Global music market grew by 18.5% in 2021, driven by paid subscription streaming

Re:Global music market grew by 18.5% in 2021, driven by paid... by BaseballPhysics on Thursday March 24, 2022 @03:43PM (#30794478)

So stop streaming and start buying. That's still an option.

I use streaming services for taste testing, but if I really like something and want to own it, I turn to a DRM-free platform (e.g. Bandcamp) to buy from the artists, then use my own solution for playing that music on my devices (in my case Navidrome).

And as a bonus you'll put a lot more money in the pockets of the artists you love.

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Re:Global music market grew by 18.5% in 2021, driven by paid... by ProfessorLayton on Thursday March 24, 2022 @04:06PM (#30794723)

I've purchased plenty of music, but the problem is that at least on iOS, the music app will still swap out song/album/info/art, or mismatch them altogether. The app itself is optimized for streaming, with everything else being an afterthought.

My favorite way to support artists I love is to go to their tours and buy their merch, including vinyls that are too cumbersome to actually listen to :D.

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Re:Global music market grew by 18.5% in 2021, driven by paid... by BaseballPhysics on Thursday March 24, 2022 @04:32PM (#30795002)

> I've purchased plenty of music, but the problem is that at least on iOS, the music app will still swap out song/album/info/art, or mismatch them altogether.

I wonder if another app might solve your issues? Certainly my combo of Navidrome + substreamer (on Android) doesn't have any of those issues. My music is tagged and has embedded artwork and the app just uses what's there. Then I just use MusicBrainz Picard to ensure my tags are clean and in good shape.

> My favorite way to support artists I love is to go to their tours and buy their merch, including vinyls that are too cumbersome to actually listen to :D.

This is the way!

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Re:Global music market grew by 18.5% in 2021, driven by paid... by BolexNOLA on Thursday March 24, 2022 @11:11PM (#30798247)

>including vinyls that are too cumbersome to actually listen to That’s why you record them and cut the recorded master track into sides (or individual songs but I find it’s more fun to preserve the sides-experience) for listening on the go! I know it sounds ridiculous but it’s almost like this weird form of archiving meditation for me.

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Re:Global music market grew by 18.5% in 2021, driven by paid... by jiveturkey on Thursday March 24, 2022 @07:53PM (#30797068)

That's a common bug. I fixed it and it has stayed fixed. I am pretty sure I followed the recipe here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252329979

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Re:Global music market grew by 18.5% in 2021, driven by paid... by jamiek88 on Thursday March 24, 2022 @07:36PM (#30796910)

iTunes Match still exists.

I use that with Apple Music.

It’s still only $25 per year.

All my obscure old hip hop cds nicely looked after by Apple and available to stream or download anywhere.

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Re:Global music market grew by 18.5% in 2021, driven by paid... by bocytron on Thursday March 24, 2022 @04:27PM (#30794951)

Oh man. Navidrome looks awesome. Never thought about doing that. Will start buying from bandcamp tomorrow. Thank you tons for the suggestion.

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