I currently have Spotify, mainly because I signed up a while ago and never really bothered to explore alternatives.

I pay €13 every month these days which I feel is quite a lot. I was already thinking of getting a few friends together and sharing a family plan, which would make it cheaper. But if I’m doing that I might as well take a proper look at my options.

What are some good, hopefully ethical, European alternatives? I know Spotify is from Sweden so good in that regard (?). Deezer is French, but also mostly owned by some American investment firm. If I can believe what I read they pay artist a bit more, which sounds like a good thing, but I don’t want my money to mostly go to American investors…

Any advice is highly appreciated!

  • johan@feddit.nlOPEnglish
    6·
    12 hours ago

    Thanks, this sounds great!

    Any idea if they care if people not in the same household share a family plan? I know it’s a bit cheap but life is expensive :(

    • PonyOfWar@pawb.socialEnglish
      3·
      8 hours ago

      It’s supposed to be for the same household, but I have no idea whether it’s enforced or not.

      • johan@feddit.nlOPEnglish
        1·
        8 hours ago

        Yeah I read somewhere Deezer doesn’t enforce it for example. I mean I always use a VPN and people of course are often not in their own home and want to list to music. But sharing it with friends in other countries might make it a bit too obvious