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What's your alternative? I enthusiastically do not care for podcasts, news and social "features". Recommendation for a just (all the) music, no shenanigans type

• fnimick 3y ago
  youtube music? (plus ad-free youtube is included which is always nice)
  • torlok 3y ago
    That's what I use. YouTube on a free account is unusable, and I don't trust ad blockers. YouTube Music isn't perfect. A lot of songs aren't there or it's a music video version, but there's things like concerts, compilations, session recordings, covers, people improvising, etc.
• Nilocshot 3y ago
  I currently use Tidal, though their player is not as polished as Spotify's is unfortunately. Still very usable, just a few bugs here and there.
  • digging 3y ago
    Tidal is a pretty good general music app as a Spotify alternative and reportedly pays artists a lot more for plays. I also fairly liked Qobuz, a French service, but ended up dropping it because it didn't have the kind of "just play something I like" feature that Spotify and Tidal have made pretty standard now (daily mixes, etc). I hate the laziness of it but I've gotten used to it; there are days/times I just want to listen to music of a certain mood while I'm working on something and don't want to think hard about what to put on.
• criddell 3y ago
  I switched from Spotify to Apple Music last year and as far as I know, there are no podcasts, news, or social features. If those things exist, they aren't in your face like Spotify. The library seems to be similar. Actually, because you can play radio stations and some radio stations play news, news is on there.