RIP spotify

[Paleman]

forgot to add this about pono, it uses the same kind of DAC as a computer just adds a nicer preamp to it, even though the preamp is pretty mediocre.

[katrik]

If they get enough big wigs and musicians on board and get them to only use this service, and nothing else, it could be big. Idk tho.

[Ravager]

Not classic.

[Freakish]

I listened to Spotify radio for a day. It played 3 different versions of gotye somebody I used to know then two versions of that popular fat girl song before I gave up and went to my collection.

[iruinedyourday]

I seriously doubt jayz has the artists in mind.. He surely has a select few artists in mind, but thats it.

[Oleris]

the people in the video received 3% equity with jay z getting the remaining amount. I wouldn't be surprised to see record labels pull music from spotify and pandora.

[iruinedyourday]

Originally Posted by Oleris [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

the people in the video received 3% equity with jay z getting the remaining amount. I wouldn't be surprised to see record labels pull music from spotify and pandora.

for sure, this is going to be a shitty time to be a music streamer.. Its so frustrating all the bullshit that you have to go through to just listen to music.

I am 100% positive that Tidal will pay indipendant artists exactly the same as Spotify pays them now, and this super group of artists they brought out on stage will get a huge huge huge return...

all while we'll be forced to not listen to bands that sign to spottily, not listen to bands that wont sign to title and insist on selling albums still (Tswift!!) and being forced to subscribe to like 5 different music streaming services just to be able to listen to Springstene & Daft punk back to back...

its going to suuuuuuuuuck...

[Dizey]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Actually as a long-time Pandora user who switched to Spotify for about 6 months ... and then switched back, I promise you Spotify is not exactly like Pandora. Spotify's radio station algorithm will play the same 20 songs over and over and over again. You can create new stations, but there's no way to combine them in to one station or listen to a mix of all of them (both things you can do on Pandora).

So both services will let you make a station based off an artist, but Pandora's will have more variety and (far more importantly) Pandora will let you create multi-artist stations and let you play a mix of all of your stations. Spotify can't do either.

Also, Spotify mixes censored music in with normal music far more than Pandora, which is really annoying. Really the only thing Spotify has going for it is it's ability to hear specific songs (which you can just do on Youtube), and a slightly wider library (which doesn't matter when you can only hear a very small number of songs on any one station).

Of course, nowadays I spend at least half my listening time in the Project 1999 room of Plug.dj [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This

Although Spotify is really nice for listening to a single artist/song, and checking out shared playlists, Pandora's station customization options are what set it apart from Spotify's. Personally, I've found that I seem to prefer the variety that Pandora throws in with the stations I create versus Spotify's selections, but that's just me. Additionally, Pandora's unpaid version, like Spotify's, will select a limited number of songs and throw them on repeating playlist, so in that respect, they are equal.

[toolshed]

I am supporting Tidal because I like worker owned co-ops and I feel like this is the first step in the right direction: music artists owning their own distribution methods and having a larger percentage of profits gained from music streaming services