Spotify was always a fools errand. You pay $12/month for an ever-worsening, always degrading, profit-funnel and expect to have new visibility of stuff and a ha

Spotify was always a fools errand. You pay $12/month for an ever-worsening, always degrading, profit-funnel and expect to have new visibility of stuff and a happy environment? Just like the RIAA members before, they figured out that controlling the music AND how people consume it - they could steer music and profitability as they see fit. This is now just Spotify doing the same. What can you do instead? AirSonic is a great server platform that you can throw all your music in, be they ripped from CD's you own, or bulk piracy. And use MusicBrainz Picard to properly identify your music. Also finding torrents is super easy with Yandex. Stay away from Google. Yeah, it's harder initially, but you own your own path if you do this. Else, you're gonna be jerked around by what choice today scrapes more profit for Spotify. It's all 'fuck you, user'. (And also piracy and Spotify pay pretty much the same. If you feel bad, go buy their MP3s or albums, and then pirate.)