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How do you obtain your music? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I know there's already a few posts about how people listen to, or discover new music, but I wanted to see how other people get their music. Do you buy CDs or vinyl? Digital downloads? Use streaming services? Something else? And why?

Until a few years ago, I would jump between streaming services depending on the best deals I could get, but got very concerned the more I read about how little money most musicians get from streaming listens (especially via Spotify) - and given I tend to listen to less popular bands/artists, it seems particularly bad for them.

I have a small selection of CDs and vinyl, but mostly buy my music digitally - directly via Bandcamp if the artist is on there, or through an online store like 7digital (or even sometimes if no other option, Amazon) if not. I have a home server where I keep my music and like to be able to stream it directly to my phone, so this tends to be the best of both worlds for me.

Interested to know what others do!

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

I'm mostly on Tidal. I like the higher quality and the increased pay-out options. If I really like the music, I'll either buy it on vinyl or Bandcamp, especially if it's a smaller artist

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

Exactly the same reason I like using tidal. It seems to me that this is the choice an artist would make.