Wildly disrespectful to any artist that ever lived. I’m all up for sharing alternatives that are good/better towards actual artists. Still evaluating my choices, but meanwhile this seems like the only and rather easy signal the streaming community can give as to spread the word if they agree (next to stopping your own subscription). Context: https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/22/spotifys-ai-bet-more-of-everything-less-of-what-you-want/
I don’t generally leave reviews for products I don’t use but I don’t think a few bad reviews will have the same effect as leaving the platform would.
Well, the review/opinion is there for others to see, while just leaving would not make any waves at all. Granted, it may as well be both, but I’m not sure where to go, yet. For instance, as Deezer’s Android app are just 0.1 out of 5 behind it might just tip someone in a better(?) direction. Honestly I thought most of the competitor apps would have been better by now, as they were pretty slick back in the Zune days already from what I remember.
I like Band camp but I buy music a lot instead of streaming it from a service.
I’ve heard good things about Tidal, and Deezer (I’ve never used either of those).