Spotify are not a “big tech incumbent”?
What? They absolutely are lmfao, they absolutely dominate the industry in casual music listeners.
Oh I see what you meant… 🤦♂️
Definitely not FAANG or MANGA or whatever we’re calling it now.
Bandcamp is US owned, but still worth mentioning I think because of their commitment to high revenue sharing, about 80-82% goes directly to the artists. They have custom playlists, and offer high quality formats as well.
If the goal is a quality product and an ethical approach to supporting artists I’m not dead set on only using European alternatives
They also have Bandcamp Fridays, where 100% of the revenues go to the artist. Personally I always wait till those days to buy music on there
Qobuz also sells DRM free files in both high resolution and lossy file formats. https://help.qobuz.com/en/articles/10167-what-are-the-different-audio-formats-available-for-download
Qobuz is unavailable in Poland. So much for being European.
Additionally, Spotify highest quality, while not perfect for nitpickers, is actually totally fine and good enough for 99% of audio equipment used by consumers. If you play your FLACs through wireless headphones… oh boy you have some learning to do.
For Quboz, there’s also an option to buy albums or single tracks. You can just download the DRM-free high-res audio files.
who gives a fuck if they dont sell in EU
who gives a fuck if they dont sell in EU
They sell in some countries of the EU, but yeah, they don’t serve the entire EU.
then i submit they dont belong in this thread
