Lauchs

Struggling, what to do about Tidal?

https://lemmy.world/post/25044695

Struggling, what to do about Tidal? - Lemmy.World

When Neil Young asked us to switch to Tidal, I went along and loved that it paid the artists 10x more per stream. But Tidal is American owned, spotify isn’t… I’m struggling on this one, a lot of the lil punk bands I love could really use the revenue but, y’know, trade war etc. Anyone have any thoughts to assuage a guilty conscience on this one?

Feb 2, 2025 at 10:15pmWeb
Show threadPlasticExistenceFeb 2, 2025

You should buy Canadian where possible, but don’t upend your life over it.

Feeling guilt over the whims of politicians isn’t very useful. Just do what you can.

Show threadGrindingGearsFeb 3, 2025
Personally I’m going for the level headed escalating approach. As with the real thing, I’m not actively buying anything American. I drive a Tesla (bought before all of this), stream Netflix, whatever else. But I’m willing to escalate if this drags out. Your god damn right if the used car market goes haywire again, that I’m going to dump the car (it’s awkward to drive it now after all of this). I’m willing to escalate my anti-american stance, I’ll cancel Netflix and whatever else. I’m willing to be reasonable. Problem is, I’m not sure they are ever going to be. The trump administration certainly isn’t showing a willingness to be level headed.
Show threadAvid AmoebaFeb 2, 2025
Qobuz. It’s French and it pays more than Tidal. It’s a privately owned company. You can also actually buy music from it in addition to streaming. Fuck Tidal.
Show threadLauchsFeb 2, 2025
Oh super cool, I will definitely check it out! Thanks!
Show threadmariusFeb 2, 2025
Deezer is also french
Show threadLauchsMar 21, 2025

Heya! Just wanted to say thanks. I tried Qobuz but had a couple of issues. Just tried Deezer and it’s been fantastic, works with everything and my tiny little obscure bands are all there! It’s like catching up with old friends I haven’t seen in far too long.

Thanks again!

Show threadjjagaimoFeb 3, 2025
Ive heard qobuz limits downloads so you end up not being able to actually own every song you paid for
Show threadAvid AmoebaFeb 3, 2025
Haven’t seen that yet but I also haven’t bought that many. Several albums so far. Would be pretty odd but I haven’t looked into it so I can’t reject it.
Show threadskozziiFeb 18, 2025
I’ve been on Qobuz for 2 years now and it’s great, the annual plan is a great deal and I have hi’fi gear and the quality is fantastic.
Show threadBev's DadApr 19, 2025

I just started with them too.

Easy to bring over all your playlist as they give you access to a music transfer service.