I’ve had an Apple Music subscription for years and use it A LOT. I tried some alternatives (Tidal, Sirius, and maybe one other?) and wasn’t super happy with the options.
Is there a service that people recommend that is good, like $10/month or less, maybe gives better pay to artists? I’d like to spend on a better company if possible too. If Apple has enough money to buy gold trinkets for elected officials they probably don’t need more from me.


Genuine question, not trolling you.
Is there a reason owning one’s own music is so unthinkable these days? I BUY my music, I own my music. I stream it anywhere I like from my own Plex server. If I had it to do over again I’d use Jellyfin instead. A tiny mini PC with some storage, some easy setup, and you never pay monthly for access to music again?
My main source for buying music is BandCamp.
Jellyfin is so much better it’s not even funny.
Yeah, given the chance like I said I’d go with it. I’m comfy with what I have and admit it’s not superior, but it’s functional and I was fortunate enough to buy the lifetime license years before they turned the situation into a laughing stock. Maybe one day I’ll make the change.