Spotify to raise prices in September
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I have got to admit I canned Spotify subs years ago - but how are they managing to grow their subscriber base whn it is now going to be £11.99 in the UK? That is way, way too high for what it offers...
Spotify confirms price rise for millions worldwide, here's how much extra you'll need to pay
Your monthly Spotify Premium subscription will increase by £1 next month
GB News (www.gbnews.com)
Is there any music on spotify that isn't also on youtube? Youtube has practically everything, it has always seemed to me. I've never been tempted by spotify.
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The problem is there's some 90s albums I can't find anywhere - not on Discogs, not on eBay, not on Marketplace. The record labels are usually long gone. But they're on Soulseek. I'm not sure what else to do to get them.
There's also things like DJ sets/mixes that were never sold, only ever distributed online for free.
And that Judas priest CD in the cellar somewhere, sometimes you have paid the artist already so soulseek comes in handy.
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Is there any music on spotify that isn't also on youtube? Youtube has practically everything, it has always seemed to me. I've never been tempted by spotify.
The 128 bitrate on YouTube is quite the drag IMO except for like carmusic maybe.
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The problem is there's some 90s albums I can't find anywhere - not on Discogs, not on eBay, not on Marketplace. The record labels are usually long gone. But they're on Soulseek. I'm not sure what else to do to get them.
There's also things like DJ sets/mixes that were never sold, only ever distributed online for free.
Of course... not quite my point but yours is valid. I'd just like a more ethical alternative which I know is asking far too much in 2025
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And that Judas priest CD in the cellar somewhere, sometimes you have paid the artist already so soulseek comes in handy.
Of course... I mean you don't want them coming around your place to see you do you (Judas Priest that is)
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The 128 bitrate on YouTube is quite the drag IMO except for like carmusic maybe.
This and the fact that Youtube are just as much robbing gits... like I have said, I don't want to sound mean but generally I'd like the artists to get paid for their work somehow. Now how to do that is the hard bit
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Of course... I mean you don't want them coming around your place to see you do you (Judas Priest that is)
I wouldn't mind them coming by
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I wouldn't mind them coming by
!There is always someone lol. I could imagine it would be an epic party
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Firefox & ublock and there are no publicities.
My 'ol android apk doesn't work any more thoug... and can't find a new one (Hint hint, blink blink)
Same with pi-hole.
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I have got to admit I canned Spotify subs years ago - but how are they managing to grow their subscriber base whn it is now going to be £11.99 in the UK? That is way, way too high for what it offers...
Spotify confirms price rise for millions worldwide, here's how much extra you'll need to pay
Your monthly Spotify Premium subscription will increase by £1 next month
GB News (www.gbnews.com)
I'm paying £20/m for a lossless family plan from Deezer... That's how they get you
. Now I'd have to apologize to my family members if I took away their subscription. Used to be around £17 when I started a few years back.I do not recommend getting a family plan.
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I have got to admit I canned Spotify subs years ago - but how are they managing to grow their subscriber base whn it is now going to be £11.99 in the UK? That is way, way too high for what it offers...
Spotify confirms price rise for millions worldwide, here's how much extra you'll need to pay
Your monthly Spotify Premium subscription will increase by £1 next month
GB News (www.gbnews.com)
Man, music is one of those things where file sizes, quality and performance all conspire to make both offline media and self-hosting so viable. I never understood Spotify's role.
I mean, you can like physical media and understand why Netflix was more convenient than digging through enormous TV DVD boxsets. But who the hell didn't have a MP3 dump of hudreds of CDs by the time Spotify started being a thing?
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Ditched Spotify and bought myself a galleon and a tricorner hat instead. Haven't looked back.
Lidarr + Navidrome + Feishin + Metube
Mullvad for acquiring, TailScale and Symfonium for listening while away from home
This sounds like a lot of setup but probably took a few hours in total to set up the various docker images and get them working together.
I spend my saved money on vinyls, official merch, and SoundCloud or BandCamp purchases for my local library.
A few hours, when you know what you're doing. A few month when you have to figure it out, and maybe even then, it won't work, or you'll have lost a lot of money trying.
This should be a lot easier to do, than it is
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I have got to admit I canned Spotify subs years ago - but how are they managing to grow their subscriber base whn it is now going to be £11.99 in the UK? That is way, way too high for what it offers...
Spotify confirms price rise for millions worldwide, here's how much extra you'll need to pay
Your monthly Spotify Premium subscription will increase by £1 next month
GB News (www.gbnews.com)
Lazy doormat Spotify users: "Okay... but this is the LAST, LAST, LAST TIME FOR REAL. Do it again and there'll be a hashtag and a series of Tiktok memes!"
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Man, music is one of those things where file sizes, quality and performance all conspire to make both offline media and self-hosting so viable. I never understood Spotify's role.
I mean, you can like physical media and understand why Netflix was more convenient than digging through enormous TV DVD boxsets. But who the hell didn't have a MP3 dump of hudreds of CDs by the time Spotify started being a thing?
I actually know plenty who still hold onto them...
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I was like 9 when Spotify was incorporated
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I was like 9 when Spotify was incorporated
Your parents failed you by not having an MP3 dump of hundreds of CDs to give to you.
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That is fascinating to me as well:
Movies > Big filesizes > many public trackers and seeders
Music > smaller and easier to store/play > less public trackers, only slsk is really viable
Books > even smaller > there are some websites like anna and a lot of small ones
But then:
Sheet music > even smaller files > almost impossible to pirateIt is fascinating to me that there isnt one clear spectum along filesize.
I guess it has to do with the target audience and demand.
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I have got to admit I canned Spotify subs years ago - but how are they managing to grow their subscriber base whn it is now going to be £11.99 in the UK? That is way, way too high for what it offers...
Spotify confirms price rise for millions worldwide, here's how much extra you'll need to pay
Your monthly Spotify Premium subscription will increase by £1 next month
GB News (www.gbnews.com)
It's cheaper if you have 5 friends and take the family plan. I'm paying ~€2 a month for the last couple of years.
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I wouldn’t have subbed to Spotify on my own. I’m inherited into my wife’s family plan. For me the biggest benefit is just discovering new music. I used to have a big MP3 library, but after a couple computer upgrades, they’ve kind of disappeared over the years. Having Spotify there has been really convenient for just listening toto old stuff I’ve lost as well. This said, if my FiL cancels, I probably wouldn’t sub for myself anyway.
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A few hours, when you know what you're doing. A few month when you have to figure it out, and maybe even then, it won't work, or you'll have lost a lot of money trying.
This should be a lot easier to do, than it is
Fair, I should clarify: the few hours is for the music parts only. The homelab set up could easily stretch to months ... And I'd still recommend doing it to most, it's great fun setting it up!
