• stevedidWHAT
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      1522 years ago

      This guy asking the real questions. They’re already fucking over their artists, please give me a reason to start pirating music again.

      Please.

      • @slavojrizzek@lemm.ee
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        622 years ago

        They have an estimated 212 million premium users. That’s an additional 2.5 Billion dollars they’re looking at per year.

        • stevedidWHAT
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          762 years ago

          How else will they grow insatiably like the rest of these capitalist pigs??? They have to predict everything, do everything, be in everything, become your fucking God

          Shit ain’t cheap

        • @RedAggroBest@lemmy.world
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          32 years ago

          Theyre also in the hole and interest rates went up again to nobody’s surprise. This price hike is not out of the blue and imo pretty reasonable.

      • metaStatic
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        192 years ago

        I’ve found more new artists in a few weeks with Nicotine+ than years of the Spotify algorithm.

        • @surrendertogravity@wayfarershaven.eu
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          122 years ago

          I’m curious, how are you discovering new music this way? my understanding of soulseek and nicotine+ is that they’re great for finding music by artists you already know, but idk how they would work for discovery…?

          • metaStatic
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            142 years ago

            You look for stuff you already know and then browse the users library, if they have stuff you already like then anything you don’t recognize is probably also to your taste, especially if they’re sharing a smaller collection.

            Perhaps I’m lucky that there’s not much I don’t like because it’s a similar strategy I used to use for traditional media, buy something I like and get something out of the bargain bin I’ve never heard of and 9/10 it was pure gold.

      • GONADS125
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        72 years ago

        I’ve been using a cracked spotify android APK with no ads and unlimited skips for years now.

      • @generalEdo@lemmy.world
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        72 years ago

        The quality is pretty good and dl speeds are superb if you get it from spotify. Only need a free account and plenty of good apps to assist in getting playlists, podcasts and full discographies.

        • stevedidWHAT
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          12 years ago

          I was quite satisfied with Spotify, further it’s only going up a dollar so Idrgaf anymore

    • @Spazsquatch@lemmy.studio
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      322 years ago

      At the current rate it’s not cost effective to fly the helicopter between the yacht and the mainland more than twice daily. This is only the first step, but the goal is non-stop service by 2027.

    • Bleeping Lobster
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      82 years ago

      They’ll find another means to serve ads to Premium customers. I pay for it because it’s very convenient access to lots of music, and the rights holders are compensated (albeit not as much as I’d like).

      I’m already pissed off that they blatantly insert ads in the middle of sentences in podcasts (if you check the premium wording, it says “ad free music”). Might consider cancelling if they hike the price.