Another reason why the French Qobuz is way better than the American Apple Music
1.8 cents per stream might not sound like much, but Apple – one of the better payers – says it averages 1.0 cents. Some other streamers are believed to pay considerably less, and to offer reduced royalties in exchange for exposure.
Thank you for the heads up. I guess it’s still better than buying yourself a collection on iTunes thanks to it being DRM free. Will be looking on qobuz first though.
Edit: I know it's still possible to buy CDs but it's become much harder, especially because I'm not able to on a whim just go into the city to browse and am mostly dependent on online shops. I was being snarky because I'm frustrated that it used to be incredibly easy, without going to 10 different places, to legally acquire the music I like and it's not anymore. I apologise.
I get mine usually at flea markets or second hand music shops in the next town over as I really love 80s rock and metal but you also get a ton of newish stuff.
Whenever I'm at a big electronics store like MediaMarkt in Germany they also still have CDs.
I also used sides like rebuy before, mainly for books and movies but I didn't had a bad experience with that before.
Sometimes the bands themselves sell CDs on their fanshop.
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Sunshine@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 1y
Another reason why the French Qobuz is way better than the American Apple Music
banghida@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 1y
Or just have your music locally. Buy it, download and run it whenever.
tatann@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
That's how I use Qobuz, I mean I use the digital store, not the streaming
But still it's a good thing to know about Qobuz
Lumidaub@feddit.org · -1 pts · 1y
Where?
And I'm not talking about up and coming, very promising stuff on Bandcamp.
bvoigtlaender@feddit.org · 4 pts · 1y
Qobuz: https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/shop 7-Digital: https://de.7digital.com/ Are two sites i know of and use for that.
tatann@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
7digital is american owned though, by the same company that bought Bandcamp and fired half of its staff : Songtradr
bvoigtlaender@feddit.org · 2 pts · 1y
Thank you for the heads up. I guess it’s still better than buying yourself a collection on iTunes thanks to it being DRM free. Will be looking on qobuz first though.
Shmandom@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y
Used to be British, got bought 😢
Thanks for the heads-up 👍
inlandempire@jlai.lu · 4 pts · 1y
CDs, copy the files
Lumidaub@feddit.org · -1 pts · 1y
Get CDs where?
Edit: I know it's still possible to buy CDs but it's become much harder, especially because I'm not able to on a whim just go into the city to browse and am mostly dependent on online shops. I was being snarky because I'm frustrated that it used to be incredibly easy, without going to 10 different places, to legally acquire the music I like and it's not anymore. I apologise.
Thank you everyone for suggesting sources.
inlandempire@jlai.lu · 3 pts · 1y
In a store in real life, or a library (real life too)
tatann@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
Also artists/labels online stores
lesatur@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 1y
I get mine usually at flea markets or second hand music shops in the next town over as I really love 80s rock and metal but you also get a ton of newish stuff.
Whenever I'm at a big electronics store like MediaMarkt in Germany they also still have CDs.
I also used sides like rebuy before, mainly for books and movies but I didn't had a bad experience with that before.
Sometimes the bands themselves sell CDs on their fanshop.
wise_pancake@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
I just signed up for this
I’m Canadian, but we don’t have much for local competition in this space.