Music Streaming Services, what do you roll with?

[Surf]

Since nobody buys effing' CD's anymore I guess but vinyl is back like a mother???

Does anybody stream a service that DOES NOT double as their phone carrier? On some level is that even possible?

I think I'm about to start the Premium Spotify but I wanna keep my little digital songs for as long as my memory card holds up. I like old music so if you do as well, outside of YT which do you use?

Hep a brotha out.

[MajorHoy]

Since nobody buys effing' CD's anymore . . .

Sez who?

I don't stream music; I still buy CD's.
(And my tastes definitely tend to be older music these days, though perhaps older than your tastes.)

[WestPhillyPunisher]

I roll with Pandora (the free version, don’t mind the commercials) and it’s been good to me. I haven’t bought CD’s in years, hell, where can you buy them anyway as they’re disappearing from brick and mortar stores.

[VGCinema]

I'm personally a Spotify guy. I've been using it for over a year at this point I think.

[MajorHoy]

. . . I haven’t bought CD’s in years, hell, where can you buy them anyway as they’re disappearing from brick and mortar stores.

The Barnes & Noble store nearest me has a small selection of CD's (as well as a supply of vinyl albums), but I normally buy my CD's online these days (or sometimes at library book sales).

[Tofali]

I'm more obsessed with podcasts and audio books these days than music and whenever something hits my fancy I sign up with Tidal for a month or two and then i'm done.

[Surf]

Sez who?

I don't stream music; I still buy CD's.
(And my tastes definitely tend to be older music these days, though perhaps older than your tastes.)

Well, I went looking for a CD of a recent popular artist in the summer. Best Buy first, had a clearance on all their CD's. Target, the selection of physical music fists on a square standee and it's sharing space with some books. There hasn't been a national retailer specifically for music in many, many moons. I get that IF (and that's by the rational of some of the podcasters I listen to who actually don't have physical CD players anymore, which is ludicris to me) you actually want a CD, you'll have to order it like from one or two handfuls of places but to walk into a brick and mortar specifically for that I think has long since gone. I ended up having to go to the only brick and mortar local record stores and the clerk literally sold me a digital copy burned to a disk. A legal bootleg for all intents an purposes. This was a major artist with a 2018 project and not even a way back recording. I was kind of stunned. Vinyl is growing and probably have an easier time locating those than anything.

There are a couple CD's that came out this year that I'm going to have to breakdown and get from Amazon I guess, I'm not an Amazon guy so...

I'm more obsessed with podcasts and audio books these days than music and whenever something hits my fancy I sign up with Tidal for a month or two and then i'm done.

Good point, there are a handful of podcats that I listen to religiously. Even if I do pick a service I'll still have to have another avenue to keep up with the podcasts. I don't know anyone with Tidal. Is there a premium tier like Spotify has? I guess you can jump in an out of it like that but do you get to download? I want to keep mine.