BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 day ago‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music appwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1483arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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Musicians have long criticized the streaming service’s paltry payouts, but a new wave of boycotts is emerging
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up71arrow-down4·1 day agofor anyone this inspires to make the jump, i recommend Tidal and Bandcamp.
minus-squareReginald_T_Biter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-214 hours agoLooking at tidal, there doesn’t appear to be a way to search for music? Am I losing it? Edit: you have to login first. Honestly, bad first impression already.
minus-squareAnivia@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 hours ago Edit: you have to login first. Honestly, bad first impression already. Spotify doesn’t even let you into the app without logging in
minus-squareReginald_T_Biter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-210 hours agoI was on desktop not app, where Spotify will let you search its catalogue without login.
minus-squarebystander@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 hours agoThrowing out Stingray for people who often just need background music. Radio like music channels.
minus-squaremrdown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 day agoThey is also Mirlo which plan to federate
minus-squareother_cat@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·23 hours agoNever even heard of Mirlo until now. Neat! Thank you for shining a light on it.
minus-squarenymnympseudonym@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 hours agoI set up a Funkwhale but tbh it is feature-poor Which would you suggest as a selfhost alternative ?
minus-squaremrdown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoFunkwhale needs in app donations to artist moving from a platform that pay little to a platform paying nothing makes no sense
minus-squareZeroOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·15 hours agoBecome a developer & contribute code
minus-squareAlbbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agoI was literally one day away from jumping onto Tidal, but then they dropped Plex integration. 😕
for anyone this inspires to make the jump, i recommend Tidal and Bandcamp.
Looking at tidal, there doesn’t appear to be a way to search for music? Am I losing it?
Edit: you have to login first. Honestly, bad first impression already.
Spotify doesn’t even let you into the app without logging in
I was on desktop not app, where Spotify will let you search its catalogue without login.
Throwing out Stingray for people who often just need background music. Radio like music channels.
👀
They is also Mirlo which plan to federate
Link please ?
mirlo.space
Never even heard of Mirlo until now. Neat! Thank you for shining a light on it.
Nice.
I set up a Funkwhale but tbh it is feature-poor
Which would you suggest as a selfhost alternative ?
Funkwhale needs in app donations to artist moving from a platform that pay little to a platform paying nothing makes no sense
Become a developer & contribute code
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I was literally one day away from jumping onto Tidal, but then they dropped Plex integration. 😕