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Wrapped: How to ditch Spotify & switch to something slightly less evil (illustration of the Spotify logo being tossed in a trashcan).
Why quit Spotify?: In case you missed it- They pay artists terribly while their CEO rakes in millions.[1] You don't wanna fund their CEO, Daniel Ek, throwing hundreds of millions of dollars into military tech start-ups.[2] If you really need more reasons than that, read Liz Pelly's book: Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist.
Alternatives to Spotify: Tidal, Bandcamp, Deezer, Youtube music, Qobuz, Apple Music. *No alternative is without problems, but Spotfy SUPER sucks. / I switched over to Tidal & that's my recommendation. The user interface, features & music catalog are identical to Spotify. If you're basically looking for a slightly less shitty 1-1 replacement, this is it!
Making the switch: I signed up for Tidal & made a tunemymusic.com account to transfer all my playlists & saved music over. If you have under a certain number of songs, you can use tunemymusic for free. I had A LOT of music to move, so I paid a nominal fee (~$25) for a year subscription which I canceled when I was done.
Tidal's first few months were free, so the tunemymusic fee wasn't as much of a blow. The transfer process was easy, i just selected everything, pressed a button & waited. Only a few of my songs (out of a shitload) weren't available on there. Once I got everything in order, I gleefully ended my Spotify subscription.
Support musicians: Consider: Bandcamp. Spotify streams pay a fraction of a cent out to artists. If that weren't bad enough, in recent years, they demonetized songs with less than 1,000 streams per year.[3] That is to say, don't forget to buy music from your favorite artists! Buying a $7 digital album on Bandcamp is infinitely more meaningfully supportive than streaming alone.
Bandcamp is not a 1-to-1 swap for Spotify (or without problems) but! They pay artists the most by an incredible margin. Best for listening to independent artists. Has an app where you can stream & make playlists. No subscription, you buy digital or physical music from the artists you like! Often on a sliding scale pricing model. It goes into your collection where you can stream it ad infinitum.
Support musicians! Buy music! Buy merch! Go to a show! Share songs with friends! / SOURCES 1. dittomusic.com/en/blog/how-much-does-spotify-pay-per-stream/ 2. cnbc.com/2025/06/17/spotifys-daniel-ek-leads-investment-in-defense-startup-helsing.html 3. ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_ music_news/all_songs_with_less_than_100 O_annual_streams_officially_demonetised_ by_spotify.html print me! dodiy.org/free "OLY, WA"2025 CRAFTORDIY.ART
Personal note: this zine helped me get out of Spotify's pocket, too! That tunemymusic.com discovery was so worth it. I paid their $5.5USD monthly fee and transferred all my playlists and songs (over 10,000) out of there!
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