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Any european music streaming sites to replace spotify and youtube music?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But it is still a corpo cancer tho

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

What is this sub about?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Revanced works nicely on android (while it is free, is still American though)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not a music streaming app.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It does also support YouTube Music

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Here to clarify!

Revanced patches the official YT music app! It makes it more convenient by removing stuff like ads, among with other tweaks you can see in the app. You'll still technically use their app (a modified version of it) but they won't get any revenue. The artists also won't, so be sure to donate to them or buy their albums if you like their stuff!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I use YouTube Music with an ad blocker. Arguably better, no? Make them pay while I enjoy my music for free?

And if that doesn't work any more I've got my extensive MP3 library from way back.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Not really imo. Ad blockers can limit a person's revenue on youtube so if I can find a music service that isnt american and supports the artists then that's what I want.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Donated 150,000 dollars to Trumps' inauguration

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Oof didn't know that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

I think TorrentGalaxy is run in the EU, but I could be mistaken

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

This one gets my vote as I'm allergic to subscriptions and it allows music streaming without one where Qobus seems to only play 30 secs of a song unless you pay

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Great for electronic music, it's from Germany

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

There is a small swedish startup that now resides in Luxembourg that has a huge selection.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oobuz is the French alternative.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I liked it a lot, more than Tidal (what I have now). But the last few months with Qobuz I had streaming issues, because of something on their end. It was a freak issue though. The catalgue was absolutely wonderful especially if you’re into jazz like me. It allowed you to browse record labels too, which I sorely miss.

I switched because of the streaming issues and because tidal has a connect option, which allows me to send music without compression over wifi to my stereo, natively from tidal (spotify has it too, but lower quality sound)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Unfortunately it doesn’t have much music from my country. It’s a shame, because I don’t listen much of English music.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

But they do have a request form, which is nice!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Spotify is from Sweden. (https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotify)

Maybe you have other reasons to look for a spotify alternative, but its european.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Spotify gave money to Trumps' inauguration

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

...in origin, now owned by US/Russian corp.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Source? Their team is still developing in France.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deezer

Look for "access industries". They are the biggest shareowners of this public owned company since 2016 with a 41. 7% ownership of Deezer.

If you want to help a French company, try quobuz.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

looks interesting from a quick search - can you say any more about it? How does it work, what kind of music is on there, how legal is it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Not really. Have not tried it myself.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Spotify is based in Sweden. Though, they're ripping off artists, too.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Are they some that don't rip off artists?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Iirc Napster pays artists the most per play.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Quobuz has been decent to artists so far (that's why they have many indie labels signed up)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Some are worst than others

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Good question. I don't have an answer to that. Maybe someone else has, but I guess there aren't that many out there with a music catalogue like this. There are several smaller services which show up on Google. But I don't have any experience with them. And there is Apple, Tidal... But I don't know what they pay forward to artists.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

well i didn't know that so learn something new. Still spotify is shitty and I haven't used it in years now, and was just youtube music but looking for a replacement.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also donated money to trumps inauguration.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago

and are paying Joe Rogan millions.