I really wanted to like Qobuz but the recommendations are terrible. Like I’d be listening to deep house and it would suggest Johnny Cash.

Bandcamp is US owned, but still worth mentioning I think because of their commitment to high revenue sharing, about 80-82% goes directly to the artists. They have custom playlists, and offer high quality formats as well.

If the goal is a quality product and an ethical approach to supporting artists I’m not dead set on only using European alternatives

Lol at Spotify being one to consider over Apple Music when it has way more market share

I switched to Qobuz today. I used to use Tidal because I wanted to be able to get the best possible quality from a streaming service, and I wasn’t happy with the way Spotify pays the artists. But after Trump got elected and turned the world upside down, I kicked every US services out of my portfolio.

Qobuz feels quiet clunky, and the desktop application lacks some basic functionalitys, but overall I think it’s a good alternative.

Qobuz is unavailable in Poland. So much for being European.

For some reason listed all the way in the corner, I used to love Bandcamp but they are US based sadly. Always thought of them as the good guys but they are owned by Epic now so who cares. The French Qobuz should be a good alternative for buying DRM free albums, haven’t tried them yet though.

People give Spotify shit for paying artists awfully, does anyone know if this is better for Qobuz? I feel like revenue is always going to turn out bad when you’re not buying any albums. €15 per month for 2x access is just not that much over a few hundred listens.

Also like someone pointed out Soundcloud is German. Worth mentioning again. This doesn’t seem like a very carefully curated list, so I expect there to be a lot more options.

For Quboz, there’s also an option to buy albums or single tracks. You can just download the DRM-free high-res audio files.