Isn’t… literally anything but Spotify better? There are dozens of streaming services, many of them great, and websites to export your playlists.
I don’t understand why it’s so difficult to unsubscribe.
this post was submitted on 27 May 2026
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I just exported my playlists as csvs and have switched to VLC with downloaded music. It has playlists and works with both my Android Auto and my Cardo for my motorcycle helmet. Spotify has been cancelled.
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Please leave Spotify ~~a disappointed review...~~
Fixed that for you.
I am proud to admit I have never subscribed to shit. You give them an inch then they make you their bitch. They already get the ads even if you pull your pants down. Repect yourself and drop all subscriptions and get a library card nerds
My argument always has been that torrenting is still better and more ethical then subscribing to spotify. Vindicated once again
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Better yet, unsubscribe
The only "review" that Spotify will understand.
And get off play store.
FYI, Qobuz pays artists very well (the most of any streaming service last I checked) and they have a ton of audiophile-grade quality stuff. Been using them for a couple years, highly recommend.
And even if you don't want a subscription service you can still buy stuff from them :)
Did that the other day for an album i couldnt find elsewhere. Not an unpleasant experience. Will repeat in the future if needed.
Is there a way to see their library without signing up? Ive ditched spotify already but the problem i have is half the artists i like seem to only be on yt and spotify
Even better than show the library, you can buy without subscription
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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.
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Feedback provides them unpaid market research data, and they do not give a single fuck about artists anyway.
Just stop using it, that hurts them the most.
Spotify? Being disrespectful towards artist??
Not to Joe Rogan.
Or maybe just don't use Spotify at all?
Spotify has always been the music streaming service for people who love music but hold disdain for artists.
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'Please leave Spotify' full stop.
I'd have to actually use Spotify for that. No thanks.
I’m all up for sharing alternatives that are good/better towards actual artists.
- Tidal
- Qobuz
- Deezer
- Apple Music
Literally everyone pays artists more than Spotify. Even fucking Peleton, apparently.
Tidal seems to be the best option overall. Deezer pays artists less initially than the other services (but still more than Spotify), but the royalties increase for tracks with at least 1,000 streams from 500 unique subscribers each month. Popular artists with more play make more royalties. You benefit Deezer, they benefit you, which makes sense to me.
Qobuz seems to pay highly to artists, but their library is a bit more limited compared to Tidal and Deezer, and their radio functionality is utterly shit.
Apple is the only one I don't have much info on. I've used all four at various points, but Apple Music the least because I don't like my options being limited to playing it on my Apple TV, and Apple devices are limited to 24-bit/48khz, and Apple has weird EQ that pushes vocals way forward in my experience. I don't like the music fucked with, just play it without DSP and let my equipment to the work, okay?
Currently subscribed to Qobuz and Deezer, and seriously, fuck Spotify.
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So basically, you can self host something similar to Spotify fairly easily or just keep your music on your phone (if you aren't a die hard quality guy and don't have millions of songs).
There's spot-dl to mass download your playlists from YouTube. Granted, YouTube doesn't have everything. Then you can support your favorite artists directly by buying merch from their website, their albums on Bandcamp, etc.
The thing is you can stop using the app but it will still keep generating playlists for you. By now, it knows you pretty well. So you can just go back periodically to download more songs and abuse of the algo without actually giving them money and ad revenue. From what I understand, it's the discovery feature that is missing from most open source apps.
Hmm, I grew up with the pirate stuff back in the day but am kind of at the age where I don't mind paying a little more for things I appreciate. I'm into self-hosting and all, but would love for there to be an ethical and legal alternative to recommend 😅. I think I would miss the jam-feature the most on such a route, as sharing the playlist/queue wherever you are from a huge catalog with friends is difficult to maintain. It seems that convenience is always the way they keep you locked in ☹️
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"Wildly disrespectful" is using Spotify in the first place. Stop supporting big tech just because "it's convenient".
It's been known that Spotify is the worst platform for artists for YEARS. If you don't hate the people who make your music then leave that dogshit platform
Please boycott Spotify* there that is what the title should read
you think they care?
And their running of ICE ads.
Or uninstall and stop paying these shitheads to make music worse?
What the fuck is wrong with everyone? Vote with your fucking wallets instead of whining about shit all the time.
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It's years since I last subscribed to Spotify, their app is an annoyance that's try to push shit like podcast and advertising that i don't like.
The period in your title belonged after the third word.
Yeah, so… if them supporting ICE wasn’t enough to make people stop supporting that rash, AI isn’t going to do it either.
I left Spotify two years ago and haven't looked back. I've been happy enough with Tidal but eventually I'm going to start self-hosting.
Please stop using Spotify. I pirate all of my music, and you should, too!
Buddy, no.
The best things you can do for artists are, in descending order:
- press cold hard cash into their hands at the end of a concert, after you bought a ticket and merch
- buy their music from their website
- buying their album from your local indie record store
- bandcamp isn’t the worst but it could be better
- buying from a major music store like Amazon or iTunes
- some other options in the middle of the list here
- streaming their music on Spotify or similar
- pirating their music entirely
- sneaking into a show, stealing the merch, and giving them the finger
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Spotify is the death of music. It has already been happening now just start to randomly slip in AI generated music and soon your biggest cost, the artists goes away.
Maybe jot today hut in two years. Likely. Fuck Spotify. Streaming music was convenient but it broke incentives for artists.
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