft. |
nope
paying a full price subscription
artists would get £x per hit, no matter if I paid £1, £2 or £3 a month.
I think you're trying to be too virtuous here | | | |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 22:40 - Jul 27 with 1668 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 22:35 - Jul 27 by Bury_St_Edmundson |
nope
paying a full price subscription
artists would get £x per hit, no matter if I paid £1, £2 or £3 a month.
I think you're trying to be too virtuous here |
I think you are probably wrong. And vpning to save money is fraud. | | | |
| Spotify subscription going up to £10.99 next month on 12:55 - Jul 28 with 1382 views | ibbleobble |
That’s some brand loyalty that, £3 extra month! 😂
Spotify polled its users about price rises some time back so assume the vast majority still felt this to be good value for money and will remain. | | | |
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